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Arsenal Vs Aston Villa: Player ratings – What just happened?

By Andrew Dowdeswell

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's third goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's third goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 22: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /

Arsenal hosted Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon with the Premier League season rumbling on. Here are the player ratings from the 3-2 win.

Well, that was utterly remarkable. After putting in one of their worst first-half performances of the Unai Emery era and then seeing Ainsley Maitland-Niles sent off just before half-time, Arsenal proceeded to do what no one really expected them to. They came back. Not once. But twice.

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Here are the player ratings from the heart-thumping 3-2 victory.

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 22: John McGinn of Aston Villa scores his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 22: John McGinn of Aston Villa scores his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /

Goalkeeper

GK. Arsenal. BERND LENO. 6.5. Fine. Could not do anything for the two goals, made some nice saves and collected a couple of good crosses, but did not do much that you would not expect of him. Nothing bad, but nothing spectacular either.