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MARTIN ODEGAARD snatched all three points for Arsenal as they ensured they will go into the International break on top of the table.
The Gunners had to fight hard to topple a feisty Hull side, but Odegaard’s second-half winner was enough to keep breathing space between them and their title rivals.
The Arsenal capatain tidily tucked home from inside the box after Noni Madueke‘s drilled effort was parried by Hull stopper Konstantinos Tzolakis.
Here’s how SunSport Arsenal Reporter Joshua Hall rated each individual Arsenal performance…
A shaky moment when he couldn’t get hold of a loose ball in the box from a first-half corner, but an otherwise assured performance.
Made a few good saved down low to stop a shock from the visitors.
The Dutchman’s defensive strengths help balance Arsenal out at the back when Calafiori is playing and this game was no different.
Although, Timber still looked like he could cause problems in the opposition’s half with some smart runs to stretch the Hull defence.
William Saliba‘s omission from the match-day squad silenced any talk of Konsa displacing the Frenchman for now.
But another strong showing from the defender evidenced why Saliba will have a tall task on his hands to get back into the team when he is back to full fitness.
Assured as always, with some nice passing to help break through Hull’s press at times.
Credit has to go to Gabriel for the way he has adapted to Konsa too, not just the other way around.
A few of his signature marauding runs helped cause havoc in the Hull box in the first half.
Arteta ultimately sacrificed the Italian for Piero Hincapie in the second half to offer more defensive stability when rolling the dice on some other attacking changes.
A good showing from the Brazilian, who is settling into this Arsenal team now.
His desire to be a difference-maker and match-winner is admirable, but can sometimes lead to him making rash decisions and taking unnecessary pop-shots.
Another commanding performance from Arsenal’s midfield general.
His powerful runs from deep helped Arsenal to progress the ball forward at times, while his defensive contribution is always invaluable.
However, his passing was wayward at times and Arsenal could have done with Myles Lewis-Skelly alongside him.
A lot of pressure is lumped on the Arsenal captain to find the answer against teams that try and starve the Gunners of chances.
He made some clever passes in-behind that could have amassed to more if it wasn’t for some sloppy forward play.
Ultimately, he had to take matters into his own hands and took the winner like a veteran striker.
The winger has a point to prove after being left out of Thomas Tuchel‘s England squad and he played like it too.
Madueke was always looking to find a route into the box, whether it was by carrying it in himself or delivering a ball into the danger zone.
Bukayo Saka‘s injury was always going to be a huge loss for the Gunners, but Madueke has stepped up in a big way to full the gap.
Kept popping up in dangerous areas, but was snatching at his efforts and never managed to make the most of the chances he did get.
He still offered more threat on the left wing than Eberechi Eze has in recent weeks, but looks like he needs more time to return to his early-season form.
Kept making the right runs in-behind the Hull back line, but seemed to freeze when he got in front of goal.
His tendency to drift offside has become a point of frustration for a lot of Arsenal fans and was evident when VAR ruled out a first-half penalty shout for his early run.
Havertz has now been offside SEVEN more times than any other Premier League player this season.
Not given enough time to fully settle into the side, but made some good runs when Arsenal broke from the back.
Helped gain more control in midfield and offered threat in the box.
A positive cameo in which he was looking to create whenever he had the ball.
Shored things up at the back to see out the three points.
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