By Flava
September 29 2024

As an Arsenal Fan at the game it was almost inexplicable that this match made no sense, that Arsenal were about to drop 2 points or worse against a team that had been battered for 90 minutes.

That it was 2-2 after the number of attempts made on the Leicester goal.The only explanation was a brilliant opposition goalkeeper and the cunning of Vardy, a Fox indeed.

With only a few minutes to go it looked like Arsenal were about to fail, then in a mad couple of minutes Arsenal scored 2 rather scrappy goals. But they were deserved goals with a good build up. The crowd and players celebrated, it was a Great Escape, one of the greatest I can remember in 60 plus years of following the Gunners.

But this is not a report so onto Flava's Match Ratings.

Ratings Follow:

We made a pig's ear of that. It could've gone south. People will say we were lucky but the XG was 4.2 to 0.27. We smashed them.

Raya 6 - Couldn't do anything about the goals
Timber 7 - Played well. Could he have got out to the cross quicker?
Saliba 7 - Da da da da da da Saliba
Gabriel 7 - Almost got on the end of 10 crosses. Solid as usual
Calafiori 8 - The ball sailed over his head for the equaliser but played well
Partey 6 - not that impressed
Rice 6 - Like a fish up a tree in that left 8
Havertz 7 - Scored. Could've been tighter for their first goal
Martinelli 8 - Kept that recent upturn in form going
Trossard 8 - A few here I know dont rate Leo but I do. Makes things happen
Saka 7 - Always involved

Subs
Sterling 5 - Didn't do anything wrong but didn't make an impact
Nwanieri 7 -A great cameo. Makes good decisions
Jesus n/a - Should've squared it to Havertz

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