Raya 7 - A few Hollywood saves and Brownhill’s goal was a deflection so he wasn’t responsible for that
Tomiyasu 7 - Good first half, but got skinned too easily in the build up to their equaliser for my liking
Saliba 8 - Lovely header and imperious as usual
Gabriel 7 - Unfortunate deflection off him for their equaliser
Zinchenko 7 - Have to admit he wasn’t terrible defensively and his goal was quality
Jorginho 6 - Not enough forward passing for my liking
Rice 7.5 - Good tackling and drives forward
Havertz 5.5 - Looked confused when he had the ball in the box, fitting
Saka 7 - Very tidy and persistent, good linkup with Tomi
Martinelli 7 - Cut inside too much for my liking, but pivotal to our attacking movements
Trossard 8.5 - Man of the match for my money, got the goal he deserved and he just orchestrated our attacking play
Subs
Vieira 4 - Wenger style “I did not see it” but there was no complaints from the home crowd, silly boy
Nelson 6 - Didn’t get a chance to do much
Nketiah 6 - Also didn’t get a chance to do much
Kiwior 6.5 - Helped us sure things up at the back
I think 3-1 was a fair reflection of the game, we started a bit hesitantly but as the first half went on we became dominant and we were turning the screw and the goal on half time was the breakthrough our play merited. Started the second half a bit how we started the first, bit indifferently and that contributed to their equaliser. But we quickly retook the lead and managed to get the cushion which in other games might have eluded us.
I think the only way this can be summed up is a perfectly fine day at the office. We got the win we needed to and I think with injuries and niggles, the international break comes at a good time for us.
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