Danny Ings (Kamara 73') N/A - Could not help Villa restore parity. Had limited chances in his cameo. EPA
ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale 5/10 - Fairly comfortable evening for the Arsenal shot-stopper who was seldom tested. However, got himself into a horrible position which led to the Villa equaliser. Must be stronger when commanding his area.
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Kieran Tierney 7 - Enjoyed himself going forward and was competent with his defensive duties. A solid showing from the Scottish full-back.
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Gabriel Magalhaes 8 - Looked excellent throughout. Won his aerial duels and looked assured playing out from the back. Really impressive.
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William Saliba 6 - Looked exposed on occasion and was probably the weak link in the Arsenal defence. Has enjoyed a fantastic start to the season, but struggled to deal with Watkins. Will be interesting to see how he fares against more physical strikers.
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Ben White Ben White 6 - Comfortable night for White who did his defensive duties well. Did not have quite the same influence when going forward, but did not really put a foot wrong.
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Granit Xhaka 7 - Played an important role in the opener, and controlled the midfield well. Xhaka’s array of passing was on show and he looked to excel in the middle alongside Lokonga. Looks to enjoy his more advanced role under Arteta.
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Albert Sambi Lokonga 7 - Injuries to Elneny and Partey saw Lokonga thrown into the action, and he did not look out of place at all. Complimented Xhaka very nicely in midfield.
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Gabriel Martinelli 8 - Looked a threat throughout. Bagged the winner as Arsenal did not let their heads drop following the equaliser. Could have had more, but was kept at bay on a couple of occasions by Martinez. Impressive performance and constantly buzzed around.
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Bukayo Saka 6 - Struggled in the final third, but his cross saw the Gunners get themselves back ahead. Should have got himself on the scoresheet, but no one can fault the Englishman’s effort. Always pressing defences.
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Martin Odegaard 8 - Ran the show. Such a joy to watch the Norwegian when he plays like this. Had the visitors in his palm until he was forced off with injury.
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Gabriel Jesus 7 - Opened the scoring and looked dangerous in the first-half. Found chances more few and far between in the second-half as Arsenal struggled to create as much.
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SUBS: Takehiro Tomiyasu (White 64') 6 - Did not have much of an impact, but helped Arsenal secure the win.
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Emile Smith Rowe (Odegaard 81') N/A - Did his job as Arsenal managed to hold on for the three points.
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Rob Holding N/A (Saka 88') - Helped the Gunners over the line with Villa pressing for an equaliser. Reuters
Eddie Nketiah (Jesus 88') N/A - Came on late with the hosts trying to close out the game. Did his job as he helped run the clock down with smart solo runs. PA
ASTON VILLA RATINGS: Emiliano Martinez 6 - A mixed bag for the Villa goalkeeper. Made a top save to keep Martinelli at bay, but a deflection caught out the shot-stopper which led to the opener. Does look to have a mistake in him.
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Matty Cash 5 - Struggled against Martinelli and strangely backed off the Brazilian in dangerous situations. Got forward on occasion and looked threatening when he did.
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Ezri Konsa 4 - Did not have a good evening. Jesus found it far too easy against Konsa who looked very exposed against Arsenal’s forwards.
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Tyrone Mings 6 - Looked to have struggled early on, but found a way to give some much-needed organisation to a Villa defence that was ran ragged for the majority of the evening.
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Lucas Digne 5 - Fairly anonymous going forward, but did keep Saka quiet for most of the encounter.
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Jacob Ramsey 5 - Struggled to influence the game. Arsenal found it very easy to bypass the youngster who could not keep up with the pace of the game.
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Boubacar Kamara 8 - Another promising performance from Kamara who continuously won the ball back and started Villa attacks. Was a bright-spark for the visitors midfield which looked disjointed.
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John McGinn 6 - Did not disappoint with his trademark tough-tackling, but seldom ventured forward. Defensive duties were done well, however, offered very little going forward which led to rare chances for the visitors.
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Leon Bailey 5 - Looked threatening until he got into the final third where his final ball let him down constantly. Arsenal’s defence managed to keep him relatively quiet.
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Ollie Watkins 7 - Strangely Arsenal’s defence found it difficult to deal with Watkins - despite the Englishman having very little service or chances. Saliba, in particular, looked exposed. Did admirably with such little service.
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Emiliano Buendia 8 - Was a constant threat, which was impressive due to Villa struggling to get forward. Always getting himself about, and was a good outlet when Steven Gerrard’s side had rare spells of attacking dominance.
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SUBS: Philippe Coutinho (Buendia 73') 5 - Offered little threat and was not able to pull Villa level in the last 10 minutes. Getty
Douglas Luiz (McGinn 73') 7 - Made an instant impact, with his corner evading everyone to find the back of the net. However, could not help his team from conceding minutes later. PA
Danny Ings (Kamara 73') N/A - Could not help Villa restore parity. Had limited chances in his cameo. EPA
ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale 5/10 - Fairly comfortable evening for the Arsenal shot-stopper who was seldom tested. However, got himself into a horrible position which led to the Villa equaliser. Must be stronger when commanding his area.
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Kieran Tierney 7 - Enjoyed himself going forward and was competent with his defensive duties. A solid showing from the Scottish full-back.
Reuters
Gabriel Magalhaes 8 - Looked excellent throughout. Won his aerial duels and looked assured playing out from the back. Really impressive.
Getty
William Saliba 6 - Looked exposed on occasion and was probably the weak link in the Arsenal defence. Has enjoyed a fantastic start to the season, but struggled to deal with Watkins. Will be interesting to see how he fares against more physical strikers.
AP
Ben White Ben White 6 - Comfortable night for White who did his defensive duties well. Did not have quite the same influence when going forward, but did not really put a foot wrong.
AP
Granit Xhaka 7 - Played an important role in the opener, and controlled the midfield well. Xhaka’s array of passing was on show and he looked to excel in the middle alongside Lokonga. Looks to enjoy his more advanced role under Arteta.
EPA
Albert Sambi Lokonga 7 - Injuries to Elneny and Partey saw Lokonga thrown into the action, and he did not look out of place at all. Complimented Xhaka very nicely in midfield.
EPA
Gabriel Martinelli 8 - Looked a threat throughout. Bagged the winner as Arsenal did not let their heads drop following the equaliser. Could have had more, but was kept at bay on a couple of occasions by Martinez. Impressive performance and constantly buzzed around.
AP
Bukayo Saka 6 - Struggled in the final third, but his cross saw the Gunners get themselves back ahead. Should have got himself on the scoresheet, but no one can fault the Englishman’s effort. Always pressing defences.
Getty
Martin Odegaard 8 - Ran the show. Such a joy to watch the Norwegian when he plays like this. Had the visitors in his palm until he was forced off with injury.
AP
Gabriel Jesus 7 - Opened the scoring and looked dangerous in the first-half. Found chances more few and far between in the second-half as Arsenal struggled to create as much.
Getty
SUBS: Takehiro Tomiyasu (White 64') 6 - Did not have much of an impact, but helped Arsenal secure the win.
Reuters
Emile Smith Rowe (Odegaard 81') N/A - Did his job as Arsenal managed to hold on for the three points.
EPA
Rob Holding N/A (Saka 88') - Helped the Gunners over the line with Villa pressing for an equaliser. Reuters
Eddie Nketiah (Jesus 88') N/A - Came on late with the hosts trying to close out the game. Did his job as he helped run the clock down with smart solo runs. PA
ASTON VILLA RATINGS: Emiliano Martinez 6 - A mixed bag for the Villa goalkeeper. Made a top save to keep Martinelli at bay, but a deflection caught out the shot-stopper which led to the opener. Does look to have a mistake in him.
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Matty Cash 5 - Struggled against Martinelli and strangely backed off the Brazilian in dangerous situations. Got forward on occasion and looked threatening when he did.
AP
Ezri Konsa 4 - Did not have a good evening. Jesus found it far too easy against Konsa who looked very exposed against Arsenal’s forwards.
AP
Tyrone Mings 6 - Looked to have struggled early on, but found a way to give some much-needed organisation to a Villa defence that was ran ragged for the majority of the evening.
EPA
Lucas Digne 5 - Fairly anonymous going forward, but did keep Saka quiet for most of the encounter.
EPA
Jacob Ramsey 5 - Struggled to influence the game. Arsenal found it very easy to bypass the youngster who could not keep up with the pace of the game.
Getty
Boubacar Kamara 8 - Another promising performance from Kamara who continuously won the ball back and started Villa attacks. Was a bright-spark for the visitors midfield which looked disjointed.
EPA
John McGinn 6 - Did not disappoint with his trademark tough-tackling, but seldom ventured forward. Defensive duties were done well, however, offered very little going forward which led to rare chances for the visitors.
AP
Leon Bailey 5 - Looked threatening until he got into the final third where his final ball let him down constantly. Arsenal’s defence managed to keep him relatively quiet.
EPA
Ollie Watkins 7 - Strangely Arsenal’s defence found it difficult to deal with Watkins - despite the Englishman having very little service or chances. Saliba, in particular, looked exposed. Did admirably with such little service.
Getty
Emiliano Buendia 8 - Was a constant threat, which was impressive due to Villa struggling to get forward. Always getting himself about, and was a good outlet when Steven Gerrard’s side had rare spells of attacking dominance.
PA
SUBS: Philippe Coutinho (Buendia 73') 5 - Offered little threat and was not able to pull Villa level in the last 10 minutes. Getty
Douglas Luiz (McGinn 73') 7 - Made an instant impact, with his corner evading everyone to find the back of the net. However, could not help his team from conceding minutes later. PA
Danny Ings (Kamara 73') N/A - Could not help Villa restore parity. Had limited chances in his cameo. EPA
