Following a pulsating 2-2 draw between Arsenal and Chelsea on Wednesday night, we take a closer look at how the players rated after an Emirates thriller.
RATINGS
ARSENAL
Petr Cech – 6
Rob Holding – 6
Shkodran Mustafi – 4
Calum Chambers – 5
Ainsley Maitland-Niles – 5
Jack Wilshere – 8
Granit Xhaka – 5
Alexis Sanchez – 6
Mesut Ozil – 7
Alexandre Lacazette – 6
SUBSTITUTES
Danny Welbeck (for Lacazette, 80) – 6
Theo Walcott (for Chambers, 88) – 6
Game of the season? What a thriller at the Emirates.
CHELSEA
Thibaut Courtois – 8
Victor Moses – 6
Andreas Christensen – 6
Gary Cahill – 6
Cesar Azpilicueta – 7
Marcos Alonso – 8
Tiemoue Bakayoko – 6
N’Golo Kante – 7
Cesc Fabregas – 7
Eden Hazard – 8
Alvaro Morata – 4
SUBSTITUTES
Davide Zappacosta (for Moses, 56) – 7
Danny Drinkwater (for Fabregas, 71) – 6
Willian (for Hazard, 82) – 7
Morata had a night to forget in a Chelsea shirt.
TWEET OF THE MATCH
“It was coming. Terrific goal from @JackWilshere. Great to see him back to full fitness. Never been lacking in ability.” Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) pays tribute to Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, whose goal gave Arsenal the lead.
STAR MAN
JACK WILSHERE
If there was any player that deserved not to be on the losing side it was Wilshere, who continued his recent renaissance with a dynamic display in midfield. Hard in the tackle, inventive in the final third, Wilshere’s emphatic finish to open the scoring was the highlight of another excellent performance. England manager Gareth Southgate will surely be taking note.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
There was enough chances here to win five matches let alone one but Davide Zappacosta crashing a shot against the crossbar at the very end was certainly the most dramatic. After Bellerin had just made it 2-2, Arsenal almost contrived to throw it away again as Alvaro Morata missed a one-on-one before Zappacosta rattled the woodwork with the follow-up.
WHO’S UP NEXT?
Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (FA Cup Third Round, January 7).
Norwich v Chelsea (FA Cup Third Round, January 6).