Raya 7 - Not much to do, but commanded his penalty area well on set pieces


Partey 7 - Good finish to a lovely move from Rice, I think there are increasing arguments to give him contract extension


Saliba 7 - Good interceptions


Kiwior 7 - Another confident performance


Tierney 7 - Decision to disallow his goal was probably correct


Jorginho 6 - Any hope of getting a win went off the pitch with him


Rice 8 - Carried on from his excellent performance midweek


Zinchenko 7 - Had a good run out in a free role


Martinelli 6 - Good first half but faded


Trossard 6 - Some lazy passing and showboating second half


Nwaneri 6.5 - Seemed to be happier coming inside, not convinced his future is on the wing


Subs:


Timber 6.5 - Relieved to see him come on after he hobbled off Wednesday


Saka 6.5 - Managed to close down Flekken but seemed to lack the confidence to pull the trigger


Odegaard 6 - Too many safe passes, Zinchenko was at least adventurous


Merino 6 - Seems to have far more impact up front these days


Lewis-Skelly 6 - Looked tired and was a bit clumsy at times



The more we drop points the more secure we seem to be in second place, this is the kind of game had it been earlier on in the season I’d have been spitting blood about. Though dropped points is a) reflective of the fact that we are rightly prioritising the champions league and b) today more about players fluffing their lines than anything tactical. The overall play was good.