Arsenal Player Ratings Vs Queens Park Rangers: Alexis and Olivier Giroud Keep Arsenal On Course For Top Three Finish

Arsenal claimed a 2-1 victory against QPR to maintain their top three position in the table after goals from Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez.

With our main rivals all winning their respective fixture, a win was of paramount importance.

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Here is how the Arsenal players rated against QPR.

GK) David Ospina – 6

Dodgy kicking and could’ve done better with Austin’s goal.

RB) Hector Bellerin – 7

Has been a revelation at full-back and defends with added aggression.

CB) Gabriel – 6

Was bullied during his time on the pitch and his night was made worse with following a hamstring injury.

CB) Per Mertesacker – 7

Back to his commanding self as he marshaled the back four and was dominant in the air.

LB) Kieran Gibbs – 6

One most of his duels with Matt Phillips but was at fault for the goal.

CDM) Francis Coquelin – 7

Showed exactly why he played today despite suffering a broken nose, mixing his game up and giving us balence.

CM) Santi Cazorla – 7

Didn’t look himself early on but grew into the game to dictate the pace of our play.

CAM) Mesut Ozil – 7

Couldn’t get into the game in the first half as we didn’t control the game but could’ve scored a wonderful goal after the break.

AMR) Tomas Rosicky – 7

Continues to defy his age and was the sole reason behind a more fluis second half performance.

AML) Alexis Sanchez – 8

Ended his goal drought in emphatic fashion and a wonderful solo goal.

CF) Olivier Giroud – 8

Held the ball up marvelously and his sheer determination opened the scoring.

Arsenal Player Ratings Vs QPR: Alexis and Olivier Giroud Keep Arsenal On Course For Top Three Finish