Arsenal’s Brazilian defender Gabriel scored his 19th goal in the Premier League.
It happened in the winning match of the 19th round, in which the Gunners beat Aston Villa at home with a score of 4:1.
It was Gabriel who opened the score in this meeting.
During the period when the Brazilian plays for Arsenal, no other defender in the league has scored as many goals in the Premier League.
Top Premier League goal scorers among defenders since 2020 (since Gabriel’s Arsenal debut):
- 19 – Gabriel (Arsenal)
- 13 – Michael Keane (Everton)
- 12 – Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
- 12 – Fabian Scheer (Newcastle United)
- 12 – Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
It is worth noting that in the history of Arsenal there is only one defender with more goals scored in the Premier League: Laurent Koscielny – 22.
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Source: sport.ua