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Ratings: Walcott & Wilshere On Fire As Arsenal Thrash West Brom 4-1

By on May 24, 2015

Arsenal ended the Premier League season in style after thrashing West Brom 4-1 at the Emirates this afternoon.

The first half was as good as we’ve been all season with Theo Walcott helping himself to a hat-trick while Jack Wilshere capped off an excellent display with a stunning goal.

We took our foot off the gas in the second half and allowed West Brom a consolation but a 4-1 win was the perfect way to warm up for the FA Cup final.

Here are my ratings:

Ospina  5/10 | Nothing to do for 56 minutes then flapped at a cross to gift them a goal. Almost made another howler when he completely misjudged a long shot but luckily did enough to flick it on to the bar. Shouldn’t be our No.1 next year in my opinion.

Bellerin  7/10 – Always keen to get forward and join in the attacks. Not a lot to do defensively.

Gabriel   7/10 – In for the rested Koscielny and didn’t look out of place. Fairly comfortable afternoons work.

Mertesacker   7/10 – Dealt with West Brom’s limited threat with ease. Wasn’t under any pressure for most of the game.

Gibbs  7/10 – Wasn’t as involved as Bellerin going forward but put in a solid shift. Looked like he may have picked up a shoulder injury. Let’ shop not.

Coquelin    7/10 – One of his easier games in the holding role as the visitors offered very little threat. Still did his job well though and used the ball efficiently.

Cazorla   7.5/10 – Back on form after a poor few games. Always involved and provided a couple of assists. Went close to getting on the score-sheet himself too.

Wilshere   8/10 – Excellent performance. Sensational strike to make it 3-0 and he ran the show in the first half. Put himself in contention for a start next week.

Ozil   7.5/10 – Grabbed an assist for Wilshere’s goal and threw in a couple of lovely dummies. Wasn’t as creative in the final third as we’d have liked but he was overshadowed by Wilshere/Walcott.

Alexis   7.5/10 – Worked tirelessly as always and was a threat when he was on the ball.

Walcott   9/10 – Outstanding. Stunning opener from a tight angle, clever finish for the second and on hand to tap home his third. Staked his claim for a starting spot at Wembley. I’d certainly play him after this display.

Subs:

Ramsey  7.5/10 – Almost scored two when he hit the post twice late on.

Giroud  5/10 – Barely remember him touching the ball in his 20 minutes on the field.

Oxlade-Chamberlain  6/10 – On for the last 15 and looked a little rusty. Great to see him back though.

Watch the goals here if you haven’t seen them yet

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