Theo Walcott, a former forward for Arsenal, named Reece James of Chelsea the player of the match during Sunday’s 1-1 Premier League stalemate between the two teams. Walcott also mhailedJames as a leader, stating that thEngland international was great against the Gunners. Recall that James the midfield following Moises Caicedo’s red cardrevor Chalobah’s goal and a strikefrom MikelMerino meant bothteams grabbed ampoint each at Stamford Bridge. “There have been questions in the past, is he a leader, is he a captain. Regarding James, Walcott told Sky Sports, “He is obviously on today’s performance.” “He was the player of the match, playing against Declan Rice with Caicedo at his side.” Arsenal will be upset that they didn’t put him through enough testing. From beginning to end today, he was exceptional.

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