Arsenal lost 1-0 against Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday’s North London derby, but they put in a terrible performance that deserved an even worse scoreline.

Čech, Bellerin and a bit of luck prevented the result from being an utter embarrassment. The forwards and midfielders didn’t do nearly enough to deserve a goal, and the rest of the defence offered very little in the way of protection, especially in the second half.

Here are our match ratings:

Defence

Petr Čech – 8

Couldn’t have done much about the first goal, considering Kane had a free header from close range. Saved well from another shot minutes later, and even more impressively from Eriksen’s free-kick shortly afterwards. He also stopped Lamela’s shot well, but looked very shaky with the ball at his feet.

After that he saved again from Trippier, and very much kept Arsenal in the game. On another day planet, the team might nick an equaliser and we’d have Čech to thank for a point.

This was his ninth game in a row without a cleansheet – his longest ever run in the Premier League. It is also Arsenal longest run without a cleansheet since 2002.

Hector Bellerin – 6

Completely shut Son down throughout, despite the South Korean getting free on multiple occasions thanks to a lack of cover. Also created a fantastic chance for Lacazette. Maybe could’ve helped out more defensively in the second half, but generally he’s one of very few who can hold his head up after his performance.

Laurent Koscielny – 3

Didn’t get up early enough for Kane’s opening goal, even if he was impeded by the English striker. Lost the Tottenham man for another couple of easy headers in each half, and was fortunate on those occasions. Also let Lamela and Alli get free regularly.

Shkodran Mustafi – 3.5

Like Koscielny, let Kane get free for far too many headers. He also played Alli onside for a one-on-one that could’ve killed the game. He did have his moments, but was inconsistent at best.

Nacho Monreal – 4

Monreal didn’t make any major errors defensively, but could’ve done more to help out the centre-backs. His passing was way off on the day, with 76% pass accuracy whilst the other three defenders averaged 86%. Should’ve done better when he got free on the left and could only find a Spurs defender with his header back across the box.

Midfield

Granit Xhaka – 5

Xhaka won more tackles than anyone except Bellerin, made more interceptions than anyone except Mustafi, and had a 94% pass accuracy, the highest on the team. On the other hand, he didn’t provide any cover on the counter, and didn’t create a single chance. Ineffective, but not the worst performance he’s had this season.

Mohamed Elneny – 4

If Xhaka was ineffective, Elneny was even worse. One clearance was the total sum of his defensive contributions. On the ball, he was dispossessed once and completed fewer passes than everyone in the starting eleven except Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang and Wilshere.

Jack Wilshere – 6

Wilshere played a lovely ball into Aubameyang in the first-half which was incorrectly given as offside. The boos rang out whenever he had the ball and he snatched at a chance in the opening period, but generally he did well early on.

In the second half he almost curled one into the corner but for a good save by Hugo Lloris. On the other hand, other than one pass that didn’t connect with Welbeck and the other given as offside, Wilshere couldn’t create any chances. He could’ve been involved more, because his contributions were generally positive.

Forwards

Mesut Özil – 6

Probably one of Arsenal’s best outfield players, but even he wasn’t good enough. He wasted a first-half chance for a counter attack and the free-kick at the end. Still, he created a couple of chances, out of just four that the whole team managed all game.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 4

Mkhitaryan had a shaky first 45 minutes, with a couple of wayward crosses from good positions. He was solid defensively but couldn’t make an impact on the ball like he did against Everton.

He didn’t last very long in the second half either, as Arsene Wenger withdrew him to try and change the game. Disappointing overall, even if he did show his quality in patches.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 5

Nice movement for the first-half chance created by Wilshere which was unfairly punished by the linesman’s flag. Couldn’t get involved as much as he would’ve wanted, and had even less chance when Wenger moved him out onto the left. Didn’t do enough, but the team didn’t give him the chance to do more.

Substitutes

Alex Iwobi – 4

Looked nervous when he came on. Did play a nice ball to Lacazette that the striker should have finished, but he was also dispossessed on multiple occasions in his limited minutes.

Alexandre Lacazette – 3

Came on and missed an easy volley after being caught offside twice. Narrowly missed another chance after initial good movement. Then he was flagged offside again, incorrectly. Didn’t do nearly enough to change the game but it’s hard to expect a player whose confidence we’ve cracked to do that.

Danny Welbeck – 4

Another one who couldn’t get involved. Messed up his touch from a through ball into the box, in the only real chance he had. Won a free-kick well at the end.