Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 2: Player ratings
We rate the players after Villa fought back to draw 2-2 at Arsenal on Saturday evening.
Emi Martinez
Perhaps should have done better with the second Arsenal goal but then he goes and pulls off a superb save in stoppage time to deny Trossard.
Save 7
Matty Cash
Didn't stop the cross for Arsenal's second but then delivered a great one of his own for the leveller. You suspect the Arsenal defence didn’t expect him to cross with his left.
Cross 7
Ezri Konsa
A solid performance from the Villa centre-back. Held his nerve along with the rest of the defence as Arsenal poured forward in the closing stages.
Calm 7
Tyrone Mings
Hasn't had to deal with such a congested run of fixtures since his return from long-term injury but this was another solid performance.
Strong 7
Ian Maatsen
Seemed to switch off for Arsenal’s opener. Carried a threat in attack but needs to sharpen up in defence if he is to start regularly in the Premier League.
Lapse 6
Amadou Onana
Was doing a good job of shielding the Villa defence before being forced off by injury. Emery suddenly lacking a few options.
Injured 6
Boubacar Kamara
Didn’t hit the heights of his performance at Everton in midweek but he kept on battling and made a number of key interventions.
Dogged 7
Morgan Rogers
Some bright moments and became more of an influence the longer the game progressed. Well shackled for most of it.
Bustling 6
Youri Tielemans
Good in the first half and then outstanding in the second as he dragged Villa back into the game. Scored one, nearly had another.
Star 8
Jacob Ramsey
One driving run in the second half which set up Tielemans’ shot against the post but otherwise he struggled to get into the game.
Frustrated 5
Ollie Watkins
A similar story to Everton where he missed a good chance in the first half but took one in the second. Double figures again in the Premier League. So consistent.
Inevitable 7
Substitutes
Lamare Bogarde 7 (for Onana, 37), Lucas Digne 7 (for Maatsen, HT), Jhon Duran (for Watkins, 79), Leon Bailey (for Ramsey, 84) Subs not used: Nedeljkovic, Malen, Buendia, Gauci (gk), Olsen (gk).
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