Arsenal beat Ipswich Town 1-0 at home on Friday night to move into second place in the Premier League table.
On a night that could easily have turned into a night of great frustration for the Gunners, Kai Havertz calmed the nerves with an early opener. Breaking forward from a deeper role in midfield, Arsenal’s upright German connected Leandro Trossard’s firm cross over the line from close range in the 23rd minute.
Ipswich, wounded by a 4-0 batting at the hands of Newcastle United last time, he started in an energetic central block, the uniformed mass of blue shirts hastily rushing to cover any dangerous passages.
The visitors may have been punctured early on, but they did not lose their determination. Ipswich they also benefited from a bit of profligacy in front of goal from their hosts. Gabriel nodded wide from a corner, Martin Odegaard blazed over after a meandering weave and Havertz could only brush his nails against the ball when he was presented with the magnificent sight of the goal.
Despite a late storm, Arsenal managed to maintain their slender lead without much difficulty, climbing above a struggling Chelsea in Premier League standings to get six points closer to Liverpool.
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: David Ray |
7.1/10 |
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RB: Jurrien Timber |
8.2/10 |
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CB: William Saliba |
8.0/10 |
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CB: Gabriel |
7.8/10 |
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LB: Myles Lewis-Skelly |
8.1/10 |
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CM: Martin Odegaard |
7.0/10 |
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CM: Declan Rice |
7.4/10 |
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CM: Kai Havertz |
7.8/10 |
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RW: Gabriel Martinelli |
6.5/10 |
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ST: Gabriel Jesus |
6.6/10 |
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LW: Leandro Trossard |
7.9/10 |
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UNDER: Mikel Merino (72′ for Jesus) |
6.3/10 |
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UNDER: Thomas Partey (87′ for Rice) |
ON |
Unused substitutes: Neto (GK), Jakub Kiwior, Kieran Tierney, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Riccardo Calafiori, Ethan Nwaneri, Jorginho
*Ratings are provided by FotMob*
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Player |
Evaluation |
|---|---|
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GK: Arijanet Murić |
7.0/10 |
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RWB: Ben Johnson |
5.7/10 |
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CB: Dara O’Shea |
6.7/10 |
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CB: Luke Woolfenden |
6.8/10 |
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CB: Jacob Greaves |
6.8/10 |
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LWB: Leif Davis |
6.8/10 |
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CM: Calvin Phillips |
6.2/10 |
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CM: Jens Cajuste |
6.9/10 |
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CM: Sammie Szmodics |
6.2/10 |
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ST: Omari Hutchinson |
6.4/10 |
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ST: Liam Delap |
5.6/10 |
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UNDER: Jack Clarke (71′ for Szmodics) |
6.4/10 |
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UNDER: Jack Taylor (80′ for Cajuste) |
6.3/10 |
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UNDER: Ali Al Hamadi (80′ for Delap) |
5.7/10 |
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UNDER: Nathan Broadhead (80′ for Johnson) |
6.7/10 |
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UNDER: Harry Clarke (90′ for Woolfenden) |
ON |
Subs not used: Christian Walton (GK), Conor Townsend, Conor Chaplin, Wes Burns
Man of the match – Jurrien Timber (Arsenal)
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