Vydra stars in Arsenal draw
He’d scored the goal in the Leicester game and then, as we drew 1-1 against Arsenal, Matěj Vydra turned in arguably his best performance for the Clarets since arriving from Derby in the summer of 2018.
On this occasion it was his strike partner Chris Wood who scored the goal but both of them played a big part in the goal, along with Jόhann Berg Guðmundsson, the pressing from the three of them putting Arsenal, particularly Bernd Leno and Granit Xhaka under pressure and forcing them to make the mistakes that led to the goal.
Vydra’s performance was recognised with him winning both the man of the match and the player ratings. On a day when the top four in the man of the match mirrored the ratings, he was a clear man of the match with 45% of the vote with captain Ben Mee taking second place with 27%. Coming on as a substitute in the second half and getting involved in everything won Erik Pieters third place with 11% with James Tarkowski finishing in fourth place with a 7% share.
In the ratings, Vydra won with a rating of 7.89 out of 10, followed by Mee with 7.63. Pieters scored 6.92 and Tarkowski was fourth with 6.89 out of 10.
It brought Vydra ten points towards the Up the Clarets Player of the Year. Mee won six points with four points for Pieters and two points for Tarkowski. Those two points have moved Tarkowski back within six points of Nick Pope at the top of the table; Mee is third with 75 points, some 25 behind Tarkowski.
We are back up to date now with the Everton vote coming next this Saturday, soon after the final whistle.
MAN OF THE MATCH
45% – Matěj Vydra
27% – Ben Mee
11% – Erik Pieters
7% – James Tarkowski
3% – Chris Wood
2% – Ashley Westwood
1% – Josh Brownhill
1% – Robbie Brady & Nick Pope
1% – Matt Lowton, Dwight McNeil & Charlie Taylor
0% – Jόhann Berg Guðmundsson
PLAYER RATINGS
7.89 – Matěj Vydra
7.63 – Ben Mee
6.92 – Erik Pieters
6.89 – James Tarkowski
6.87 – Chris Wood
6.63 – Charlie Taylor
6.06 – Ashley Westwood
6.03 – Dwight McNeil
6.02 – Matt Lowton
5.81 – Robbie Brady
5.79 – Nick Pope
5.73 – Josh Brownhill
5.53 – Jόhann Berg Guðmundsson
UP THE CLARETS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
106: Nick Pope
100: James Tarkowski
75: Ben Mee
61: Charlie Taylor
53: Josh Brownhill
48: Dwight McNeil
46: Matt Lowton
45: Matěj Vydra
24: Jay Rodriguez & Ashley Westwood
22: Bailey Peacock-Farrell
20: Robbie Brady
19: Kevin Long
16: Jimmy Dunne
15: Phil Bardsley & Jack Cork
14: Erik Pieters & Chris Wood
10: Josh Benson & Will Norris
6: Bobby Thomas
5: Jόhann Berg Guðmundsson
4: Ashley Barnes
3: Dale Stephens
2: Joel Mumbongo
1: Anthony Glennon
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