BBC pundit criticises Aaron Ramsdale after goal Arsenal conceded

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Glenn Murray has told BBC Sport that he could not believe the first goal Arsenal conceded against Chelsea on Wednesday, and suggested that Aaron Ramsdale will be disappointed to have been beaten.

The Gunners went into their trip to Stamford Bridge with a massive point to prove after losing their previous three games in the Premier League.

A positive result was required to keep the top-four race in Arsenal’s hands. And they got off to a brilliant start, with Eddie Nketiah putting them in front.

The striker capitalised on a mistake from Andreas Christensen and cooly put the ball past Edouard Mendy. It was an important goal for the youngster with Alexandre Lacazette back available.

Unfortunately for Arsenal, their lead did not last long. Timo Werner equalised for the home side with a deflected effort from outside the box.

The Germany international cut inside from the left. His effort came off Granit Xhaka and left Ramsdale unable to scramble across to keep the ball out.

Some will point the finger at Xhaka for turning his back and not doing more to try and block the shot properly. But Murray felt that Ramsdale should have done better.

“What a scruffy goal. I can’t believe it has gone in,” he told BBC Sport.

“I think Aaron Ramsdale will be disappointed if he sees that back.”

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale unlucky to be beaten for first Chelsea goal

Perhaps Ramsdale could have reacted quicker. However, it can be difficult to read the trajectory of the ball when it spins into the air as it did after the deflection.

He did not time his dive correctly. But the way the ball came off Xhaka did not help him in the slightest.

And you can understand why some of the fans felt more annoyed about how Xhaka dealt with the attempt.