Player ratings as Arsenal edge Tottenham in stodgy north London derby

A tense northbound London derby connected Sunday was narrowly won by Arsenal, with Gabriel’s headed effort the lone extremity of the crippled successful a 1-0 triumph for the distant broadside astatine Tottenham.

The Gunners overcame the lack of cardinal players Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard to conflict to the immense victory, their 3rd connected the rotation distant astatine Spurs.

It was a tetchy game, mostly successful the archetypal fractional arsenic 7 yellowish cards were shown earlier the break, though things calmed down a small aft the interval.

It was much vexation than thing successful the aerial successful the 2nd stanza, with Arsenal producing a steadfastly coagulated show and holding Tottenham astatine bay.

Mikel Arteta’s broadside were not wonderfully expansive oregon casual connected the eye, but a set-piece victor did it for them arsenic the crippled program came off.

Here’s however the players performed…

Tottenham

Guglielmo Vicario – 5

Not ever the astir composed, flapping astatine crosses and shown a yellowish paper for getting successful the look of Timber. A amended goalkeeper astatine dealing with crosses whitethorn good person chopped retired Arsenal’s opening goal.

Destiny Udogie – 7

A booking for a precocious situation connected Saka wrong the archetypal 30 minutes near him walking a tightrope astatine left-back. Kept Saka quiescent for astir of the game, which is nary casual task.

Micky Van de Ven – 7

One of the drawstring of players to beryllium booked successful the archetypal fractional (seven!), scything down Leandro Trossard conscionable earlier the break. A menace going guardant arsenic helium saw a header stopped by Raya aft the break. His gait is rather incredible, with forwards regularly disappointed erstwhile they deliberation they person eluded him.

Cristian Romero – 6

Looks a truly superb defender astatine times, peculiarly successful speedy succession aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional arsenic helium chopped disconnected Martinelli and past Timber down Arsenal’s left. However, this was undone arsenic helium mislaid his antheral and allowed Gabriel to caput successful the Gunners’ goal. Ventured to play up apical precocious on.

Pedro Porro – 6

Always a menace going guardant but a spot shaky astatine right-back, with Gabriel Martinelli looking apt to interest him astatine each times. Arsenal got successful down him a fig of times though known of those opportunities led to anything.

Rodrigo Bentancur – 7

Harshly booked for a clumsy situation connected Kai Havertz successful the archetypal fractional which didn’t look similar a yellowish paper astatine all. Given that helium was near with a batch of enactment to bash connected his ain successful midfield helium did it admirably, if unspectacularly.

James Maddison – 5

Tasked with unlocking the doorway for Tottenham and couldn’t negociate it. Misplaced a fewer last balls and could not find his mode done the stubborn Arsenal defence.

Dejan Kulusevski – 5

Had a bully accidental successful the archetypal fewer minutes which was good saved by Raya. Booked conscionable earlier the interval for felling Jorginho. Didn’t connection a large woody successful the 2nd half.

Son Heung-min – 5

Looked bully aboriginal connected arsenic Spurs started impressively, but could not nutrient overmuch menace astatine each precocious connected erstwhile his broadside needed to find an equaliser. As frustrated arsenic anyone successful a achromatic shirt.

Brennan Johnson – 5

Gets into plentifulness of unsafe positions and looks threatening with his gait but didn’t look precise convincing either successful shooting oregon playing the last ball.

Dominic Solanke – 6

A existent fistful for centre-backs to woody with but wasted a bully accidental successful the aboriginal exchanges by taking acold excessively agelong to get a changeable off. Saw a deft header interval conscionable wide of the station from a Maddison transverse and saw different header deflected wide aft the break.

Arsenal

David Raya – 7

Two crisp saves successful the opening 15 minutes arsenic Spurs started brightly. Didn’t truly person a batch to bash acknowledgment to the enactment of his defence and midfield successful the 2nd half, but kept clasp of his cleanable sheet.

Ben White – 7

Always coagulated capable astatine right-back, not offering overmuch going forward, but was an important cog successful the precise sturdy Arsenal antiaircraft performance.

Gabriel – 8

Scored the winning extremity arsenic helium powered a towering header past Vicario, losing his marker impressively to get there. The Brazilian besides defended good connected a bully time retired for him.

William Saliba – 7

Booked aboriginal on, conscionable 16 minutes into the game, for delaying a restart, perchance showing vexation aft losing immoderate aboriginal carnal battles with Solanke. Didn’t fto that get to him, though, and remained disciplined from determination connected in.

Jurrien Timber – 6

A concerning infinitesimal erstwhile a situation connected Porro successful the archetypal fractional concisely looked similar it could person been a reddish paper but was rightly lone a yellow. Tottenham looked much unsafe down his flank than the other.

Thomas Partey – 7

Tottenham’s assertive set-up looked worrying for Partey and Jorginho successful the mediate of the pitch, but they did their occupation well. Absolutely thing spectacular was asked of Partey but helium stuck to his task and completed it.

Jorginho – 7

One of the yellowish cards that was unquestionably deserved was Jorginho’s for hauling down Maddison aboriginal successful the 2nd half. Having not played a infinitesimal of shot this season, helium performed a pugnacious task successful the mediate of the transportation beauteous well.

Gabriel Martinelli – 5

Spurned a bully accidental wrong the archetypal 20 minutes arsenic helium was successful connected extremity but changeable tamely astatine the goalkeeper. With accelerated gait and with Porro often exposed, helium should person been unsafe but ne'er truly proved to be.

Leandro Trossard – 6

Worked precise hard successful the mediate arsenic helium and Havertz tried to pb a property and enactment successful some midfield and connected the beforehand line. Never truly provided overmuch of an attacking threat, though.

Bukayo Saka – 6

Not his champion game, but it was a time successful which guardant players struggled to shine. So often Arsenal’s onslaught is focussed done Saka but it didn’t consciousness similar that connected Sunday. Worked incredibly hard, arsenic always, helping retired the full-back down him.

Kai Havertz – 6

It was a batch of hard enactment for the German, couldn’t make overmuch oregon airs overmuch of a menace but enactment successful a batch of moving for his manager.

Substitutes

Tottenham

Pape Matar Sarr – 5/10

Wilson Odobert – 5/10

Timo Werner – 4/10

Arsenal

Gabriel Jesus – 5/10

Raheem Sterling – 5/10

Ethan Nwaneri – 5/10

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