Arsenal Player Ratings vs Chelsea: A Christmas Cracker

By Henry Payne | Dec 26, 2020

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Granit Xhaka of Arsenal celebrates with teammates Rob Holding, Emile Smith Rowe, Mohamed Elneny, Hector Bellerin, Gabriel Martinelli, Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on December 26, 2020 in London, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Andrew Boyers - Pool/Getty Images) /

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Chelsea’s English midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi (L) pulls away from Arsenal’s English midfielder Joe Willock during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 26, 2020. (Photo by Julian Finney / POOL / AFP). /

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Joe Willock – 6/10 – It is clear that Mikel Arteta trusts the young Englishman, and his industry was needed as Chelsea upped the intensity late in the game.

Nicolas Pépé – 4/10 – Mostly anonymous.

Shkodran Mustafi – N/A – Came on to help park the bus.

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A trip to Brighton on Tuesday will – mercifully – bring competitive action in 2020 to a close. This result did not flatter Arsenal, but they must take advantage of their upcoming fixtures and make the necessary transactions in the upcoming transfer window.

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