Gyokeres primed for unexpected Arsenal boost amid Premier League title race
Source: Football.London
Published 5 hours ago
Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres could be positively impacted by the injury return of Kai Havertz after his drought in front of goal extended to six matches in all competitions. Gyokeres has scored three times for the Gunners, but his last strike came nearly one month ago.
The Sweden international looked set for an opportunity to find the back of the net from the penalty spot against West Ham this past weekend when Jurrien Timber was hauled to the ground by El Hadji Malick Diouf. However, it was Bukayo Saka took on the responsibilities from 12 yards to score his 100th Premier League goal.
Gyokeres took and scored Arsenal's last spot-kick which came against Leeds United when Saka was off the pitch, but the 24-year-old made it clear he would be taking this one.
"No, when I grabbed the ball I wanted to take it, so that's what my thoughts were in that moment," Saka revealed after the 2-0 victory.
When quizzed on whether he's decided that he'll remain on spot-kicks this season, Saka added: "Erm, we'll keep our conversations in the house for now, I won't say much more!"
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