Arsenal striker now on verge of Emirates Stadium record | OneFootball

Kai Havertz has the chance to set a new record when Arsenal play Shakhtar Donetsk, following his latest goal against Southampton on Saturday.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Kai Havertz of Arsenal passes the ball under pressure from Flynn Downes of Southampton during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Southampton FC at Emirates Stadium on October 05, 2024. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

When Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s opening goal against Southampton on Saturday, the focus was rightly on adding another and securing all three points.

The Gunners had fallen behind just minutes earlier, so they didn’t have time to dwell on what was an excellent finish from Havertz for 1-1.

Yet the goal is certainly worthy of some recognition, both in its own right and due to the circumstances surrounding it.

LONDON, ENGLAND: Kai Havertz of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD2 match between Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Emirates Stadium on October 01, 2024. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Not only did Havertz’s latest goal get Arsenal back into the game, it also allowed him to equal the all-time record for goals in consecutive games at the Emirates Stadium.

Robin van Persie set that record in 2011/12, scoring for seven games in a row at the Emirates. Havertz has now matched that feat:

LONDON, ENGLAND: Kai Havertz of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC at Emirates Stadium on August 31, 2024. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Havertz now has the chance to set a new record in Arsenal’s upcoming games, with Shakhtar Donetsk the next to visit the Emirates Stadium on October 22nd.

If the German international doesn’t feature in that game, he’d instead have the chance to break the record against Liverpool that weekend on October 27th.

The former Chelsea man is in top form at his new club’s home ground, and his goals almost feel inevitable now.