Crystal Palace 1-5 Arsenal: Player Ratings

Crystal Palace suffered yet another defeat to Arsenal in the Premier League after the narrow defeat in the Carabao Cup.

Without further ado, here are the player ratings.

Defense

David Raya – Was blameless for Ismaila Sarr’s goal but made monumental saves at pivotal moments in the game. (7)

Jurrien Timber – Played well at the right wing and provided support to the attack. (7)

William Saliba – Could have done better to close down the Crystal Palace forward, Sarr, before he scored. (6)

Gabriel – Showed his aerial threat with a close-range header that clipped the cross bar. (7)

Myles Lewis-Skelly – Did well in his left back inverted role. (7)

Midfield

Thomas Partey – Provided a nice assist for Gabriel Jesus from yet another set piece. (7)

Martin Odegaard – Wasn’t as influential as we would have hoped. (7)

Kai Havertz – Was in the right place and the right time for an easy finish. (7)

Forwards

Bukayo Saka – Has no rating due to the injury picked up early on. (N/A)

Gabriel Martinelli – Played very well on the right and took his goal well. (7)

Gabriel Jesus – Put up another sensational performance with a brace. (9)

Substitutes

Leandro Trossard – Came on for Saka and didn’t offer much in attack. (6)

Riccardo Calafiori – Got some valuable minutes and provided an assist. (7)

Declan Rice – Put up a monster performance in his cameo. (8)

Mikel Merino and Ethan Nwaneri – Didn’t play long enough to get a rating.

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