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Player ratings: Iwobi only bright spot on dark day for Arsenal

It all started so well for Arsenal and then we remembered who we are and what we represent and bottled it yet again.

It was such a typical Premier League match for Arsenal – great passes and total nonsense in defence, lots of goals and tight till the last minute.

Here are my ratings from the game:

David Ospina – 6

We were all wondering why he started and perhaps Dave was as well. Once again, he made a few decent saves but really should have done better for the goals.

Hector Bellerin – 6

Bellerin didn’t do much on Saturday. Struggled against their attackers.

Gabriel – 5.5

I wish Per was in his place. Gab looked lost against Carroll and the end result was terrified Arsenal fans and a Carroll hattrick.

Laurent Koscielny – 7

Kos did well and scored the equaliser. Generally, he was much better than the rest of defence and made some decent clearances.

Nacho Monreal – 6.5

Nacho struggled against the West Ham attack just like Bellerin and didn’t do much up front besides that shot they saved on the line. He’s also not a favourite of Craig Pawson who allowed West Ham to foul him with impunity.

Francis Coquelin – 6.5

I thought Le Coq was just okay just like in last few matches after his idiotic red at Tottenham. He made a few fouls and didn’t do much else, negative or positive.

Mohamed Elneny –  6.5

Elneny looked good at the start of the game and it’s great to have him in the side. Just like many others on Saturday, he nothing special.

Mesut Ozil – 6.5

Mesut graced us with a goal early on and a few Mesut passes but that’s it. Like many, he went missing in second half.

Alex Iwobi – 7

Another good match from our boy Iwobi with two assists. He was a bright spot amongst so many average performances. He is full of confidence right now, and rightly so.

Alexis – 6

I thought about giving him 6.5 but then I remembered that he didn’t use his left foot to get us the win. I’m still frustrated with that even though he got on the scoresheet.

Danny Welbeck – 6

Danny had a poor match minus his assist for Kos. He was running and working hard but it’s not enough. He didn’t look dangerous at any point.

Aaron Ramsey – 6

Ramsey was our first sub and brought some urgency in the midfield and created some chances. It didn’t help.

Olivier Giroud – 5.5

Oli had a few half chances but couldn’t do much.

Theo Walcott – n/a

Came on late, did nothing. Standard really from him these days.