How we rated Arsenal during their close fought 2-1 win over West Ham at Upton Park…
Arsenal’s Santi Cazorla was a magician in midfield during their win over Sam Allardyce’s side, and the Spaniard looks to be finding his form again at the perfect time.
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Arsenal player ratings against West Ham:
GK) Wojciech Szczesny – 8
Totally dominant in the air, and was up high to pluck every single cross out of the air. Made things so much easier for his defence.
RB) Mathieu Debuchy – 6.0
Struggled with Andy Carroll’s aerial ability and Enner Valencia’s pace, was also partially at fault for the goal.
CB) Per Mertesacker – 7.0
The only player who could really challenge Carroll in the air, extremely solid defensively.
CB) Laurent Koscielny – 7.5
Arsenal’s defence looks so much stronger with the Frenchman at the back, his pace and athleticism a real positive for the Gunners.
LB) Nacho Monreal – 7.0
A decent performance by the Spaniard, although most of West Ham’s good work came down Arsenal’s left.
DCM) Mathieu Flamini – 6.5
Commanded the troops well, but was guilty of backing off when he should have pressed on regular occasions.
CM) Francis Coquelin – 7.0
His energy in midfield was a real plus today, perhaps the Frenchman does still have a future at the Emirates.
CAM) Santi Cazorla – 8.5
Another phenomenal performance from the Spaniard; involved in absolutely everything good about Arsenal today, and converted the penalty he won superbly.
RAM) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – 7.0
Provided the assist for Danny Welbeck’s goal, and was constantly running. Still needs to work on his end product though.
LAM) Alexis Sanchez – 7.0
Made the wrong decision a few times, but his energy and work-rate was once again vital to Arsenal’s success.
ST) Danny Welbeck – 7.5
Welbeck looks far better up front than on the wings. He Should have done better on a couple of occasions, but his goal was the winner in the end.
Substitute) Kieran Gibbs – 6.5
Added a bit of defensive stability when Arsenal looked to shut up shop.
Substitute) Calum Chambers – 6.5
A short cameo role right at the death.