Arsenal top scorers against Big Six: Only one player ahead of sensational Saka

Matt Stead
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez celebrates with Olivier Giroud

Only one player has scored more Premier League goals for Arsenal against the rest of the Big Six since the start of the 2010/11 season than Bukayo Saka.

From apparent ultimate big-game player Theo Walcott to one-time heroes such as Nicklas Bendtner and Andre Santos, here is every player to have scored for Arsenal in Premier League matches against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham since the start of the 2010/11 season – the first in which they comprised the top six.

We have even broken it down into goals against each opponent before confirming the overall totals. These numbers are accurate as of the last Arsenal game versus a Big Six side (2-2 v Liverpool on October 27, 2024).

 

v Chelsea
Theo Walcott (4)

Robin van Persie (3)

Hector Bellerin, Kai Havertz, Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Leandro Trossard, Benjamin White (2)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cesc Fabregas, Gervinho, Olivier Giroud, Alex Iwobi, Gabriel Jesus, Laurent Koscielny, Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut Ozil, Declan Rice, Alexis Sanchez, Andre Santos, Alex Song, Jack Wilshere, Granit Xhaka (1)

 

v Liverpool
Olivier Giroud (5)

Alexandre Lacazette, Bukayo Saka (4)

Gabriel Martinelli, Robin van Persie (3)

Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott (2)

Mikel Arteta, Hector Bellerin, Calum Chambers, Mathieu Debuchy, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mikel Merino, Reiss Nelson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski, Lucas Torreira, Leandro Trossard, Danny Welbeck, Granit Xhaka (1)

 

v Manchester City
Theo Walcott (5)

Olivier Giroud (3)

Laurent Koscielny, Bukayo Saka, Alexis Sanchez (2)

Mikel Arteta, Nicklas Bendtner, Riccardo Calafiori, Santi Cazorla, Mathieu Flamini, Rob Holding, Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi, Samir Nasri, Alex Song, Jack Wilshere (1)

 

v Manchester United
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Bukayo Saka, Granit Xhaka (3)

Olivier Giroud, Eddie Nketiah, Martin Odegaard, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck (2)

Santi Cazorla, Gabriel Jesus, Alexandre Lacazette, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Shkodran Mustafi, Nicolas Pepe, Aaron Ramsey, Declan Rice, Emile Smith Rowe, Sokratis, Nuno Tavares, Leandro Trossard (1)

 

v Tottenham
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Theo Walcott (4)

Aaron Ramsey, Bukayo Saka (3)

Olivier Giroud, Per Mertesacker, Samir Nasri, Martin Odegaard, Tomas Rosicky, Alexis Sanchez, Robin van Persie (2)

Santi Cazorla, Marouane Chamakh, Kieran Gibbs, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, Shkodran Mustafi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mesut Ozil, Thomas Partey, Lukas Podolski, Bacary Sagna, Emile Smith Rowe, Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka (1)

 

Total (current players in italics)
Theo Walcott (17)

Olivier Giroud, Bukayo Saka (13)

Alexandre Lacazette (11)

Robin van Persie (10)

Alexis Sanchez (9)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (8)

Martin Odegaard, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka (6)

Santi Cazorla, Gabriel Martinelli (5)

Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Magalhaes, Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, Leandro Trossard (4)

Hector Bellerin, Kai Havertz, Laurent KoscielnyPer Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi, Samir NasriDanny Welbeck (3)

Mikel ArtetaHenrikh Mkhitaryan, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski, Declan Rice, Tomas Rosicky, Alex Song, Lucas Torreira, Benjamin White, Jack Wilshere (2)

Nicklas Bendtner, Riccardo Calafiori, Marouane Chamakh, Calum Chambers, Mathieu Debuchy, Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini, Gervinho, Kieran Gibbs, Rob Holding, Alex Iwobi, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mikel MerinoReiss Nelson, Thomas Partey, Nicolas PepeBacary Sagna, Andre Santos, Sokratis, Nuno Tavares (1)