Arsenal began their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Friday night. Although Patrick Vieira’s men did all they could to withstand the Gunners, Mikel Arteta’s men emerged victorious at the end of the day....CONTINUE READING
The first goal of the game came in the 20th minute when Zinchenko headed down a corner kick for Martinelli to open the scoring with a header. Bukayo Saka however, forced an own-goal from Guehi in the 85th minute to make it 2-0.
Nonetheless, a lot of players were quite outstanding for the Gunners tonight but, William Saliba was named the player of the match.
Tonight’s game against Crystal Palace was William Saliba’s first ever game in the Premier League. But despite the pressure, he performed beyond expectations.
His stats for Arsenal tonight are quite remarkable. You can take a look at the stats below.
1. 100% aerial duels won.
2. 100% take-ons completed.
3. 0 fouls committed.
4. 0X dribbled past.
5. 49 passes.
6. 94% pass accuracy.
7. 3 duels won.
8. 7 ball recoveries.
9. Six passes into the final third.
10. 6 clearances.
