Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring against Sporting CP. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Bukayo Saka continued his incredible start to the season with two more assists in the first half of Arsenal’s London derby with West Ham.
The Gunners went 4-0 up after 36 minutes at the London Stadium, with Gabriel, Leandro Trossard, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz doing the damage.
Gary Neville in awe of what the Arsenal player has just done against West Ham!
But despite not getting on the scoresheet, it was Saka who ran the show, providing assists for Gabriel and Trossard, while also winning Odegaard’s penalty to make it three.
West Ham He fought back with two quick goals to make things interesting, but Saka completed an impressive first-half display by scoring a penalty of his own to make it 5-2.
“It wasn’t a big penalty, he comes and has to save it.” Sky Sports Pundit Gary Neville said of Saka’s penalty.
However, the winger won’t mind one bit after an impressive individual display in the first half.
Bukayo Saka chases De Bruyne and Henry
It now seems inevitable that Saka will break the Premier League’s single-season attendance record.
Saka’s last two take him to 10 for the season, which is at least four more than any other player and a total achieved in just 11 1/2 games.
After this game, arsenal There are 25 more games to go in the current Premier League campaign.
The current assist record is 20, held by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry in 2019/20 and 2002/03 respectively.
With more than 65% of the season to go, Saka is already halfway to matching the record. As long as he can stay fit, he’s sure to be a fixture that will claim this piece of history.
