Historic Night for Saka: Arsenal Star Hits 200 Games, 100 Goal Involvements, and Breaks PL Record | OneFootball

Arsenal star hits 100 Premier League goal involvements in his 200th appearance

Historic Night for Saka: Arsenal Star Hits 200 Games, 100 Goal Involvements, and Breaks PL Record

Bukayo Saka continues to rewrite Arsenal’s modern history.

The 24 year old winger marked his 200th Premier League appearance with goal and major career milestone in Arsenal’s 2 - 0 win over West Ham on Saturday. Night that also saw him join club legend Thierry Henry in rare record.

Historic night for Arsenal’s No7

Saka who captained the side after Martin Ødegaard’s early injury, converted first half penalty to become only the second Arsenal player after Henry to score in his 200th appearance.

The England international also reached 100 Premier League goal involvements (55 goal, 45 assist) becoming the 7th youngest player to hit that mark at just 24 year and 29 day.

After the match, Saka revealed that Henry had personally messaged him:

Arteta praises his “super consistent” star

Manager Mikel Arteta hailed Saka’s consistency and impact:

However it wasn’t all positive for Arteta, who was forced to withdraw Ødegaard with knee issue .. his third consecutive early substitution in league starts.

Saka vs Ronaldo: the numbers compared

Saka’s milestone has drawn comparisons with his idol Cristiano Ronaldo who achieved 100 goal involvements in just 169 game at 23 year and 8 month.

Here’s how the pair stack up: