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Arsenal player ratings vs Lille: Jurrien Timber stars but two fringe stars score 3/10

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Verri, M. (2026, October 13). Arsenal player ratings vs Lille: Jurrien Timber stars but two fringe stars score 3/10. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-player-ratings-vs-lille-timber-merino-gyokeres-b1300702.html

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Matt Verri rated the players from Arsenal's match against Lille, where they won convincingly. Jurrien Timber stood out with an excellent performance, scoring and creating chances while being solid defensively, earning a rating of 8. In contrast, Mikel Merino was notably poor, receiving one of the lowest ratings at 3 due to his lethargic play and missed opportunities.

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Arsenal Injury Update: Hincapie Expected Back Soon

Mikel Arteta provided a positive update on Arsenal's injury situation, particularly regarding Piero Hincapie and Óscar Zubimendi. Both players suffered ankle injuries during a training session following the victory against Leeds last weekend.

Hincapie was initially expected to be out for weeks due to the severity of his ankle injury, ruling him out of upcoming matches against Nottingham Forest and Bayern Munich. However, Arteta revealed that Hincapie is recovering well and may return sooner than anticipated, aiming to be available within the next two weeks.

Zubimendi also sustained an ankle injury during the same training session but appears to have a better prognosis. Mikel Merino revealed that Zubimendi's injury was caused by a "freak accident" in a small-sided game on the Emirates Stadium pitch. Arteta stated that Zubimendi looks much better and will be assessed after another session before determining his availability for the match against Nottingham Forest.

Additionally, there is positive news regarding William Saliba, who has resumed individual training as he recovers from a serious back injury sustained during the World Cup last year. Saliba remains unavailable this season but is making progress towards returning to full fitness.

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Eberechi Eze made it two and Bukayo Saka then swiftly put the match to bed, rolling the ball into the far corner for his fourth goal of the season. asserted

Saka → make → season

Matt Verri was at the Emirates to rate the Arsenal players... asserted

Verri → rate → players

Nearly put himself in trouble in the first half when dropping the ball straight to a Lille player, but Rice came to his rescue. asserted

Rice → put → rescue

Gabriel 7 Had to be alert in the early stages as Lille carried a threat and made one brilliant block just inside the area. asserted

Lille → have → area

Myles Lewis-Skelly 7 Exposed early on as he left huge space for Lille to counter into. asserted

Lille → expose → space

Picked out Eze for a good opportunity and nobody on the pitch created more chances. asserted

nobody → pick → chances

Range of passing was superb and he ran the midfield. asserted

he → run → midfield

Incisive passing opened up Lille, though he fluffed his lines from seven yards out when unmarked. asserted

he → open → lines

Not enough zip on the ball and then got himself booked for a lunging slide after losing it. asserted

himself → get → it

Usual composure in front of goal was lacking, too, with two poor misses. asserted

composure → lack → misses

Kept getting chances to run at Perraud but his final ball was, on the whole, terrible. asserted

ball → get → whole

That was until he picked out a better pass inside for Timber to open the scoring. asserted

Timber → pick → scoring

But he stepped up significantly after Arsenal made chances and cooly converted to make it 2-0. asserted

it → step → chances

Kai Havertz (Gyokeres 65’) 7 Played his part in Arsenal’s quality stepping up significantly. asserted

quality → play → part

Bukayo Saka (Madueke 65’) 8 Fired Arsenal into life immediately after coming on. asserted

Saka → fire → life

Martin Odegaard (Merino 65’) 7 Added the kind of guile that had been missing with Merino in midfield. asserted

that → add → midfield

Dictated the play as Arsenal took complete control Ben White (Timber 78’) 6 Comfortable final 15 minutes, with no defensive scares. asserted

Arsenal → dictate → scares

Arsenal player ratings vs Lille: Jurrien Timber stars but two fringe stars score 3/10

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