Bournemouth 2-1 Arsenal: Player Ratings

Arsenal

Petr Cech: 6/10

The 35-year-old certainly had a quieter time at the Vitality Stadium this time than he did last season. In spite of having to make fewer saves, Cech still conceded two average goals a keeper of his stature shouldn’t be letting in.

Calum Chambers: 7/10

In only his 4th league start of the season, Calum Chambers put in his most confident performance yet. There were 2 occasions specifically where the Englishman made last-ditch interceptions to stop clear goals. Chambers’ performance was the only saving grace in another poor team defensive display.

Shkodran Mustafi: 5/10

Rash as ever, the German’s willingness to engage in every aerial duel forced his teammates to follow suit. However, that rashness didn’t translate into competence, as Arsenal found themselves being outfought in every department of the pitch. Throughout the match, Mustafi only completed 60% of his passes and completed 80% of his tackles.

Rob Holding: 4/10

The 22-year-old once again showed his inexperience as he was run ragged all game by Callum Wilson. Holding was dispossessed twice, dribbled past twice and beaten in the air twice.

Hector Bellerín: 6/10

The Spaniard impressively opened the scoring in the 52nd minute after running through on goal via an Alex Iwobi pass. Hector Bellerín has now scored as many goals in his past two league games than he had in his previous 97. But despite his attacking contribution, he still wasn’t able to track Wilson and Ibe for the two goals Arsenal conceded.

Granit Xhaka: 5/10

Another game, another average performance from the £35million-rated man. Xhaka’s job as a holding midfielder is to dictate play and protect his back line, against Bournemouth, he did neither. Today, he only completed 83% of his passes and made 1 tackle.

Jack Wilshere: 7/10

Jack Wilshere was Arsenal’s stand-out performer. While his teammates stood idly, Jack was in the middle of the park forcing the issue. The 26-year-old successfully completed 3 take-ons, created 2 chances and completed 59 passes.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles: 6/10

The explosive youngster showed his worth in attack on several occasions as he kept bursting into Bournemouth’s penalty area. He presented himself as a constant outlet for Jack Wilshere, ever willing to maintain width on the left.

Alex Iwobi: 5/10

The Nigerian youngster has been under much fire in the press recently, but earlier today he didn’t do much to quieten that spotlight. Alex Iwobi was toothless in attack and a passenger off the ball. He did assist Bellerin’s goal, but besides that, he could only string together 37 passes.

Danny Welbeck: 4/10

It’s becoming evidently clear with each week that passes that Danny Welbeck is not of the standard of Arsenal football club. The 27-year-old spent the majority of the game on his back, losing 9 aerial duels in the process.

Alexandre Lacazette: 5/10

Alexandre Lacazette’s goal drought for Arsenal has now extended to 9 Premier League games. The 26-year-old lost 7 aerial duels, was dispossessed 5 times and failed to complete a single dribble.

Substitutions

Theo Walcott: 5/10

The sooner the Englishman leaves Arsenal, the better for all parties. After coming on in the 76th minute, Walcott spent most of his cameo being offside.

Aaron Ramsey: 6/10

Ramsey was given a few minutes to impact the game after coming back from a lengthy injury. However, the Welshman could only complete 10 passes in his time on the pitch.