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Arsenal player ratings vs Ipswich: Max Dowman dazzles but £55m man gets 2/10

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Verri, M. (2026, September 15). Arsenal player ratings vs Ipswich: Max Dowman dazzles but £55m man gets 2/10. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-player-ratings-vs-ipswich-dowman-gyokeres-b1297118.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Matt Verri

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In Arsenal's match against Ipswich, Max Dowman received the highest rating of 9 for his two goals and fearless performance despite being up against a weaker team. However, Eberechi Eze, who has been linked with a £55 million valuation, was rated poorly at 5 due to lackluster play and poor decision-making. The match saw Arsenal win comfortably but not without some defensive lapses that led to consolation goals for Ipswich.
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On September 15, 2026, Liverpool defeated Tottenham 3-1 in the Carabao Cup at Anfield. Dominik Szoboszlai scored a crucial goal late in the match to secure Liverpool's victory. Meanwhile, Arsenal cruised past Ipswich with a 4-2 win, featuring an impressive performance by 16-year-old Max Dowman who scored his first senior goal. Both matches highlighted the strength of Arsenal and Liverpool compared to Tottenham, as Arsenal won despite fielding mostly second-choice players.

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🔮 For large periods, there were passages of play that would have slotted in fairly well to those heavy defeats in previous years.
🔮 But to do so they will need to end their hoodoo at this famous old ground, where they have remarkably not won in the league since 2012.
🔮 The Gunners travel to Anfield this afternoon for what looks set to be one of their toughest tests of the season so far.
🔮 But to do so they will need to end their hoodoo at this famous old ground, where they have remarkably not won in the league since 2012.
🔮 The Gunners travel to Anfield this afternoon for what looks set to be one of their toughest tests of the season so far.
🔮 Talks over a new contract began earlier this year and there has always been confidence on both sides that an agreement will be reached.
🔮 Talks over a new contract began earlier this year and there has always been confidence on both sides that an agreement will be reached.
🔮 Bukayo Saka is out with a quad injury and Max Dowman will begin a three-match suspension, after the appeal to have his red card against Fleetwood overturned was unsuccessful.
🔮 The Gunners travel to Anfield on Sunday for what looks set to be one of their toughest tests of the season so far.
🔮 Pressed on what exactly his pre-match message had been to the teenager, Arteta said: "It was related to what could happen. "
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Topics

Arsenal Ipswich Premier League Standard Sport

Subjects

Arsenal ORG · 6× Ipswich ORG · 3× Guimaraes PERSON · 2× Madueke PERSON · 2× Merino PERSON · 2× Zubimendi PERSON · 2× Anis Mehmeti PERSON · 1× Chuba Akpom PERSON · 1× Kepa Arrizabalaga 6 PERSON · 1× Standard Sport ORG · 1×

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Martin Odegaard (Madueke 76’) 6 Surprise to see Arteta bring his captain on at 4-1 rather than give him the night off, but coasted through the closing stages. Ife Ibrahim (Zubimendi 85’) N/A
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🔮 Utterly fearless and Ipswich could not live with him.
2026-09-15 · Evening Standard
Arsenal player ratings vs Ipswich: Max Dowman dazzles but £55m man gets 2/10 · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

Consolation strikes from Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom, against his former club, did little to dampen the Arsenal mood. asserted
strikes → do → mood
Here is how Standard Sport rated the Arsenal players... asserted
rated → rat → players
Kepa Arrizabalaga 6 Not really troubled until Mehmeti beat him when Arsenal were 4-0 up, with the Spaniard unable to stick out a leg in time. asserted
Spaniard → trouble → time
Some real positives, with a great block on the line to deny Flemming and a driving run into midfield, but also caught out at times when he was almost too relaxed. asserted
he → deny → times
Slid in well to stop Philogene getting a shot away and covered nicely with Arsenal more open than usual in midfield. asserted
Arsenal → slide → midfield
Myles Lewis-Skelly 7 Returned to left-back but had the freedom to drift into the midfield positions he prefers. asserted
he → return → positions
Kept Arsenal ticking over and nobody had more touches than him. asserted
nobody → keep → him
Bruno Guimaraes 8 Bullied the Ipswich players, with his pressing leading to Madueke’s goal. asserted
pressing → bully → goal
Brilliant pass under pressure set up Madueke’s goal and got one of his own with a classy finish. asserted
pass → set → finish
Noni Madueke 8 Big improvement to see that emphatic finish when the ball dropped to him in the box. asserted
ball → see → box
Looked really sharp and direct and decision-making was better. asserted
making → look → ?
Nearly had an assist when a lovely turn and cross just evaded Gyokeres. asserted
turn → have → Gyokeres
Utterly fearless and Ipswich could not live with him. uncertain
Ipswich → live → him
Eberechi Eze 5 Wasted his opportunity to impress. asserted
Eze → waste → opportunity
Did not offer the same intensity as those around him and felt like he was lacking half a yard of sharpness. asserted
he → offer → sharpness
Isolated on that wing with Lewis-Skelly largely playing centrally. asserted
Skelly → isolate → wing
One tame shot was all he managed and it can’t keep being put down to a lack of service. asserted
it → manage → service
Touch was terrible when he did get the ball. asserted
he → get → ball
Substitutes: Ezri Konsa (Gabriel 46’) 5 Did not get a foot in quickly enough for either of Ipswich’s goals. asserted
Konsa → get → goals
Theo Julienne (Guimaraes 64’) 6 Allowed Zubimendi to slot into midfield and did a solid job out wide. asserted
Zubimendi → allow → job
Good to see the 18-year-old get minutes. asserted
old → see → minutes
Martin Odegaard (Madueke 76’) 6 Surprise to see Arteta bring his captain on at 4-1 rather than give him the night off, but coasted through the closing stages. Ife Ibrahim (Zubimendi 85’) N/A asserted
Arteta → see → stages
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