Relying on Bukayo Saka's assist brace and goals, as well as goals from Kai Havertz and Martinelli, Arsenal completed a 3-1 comeback against Southampton at home in this round of the Premier League, ending the embarrassment of a three-game winless run against Southampton, and the Gunners were able to continue their unbeaten run this season.
However, due to the fact that Liverpool and Manchester City have won in this round of the Premier League, Arsenal is still in third place in the standings with a disadvantage of 1 point and goal difference.
Although they failed to complete the comeback in this round of the league and continue to sit in third place in the Premier League table, judging from the recent performance of the Gunners, it may only be a matter of time before they catch up with the top two of Manchester City and Liverpool. After all, the Gunners are now full of strong reinforcements, especially players such as Saka and Havertz, who have played quite brightly.
In this game, Arsenal were able to complete a comeback at home, and the biggest contributors were captain Bukayo Saka and striker Kai Havertz. Bukayo Saka scored the best of the game with one shot and two passes, and Kai Havertz scored the crucial equaliser, and both players contributed to it.
Including the two assists in this game, Saka has provided as many as seven assists in the first seven rounds of the Premier League this season, and his average of one assist per game is quite eye-catching, leading the Premier League assists list. As Arsenal's attacking blade, Saka is now clearly more reliable in assists than goals. Saka, meanwhile, now has 42 assists in the Premier League, surpassing Arsenal's all-time legend Andreas Pire.
In addition to Saka, the team's assist leader, Arsenal has Havertz as a god in attack, which is also the guarantee of the team's good results. Including the goals scored in this game, the German has already equalled Van Persie's statistic of seven consecutive home goals in 2011/12 and is joint with the Gunners for the most consecutive home goals. Meanwhile, Kai Havertz became the first Arsenal player to score five consecutive Premier League home goals since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in September 2019. The 25-year-old has made nine appearances for Arsenal so far this season, starting eight starts, scoring five goals and providing one assist.
With a player who has scored in seven consecutive home games, plus a captain with an impressive number of assists, Arsenal are now on good momentum!!