ARSENAL have beaten Luton Town 4-3 in a Premier League thriller at Kenilworth Road.
Gabriel Martinelli scored the opener after getting on the end of a superb cross from Ben White.
Gabriel Osho equalised on 25 minutes before Gabriel Jesus gave the Gunners a 2-1 lead at halftime.
In the 49th minute, Elijah Adebayo beat David Raya to the ball from a corner to head the Hatters back level.
Ross Barkley’s strike went through the hands of the Arsenal keeper to put Luton 3-2 up before Kai Havertz levelled things up on the hour mark.
In the final second of the game, Declan Rice broke Luton’s hearts to give the Gunners all three points and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points.
Ratings:
David Raya (GK) – 2/10 – Deary, deary me. This was just awful from Raya, who was directly responsible for Luton’s second and third goals.
Ben White (RB) – 7/10 – Looked a threat every time he joined the attack. White’s superb run and deft cross teed up Jesus for Arsenal’s second.
William Saliba (CB) – 6/10 – Overzealous at times when competing in the air as Adebayo sought to make life difficult for the Frenchman.
Gabriel (CB) – 6/10 – Perhaps should’ve won a penalty in the second half. Was a threat in the Luton box and generally proved efficient with the ball. Didn’t duel much.
Jakub Kiwior (LB) – 5/10 – The first-half performance was quite clumsy and I never thought he looked settled.
Declan Rice (DM) – 8.5/10 – Distribution into the front men was excellent. Wasn’t dominant on Tuesday night, but this was a display in which there weren’t too many faults (again). THEN HE SCORED THE BLOODY WINNER.
Martin Odegaard (CM) – 7/10 – The captain dropped deeper to conduct things, but his influence wasn’t felt until late on (was excellent at the end). Thought he struggled somewhat physically.
Kai Havertz (CM) – 8/10 – His presence was a nuisance in the air, and he reaped the rewards for crashing the box once more by converting Arsenal’s third.
Forwards

Gabriel Jesus (ST) – 8.5/10 – Brilliant considering just how physical the Luton back three were. Jesus seemingly made every touch count, and he had to role to play in all of the goals. Glad he got on the scoresheet.
Gabriel Martinelli (LW) – 6.5/10 – Quite a frustrating performance despite squirting home the opener. Had a couple of efforts saved in the first half.
Substitutes
- Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6/10
- Leandro Trossard – 4/10