Arsenal vs Leicester Player Ratings as Leandro Trossard wins it at the death for Gunners in a spirited performance

Arsenal vs Leicester Player Ratings

Arsenal hosted Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday, September 28 with the game ending 4-2 in the Gunners’ favor under dramatic circumstances.

The Gunners made a dominant start to the contest and gave very little away to Leicester in the first period. They had 76% possession and put the Foxes on the back foot. They were totally dominant in the first period and opened the scoring 20 minutes into the contest. Jurrien Timber made a run down the right flank and played a lovely pass to Gabriel Martnelli, who scored with a first-time shot to make it 1-0.

Arsenal kept pushing forward and attempted a total of 13 shots in the first period but managed just five of those on target. They grabbed a second goal on the cusp of half-time as Martinelli played the ball to Leandro Trossard, who scored with a lovely strike to make it 2-0. The hosts led 2-0 at the break.

Leicester City were no pushovers, though, as they made a strong start to the second period. James Justin scored a deflected header just two minutes after the restart to bring the Foxes back into the game at 2-1. The visitors kept pushing and managed to equalize with a lovely goal as Justin bagged his brace with a stunning strike in the 63^rd minute.

Both teams tried to push forward for the win but Arsenal seemed to have more momentum as they were backed by the home crowd. They were awarded a corner in the 93^rd minute and Bukayo Saka’s delivery found Trossard, whose shot deflected off Wilfred Ndidi for 3-2. There was plenty more time added and Kai Havertz added a lucky fourth goal in the 99^th minute as the Gunners won 4-2.

On that note, let’s take a look at the player ratings.

Arsenal Player Ratings vs Leicester:

Goalkeeper

David Raya – 6/10

Raya made just one save throughout the game in an uneventful outing.

Defenders

Jurrien Timber – 8.5/10

Timber had a great game as he provided one assist. He also won six duels, making four tackles and one clearance. He also played six other key passes.

William Saliba – 7/10

He won three duels, making two clearances and one interception in a decent performance.

Gabriel Magalhaes – 7/10

Gabriel won six duels including four clearances, and passed the ball with 92% accuracy.

Riccardo Calafiori – 8/10

Calafiori won 12 duels and also made three tackles, one clearance and one block. He also played two key passes and attempted three shots on target.

Midfielders

Bukayo Saka – 9.5/10

Saka was at his creative best as he passed the ball with 93% accuracy, including eight key passes and six accurate crosses. He also won 11 duels and made one interception.

Thomas Partey – 7.5/10

Partey passed the ball with 92% accuracy, including one key pass. He also won five duels and made five tackles.

Declan Rice – 8/10

Rice passed the ball with 91% accuracy, including two key passes and three accurate long balls. He also won two duels.

Gabriel Martinelli – 8.5/10

Martinelli scored the opening goal of the game and then provided an assist for the team’s second goal. He also attempted four more shots but just one of those was on target.

Forwards

Kai Havertz – 7/10

Havertz won six duels and attempted seven shots and scored with virtually the last kick of the match.

Leandro Trossard – 8.5/10

Trossard scored the second goal of the match and also scored the third goal for Arsenal deep into second-half stoppage time.

Substitutes

Raheem Sterling – 6.5/10

Sterling came on in the second period and was unable to make the desired impact.

Ethan Nwaneri – 7/10

Nwaneri came on late in the game and put in an encouraging cameo for Arsenal.

Gabriel Jesus – N/A

He came on in the dying embers and did not play enough minutes to warrant a rating.

Manager

Mikel Arteta – 8/10

His timely changes and general gameplan put Arsenal in a winning position for the match.

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Leicester Player Ratings vs Arsenal:

Goalkeeper

Mads Hermansen – 9.5/10

He made 13 saves throughout the game and climbed up to second place in the record saves in a single Premier League game in an inspiring performance.

Defenders

James Justin – 9/10

Justin had a great performance on both ends of the pitch. He scored both his team’s goals and also won seven duels, making 10 clearances and two interceptions.

Wout Faes – 6.5/10

Faes won seven duels and made 11 clearances but was unable to prevent his side from losing late on.

Caleb Okoli – 6.5/10

Okoli won six duels and made 12 clearances in a decent performance for Leicester.

Victor Kristiansen – 6.5/10

He won nine duels, making five clearances, two interceptions and seven tackles.

Midfielders

Oliver Skipp – 6/10

Skipp committed a yellow card offence and was lucky to stay on the pitch despite committing another offence later in the game.

Harry Winks – 6/10

Winks had a poor performance as he looked off-colour in midfield.

Facundo Buonanotte – 7/10

He provided an assist for Leicester’s first goal from a free-kick and also won eight duels.

Wilfred Ndidi – 6.5/10

Ndidi put in a decent performance but was guilty for scoring an own goal at the death.

Stephy Mavididi – 6.5/10

Mavididi won six duels and played one key pass in a decent performance.

Forwards

Jamie Vardy – 6.5/10

Vardy played one key pass and won two duels in a subpar performance.

Substitutes

Jordan Ayew, Bilal El Khannouss, Bobby Decordova-Reid, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku & Odsonne Edouard – N/A

They all came on with little time to play and did not have enough to warrant a rating.

Manager

Steve Cooper – 7/10

Cooper did well to galvanize his team to come back from two goals down and approached the game positively.

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