Freddie Ljungberg’s Arsenal U21 side travelled to the Gloucestershire village of Nailsworth to take on Forest Green Rovers in the Checkatrade Trophy on a bitterly cold evening. Read on for Layth Yousif’s PLAYER RATINGS
Forest Green Rovers
James Montgomery: 7
Farrend Rawson: 7
George WIlliams: 6
Gavin Gunning: 6.5
Isaac Pearce: 5
Theo Archibald: 6.5
Nathan McGinley: 6.5
Paul Digby: 7
Matt Worthington: 6.5
Ben Morris: 6
Reuben Reid: 6.5
Substitutes:
Tahvon Campbell: 6.5 – On for Reid
Dayle Grub: 7.5 – On for Pearce
Arsenal U21:
Deyan Iliev: 7
Danny Ballard: 7
Tolaji Bola: 7
Cohen Bramall: 6.5
Julio Pleguezuelo: 7.5
Joe Willock: 8.5
Gedion Zelalem: 7
Trae Coyle: 7
Tyreece John-Jules: 7.5
James Olayinka: 7
Bukayo Saka: 7.5
Substitutes:
Charlie Gilmour: 7 - On for Zelalem
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