Chelsea player ratings: Cole Palmer impresses but Robert Sanchez won’t want to watch any replays against Arsenal

COLE PALMER impressed for Chelsea as they drew 2-2 with Arsenal on Saturday.

The Blues had looked set to claim all three points at Stamford Bridge before being pegged back by their London rivals.

GettyMykhailo Mudryk had one of his better games in a Chelsea shirt[/caption]

Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez will not want to watch any replays after the Gunners came back from two goals down.

However, summer signing Palmer starred for Chelsea, opening the scoring from the penalty spot.

Here is how SunSport’s Rob Maul rated the Chelsea team.

Robert Sanchez – 5

Driving rain made this a difficult evening for the goalkeepers in particular.

And the Spaniard will hide his head in his hands when he watches replays of this match because his sloppy pass lead to Declan Rice’s 77th-minute goal.

Malo Gusto – 5

All the solid work that the French right-back had done throughout this contest was all undone by his defensive error for the Arsenal equaliser.

Gusto was completely unaware of Leandro Trossard lurking behind him and his lack of awareness essentially cost Chelsea the victory.

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Robert Sanchez will not want to watch any replays from the match against ArsenalRex

Thiago Silva – 7

There is no mistaking this guy’s class even at 39.

The Brazilian centre-half’s 23rd-minute full-bloodied tackle on Gabriel Martinelli typified the physical approach that Chelsea brought to this match, particularly in the first half, and the home favourite did brilliantly to block a goal-bound close-range header by William Saliba on 65 minutes.

Levi Colwill – 6

His evening’s work was spoilt by the fact Arsenal scored twice in the final 20 minutes of the match to grab a point at Stamford Bridge but until then he had gone about his business with little fuss, managing to keep Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Martinelli quiet.

Marc Cucurella – 6

Cucurella left an early mark on Saka – as if to say, ‘look, I am the boss here’ – and was later cautioned on 70 minutes for a robust challenge on the England star.

But in the decisive moment, he fell short, being unable to stop Saka’s back-post cross that led to the equaliser by Trossard.

Moises Caicedo – 6

Had a compelling battle with Declan Rice in the midfield of this London derby and perhaps he could argue it was a 50-50 call between him and the Englishman as they cancelled each other out.

Enzo Fernandez – 6

As a World Cup winner and £100million-plus player, a lot is expected of the Argentine every time he dons a Chelsea shirt and though he put in a shift, you come away with the impression that he should have done so much more.

Raheem Sterling – 5

The England star had a few forays down the right channel in the first half but really showed little end product and was subbed off for the closing stages for Noni Madueke.

Conor Gallagher – 6

With his blond locks tied up in a bunch, the Chelsea captain was involved in plenty of attacks by the home side in the first half, and offered lots of creativity while operating in the hole behind the lone striker Cole Palmer.

Cole Palmer impressed as he scored for Chelsea on Saturday night

EPAMudryk’s mishit cross flew over Raya’s head for Chelsea’s second[/caption]

Mykhailo Mudryk – 7

Keep an eye on your balls, Mudryk. Ukrainian scored three minutes into the second half thanks to a fluke – his intended cross flew over the head of Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya – but he had been warned pre-match by fellow countryman Oleksandr Zinchenko that if was on the scoresheet at Stamford Bridge, his private parts would “be ripped off”…

Cole Palmer – 7

Another impressive display from the 21-year-old, who had the confidence to snatch the ball off Sterling for the penalty on 15 minutes and then had the composure to fire his attempt home from 12 yards for his second goal in a Chelsea shirt in successive games.

Subs

Nicolas Jackson (for Mudryk 66) – 5

Had a superb chance to score not long after coming on but Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya cleanly took the ball off his feet. He had another attempt in stoppage time but couldn’t finish it off.

Reece James (for Palmer 84) – 5

Though he could not influence the match, Reece James came on as a late sub for just his third appearance of an injury-hit campaign.

Noni Madueke (for Sterling 84) – 5

Slotted into the attack in place of Sterling but did not have much impact as the game closed out to a draw