Partey earns high rating after performance in Arsenal’s stalemate against Sparta Prague

Ghana midfielder, Thomas Partey earned high marks on Thursday night following his top performance for Arsenal in their 1-1 draw against Sparta Prague in the Uefa Europa League.

The Londoners today hosted the side from Czech at the Emirates Stadium for the first of a scheduled two-legged encounter in the quarter-final stage of the European inter-club competition.

Handed a role to start in midfield, Thomas Partey established himself as a rock for Arsenal and followed it up with a fine display in the second half to keep Sparta Prague at bay.

Lasting 77 minutes of the action before his place was taken by Mohamed Elneny, the Black Stars midfielder earned a rating of 7.1 per his detailed statistics recorded by SofaScore.

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On the matchday, Nicolas Pepe scored in the 86^th minute with an assist from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to shoot Arsenal into the lead.

Unfortunately, the English Premier League outfit could not hold on to the finish line as a late equalizer from Tomas Holes helped Sparta Prague to pick a crucial away draw at the end of the game.

Thomas Partey and his teammates will now have to prepare for the reverse fixture a week from today.