Arsenal 1-1 Brentford: Player ratings as sluggish Gunners held to draw
- Arsenal failed to get out of second gear against Brentford
- Thomas Partey gave the Gunners a marginally deserved lead
- Yoane Wissa equalised for visitors in the second half
Arsenal were brought back down to earth in the Premier League on Saturday evening, made to settle for a 1-1 draw against Brentford at the Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners had flown high on Tuesday when Real Madrid were the visitors in the Champions League, but it was a very different story this time in a game that never quite got going.
Arsenal were just about the better team - not that it was remotely one-sided - and were good value for the lead eventually given to them by Thomas Partey an hour in. But Brentford were never out of it and actually finished the strong once Yoane Wissa got them back on level terms.
Arsenal player ratings vs Brentford (4-3-3)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: David Raya | 6.4/10 |
RB: Thomas Partey | 7.7/10 |
CB: William Saliba | 7.8/10 |
CB: Jakub Kiwior | 7.3/10 |
LB: Kieran Tierney | 6.9/10 |
CM: Jorginho (c) | 6.9/10 |
CM: Declan Rice | 7.6/10 |
CM: Oleksandr Zinchenko | 6.4/10 |
RW: Ethan Nwaneri | 6.7/10 |
ST: Leandro Trossard | 7.0/10 |
LW: Gabriel Martinelli | 5.7/10 |
SUB: Martin Odegaard (62' for Zinchenko) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Myles Lewis-Skelly (62' for Tierney) | 6.5/10 |
SUB: Bukayo Saka (63' for Nwaneri) | 6.3/10 |
SUB: Jurrien Timber (69' for Partey) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Mikel Merino (75' for Rice) | 6.4/10 |
Subs not used: Neto (GK), Jack Henry-Francis, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Raheem Sterling.
Brentford player ratings vs Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
Player | Rating |
|---|---|
GK: Mark Flekken | 6.1/10 |
RB: Kristoffer Ajer | 6.6/10 |
CB: Nathan Collins | 7.6/10 |
CB: Sepp van den Berg | 7.5/10 |
LB: Keane Lewis-Potter | 6.8/10 |
CM: Christian Norgaard (c) | 6.4/10 |
CM: Vitaly Janelt | 6.6/10 |
RM: Bryan Mbeumo | 7.2/10 |
AM: Mikkel Damsgaard | 6.7/10 |
LM: Kevin Schade | 6.7/10 |
ST: Yoane Wissa | 7.4/10 |
SUB: Yehor Yarmolyuk (69' for Janelt) | 6.0/10 |
SUB: Michael Kayode (69' for Ajer) | 6.8/10 |
SUB: Mathias Jensen (80' for Damsgaard) | 5.9/10 |
SUB: Gustavo Gomes (90+1' for Norgaard) | N/A |
Subs not used: Hakon Valdimarsson (GK), Ben Mee, Ethan Pinnock, Rico Henry, Yunus Emre Konak.
Player of the match - William Saliba (Arsenal)
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