Arsenal starting XI:

David Raya: A good save when Elliot Stroud drilled a low cross into the area. 6

Jurrien Timber: Not his best game in an Arsenal shirt. 5

Ezri Konsa: Another good performance, which is what is expected from him since signing for the Gunners. 7

Gabriel Magalhaes: Caught on the ball once in the middle of the pitch but the usual solid performance apart from that. 7

Riccardo Calafiori: A good defensive performance but not his usual impact when going forward. 6

Declan Rice: Went closest for Arsenal in the first half with an effort from the edge of the box but subbed as Arsenal chased a goal. 6

Bruno Guimaraes: The midfielder still seems to be getting up to the pace of the season. 6

Martin Odegaard: Scored the crucial goal for Arsenal. Injected pace into the Arsenal play whenever he got on the ball and deserved to score the winner. 8

Christos Tzolis: Lots of energy but not much quality from the winger. 5

Noni Madueke: A dangerous ball in followed by a driving run early in the game. Alongside Odegaard the winger was Arsenal's main threat and his shot resulted in the winner. 7

Kai Havertz: Disappointing first half and turned back instead of shooting when played through. Went down after a shirt pull for a penalty but was given offside after a VAR check. A poor performance. 4

Arsenal substitutes:

Gyokeres (on 63, Havertz): Did not make much of an impact. 5

Merino (on 63, Rice): A calming influence when he came on. 6

Eze (on 69, Tzolis): Added some flair to the Arsenal attack. 6

Hincapie (on 69, Calafiori): A more traditional left back and overlapped as Arsenal pushed for the win. 6

Zubimendi (on 89, Guimaraes): N/A

Subs not used:

Arrizabalaga, White, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly.