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The impressive stat Ethan Nwaneri managed in the first-half v Brentford that no other Arsenal player could
Arsenal starlet Ethan Nwaneri could be in line for a big part for the Gunners in the coming weeks as Bukayo Saka remains out injured and Mikel Arteta looks for options up top.
Nwaneri is very much the new kid on the block at The Emirates but he was handed his first Premier League start against Brentford.
Nwaneri impressed against the Bees as well, with Mikel Arteta even saying Nwaneri would be playing even if Arsenal go and sign a player to replace Saka.
For Nwaneri, that trust from Mikel Arteta is going to be huge for his development and chances of playing.
However, it’s not just that trust from Arteta that’s helping. It’s his actual performance levels.
And against Brentford, the teenager actually managed to do something not a single other Arsenal player did in the opening 45 minutes.
Ethan Nwaneri registers perfect passing stat as Arsenal beat Brentford
Nwaneri was very easy on the eye in the opening 45 against the Bees and anyone watching the game could tell he was impressing.
But when you delve into the stats a bit more, it was even more impressive from the 17-year-old.
As reported by the , Nwaneri actually registered a perfect passing percentage in the opening half.
They reported how Nwaneri was the only Arsenal player on the pitch to complete 100% of his passes before half-time. Nwaneri completed 17 from 17, something no other Gunner could match.
| Ethan Nwaneri stats during Arsenal v Brentford |
| 91.7% passing accuracy (90mins) |
| 7 crosses |
| 2 big chances created |
| 40 touches |
Further still, Nwaneri also created two big chances, a figure only better by Gabriel Martinelli’s three.
It goes without saying, then, that Nwaneri is very much taking his chance.
Could Ethan Nwaneri replace Bukayo Saka at Arsenal?
Based on the performance he gave at Brentford, the answer to that question is a resounding yes.
Nwaneri might still be a young pup in football and has plenty to learn but he is playing with a maturity and level that suggests he’s been around for years.
With that in mind, Nwaneri could very much be the Saka replacement nobody first thought of and in being that, could save the Gunners a huge sum of money in the January window.