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[Player Ratings] Arsenal 2-1 Norwich: Nketiah the hero, Walcott woeful

By mac14 on October 24, 2017

Eddie Nketiah announced himself on the big stage as he came off the bench to score both goals and secure a 2-1 comeback victory over Norwich in the League Cup tonight.

We fell behind in the first half but youngster Nketiah came off the bench to score a late equaliser before netting our second in extra-time to make himself an instant Emirates hero.

Here are my ratings:

Macey 7/10 | Chipped for the opening goal and was fortunate not to concede again when stranded in no-mans-land after the break. Did make a good save to prevent us going 2-0 down just before half time.

Debuchy 6/10 | A few nervy moments, including being fortunate not to concede a penalty at 2-1, but the Frenchman put in a solid display considering it was his third appearance in 2 seasons.

Elneny 5/10 | Dragged out of position to allow Norwich a clear run at goal for the opener. Shouldn’t be playing at centre-back. Good corner to assist Nketiah’s second.

Holding 5.5/10 | Didn’t have the pace to catch Murphy as he ran clear to open the scoring and wandered out of position in the second half which should have led to a second.

Nelson 6.5/10 | Probably one of our better performers. Lively in the first half but his delivery let him down a few times.

Coquelin 4/10 | Woeful all night. Passing was terrible, position worse and booked for a poor tackle.

Wilshere 6/10 | Great to see him get close to 120 minutes under his belt. Wasn’t as influential as previous outings but played a few lovely passes. Understandably tired the more the game went on.

Maitland-Niles 5/10 | Nowhere near his best but once again played in an unfamiliar position at left wing-back. Should have started in the middle ahead of Coquelin.

Walcott 4/10 | Should be bossing games like this but struggled to influence things against a Championship side. Offered virtually nothing of note.

Iwobi 5.5/10 | Showed some glimpses of his quality but these are the games he should be producing in if he wants to be a first team regular.

Giroud 4/10 | Barely involved before the equaliser. Literally forgot he was playing at times. Clearly wasn’t interested tonight.

Subs:

Akpom 7/10 | A few stray passes and he missed a couple of decent chances but worked hard to do his defensive duties when needed.

Nketiah 9/10 | Dream introduction for the 18-year-old as he scored the equaliser just seconds after coming on before heading home to make it 2-1 in extra-time. Almost scored his hat-trick too.

Dasilva 5/10 | Not much time to get involved.

ARSENAL 2-1 NORWICH: WATCH NKETIAH’S GOALS HERE

Overall, it was a dreadful performance, especially from the so-called big names like Giroud, Walcott and Coquelin. We were rescued by an 18-year-old making his debut and he was the only positive thing from tonight’s game.