Odegaard's late tap-in gives Arsenal win over stubborn Hull
Martin Odegaard scored a late winner as Arsenal edged Hull at Emirates Stadium, with player ratings reflecting a frustrated home performance and a resilient away display.
Arsenal required a late goal from Martin Odegaard to break down a stubborn Hull City side at Emirates Stadium. The home team had felt they should have been awarded a first-half penalty, and appeared set for frustration before Odegaard followed up Noni Madueke's shot to tap in the decisive goal.
Odegaard received the highest rating of the Arsenal starters, an 8, for injecting pace into the play and scoring the winner. Madueke was rated 7 as the home side's other main threat, his driving run and dangerous delivery early on culminating in the shot that produced the goal. The ratings were less kind to Kai Havertz, who was given a 4 after a disappointing first half in which he turned back instead of shooting when played through, and later went down under a shirt pull before being ruled offside following a VAR check.
Among the Arsenal substitutes, Mikel Merino was credited with a calming influence and Eberechi Eze with adding flair, while Viktor Gyokeres was judged to have made little impact after coming on. David Raya made a good save from Elliot Stroud's low cross, and Gabriel Magalhaes and Ezri Konsa were each rated 7 for solid defensive displays.
For Hull, goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis was rated 7 despite pushing Madueke's shot back into a dangerous area in the build-up to the goal. Semi Ajayi and John Egan also earned 7s, Ajayi for blocking much of what entered the penalty area before departing injured, and Egan after an early chance from a corner. In midfield, Lucas Gourna-Douath was described as a calming presence who shielded the back four but tired as Arsenal pushed late.
The ratings present the result as a test of patience for Arsenal against an organised opponent, with individual errors and missed chances on both sides shaping the contest. Readers were invited to submit their own scores alongside the published assessments.
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