News about Kai Havertz

The Premier League is back this weekend after the second international break of the season and we're straight into a mouthwatering gameweek of fixtures. Chelsea face a huge test of the Enzo Maresca project on Sunday as they travel to Liverpool in what is the standout game of the weekend, while the under-fire Erik ten Hag will be desperate for a victory against Brentford. Meanwhile, the likes of Ipswich, Southampton, Wolves and Crystal Palace are all still searching for their first win of the campaign, with Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to keep to the pace at the top of the table.

ISAAN KHAN: 16 months on from joining Arsenal in June 2023, the 25-year-old is scoring for fun - he has struck in seven consecutive home matches at the Emirates to equal Robin van Persie's record - and putting in hound-like shifts off the ball which has adorned him to both his team-mates and supporters alike. The thawing of shackles, which at one point looked potentially inescapable, started on September 30 last year.

The Germany forward has pulled out of his country's Nations League fixtures against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Holland due to a knee issue, raising concerns about the 25-year-old's fitness. The Gunners travel to Bournemouth immediately after the international break and it remains to be seen whether the former Chelsea forward is available for the trip to the south coast on October 19, particularly with a Champions League tie versus Shakhtar Donetsk and the visit of current leaders Liverpool on the horizon.

Kai Havertz has been forced to withdraw from international duty in the latest injury blow for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's side have enjoyed an excellent start to campaign and currently sit one point behind Liverpool having yet to taste defeat in all competitions. Havertz has been central to the Gunners success so far this season, and netted an equaliser as they came from behind to defeat Southampton on Saturday.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has delivered an injury update as he continues to work on his recovery from ankle ligament damage. The midfielder limped off in the second half of his country's 2-1 win over Austria in the Nations League during the last international break in worrying signs for Gunners supporters and hasn't played since.  Commenting in this weekend's Arsenal matchday programme ahead of Sunday's win over Southampton, Odegaard said: 'I just wanted to start with the latest on my injury and rehab. In the last week or so I've made really good progress.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES: Though, it helps when a player such as Saka is in your side. He picked up his cape and whirled into action, providing two assists and striking a goal, too, in a superhero-like display, downing the valiant Saints. That is now seven assists in seven Premier League matches - the most by any player in Europe's top five leagues. Incredible. On 58 minutes, Saka dispossessed Flynn Downes to play Kai Havertz through; he struck the ball just inside the box past Aaron Ramsdale, scraping the left post on the way in.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES: Arsenal fought back from behind to beat Southampton and stay within touching distance of the Premier League top spot. Cameron Archer had fired the Saints into the lead on 55 minutes after cutting back onto his right boot and finding the bottom corner with aplomb. But it took just three minutes for the hosts to respond, Kai Havertz tucking beyond Aaron Ramsdale to chalk up his seventh goal in a row at home. Gabriel Martinelli completed the turnaround after touching in at the back post while Bukayo Saka added a third with a superb finish two minutes from time. Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN was present and has rated the players...

Arsenal are predictably huge favourites to secure their fifth win of the season at the Emirates today, while their opponents Southampton are massive outsiders at 14/1. If you're after longer odds and more detailed bets - Sky Bet have four Price Boosts available for this match-up in north London - of which include Kai Havertz to score, Tyler Dibling to commit 2+ fouls, each team to have 2+ shots on target in each half, and Bukayo Saka to score from outside the area. The odds for those bets are 11/10, 3/1, 6/1 and 10/1 respectively.

Liverpool have a shot at taking a four-point advantage over their Premier League title rivals this weekend as they get us going in the 12:30pm Saturday kick-off against Crystal Palace. Gameweek 7 also offers peril if you're connected with Manchester United , particularly if your name is Erik ten Hag . The Red Devils face a trip to Aston Villa and a negative result could spell time on the Dutchman's Old Trafford reign. Erling Haaland didn't score last weekend against Newcastle, believe it or not, but still costs you the prettiest penny out of all with a price of £15.3million.

Around 3,000 Paris Saint-Germain fans made the trip to London this week for Tuesday's Champions League game at Arsenal, including many of the French club's ultras. Hundreds of ultras, mostly dressed in black, were spotted marching through Highbury Fields a few hours before the match. New footage has since gone viral on TikTok showing that some of them also turned up outside a local 3G pitch, completely transforming the atmosphere.

Conor McGregor engaged in some light-hearted sparring with Bukayo Saka after Arsenal's victory over PSG on Tuesday. The Gunners continued their unbeaten start to the campaign in all competitions against the French giants with goals from Kai Havertz and Saka enough to secure victory. While Mikel Arteta was overjoyed with his team's performance, he may not have been quite so happy to see what was happening on the pitch after the full-time whistle.

Flash back just over a year ago to when Arsenal made the trip to the south coast to play Bournemouth a matter of miles from stretches of rolling beaches. Unbeaten since the start of the season, their form made for similarly picturesque reading. There was sunny optimism written across the young and hungry squad and Mikel Arteta, slightly weathered by his four years at the club, appeared reinvigorated. But in one corner of the dressing room, a black cloud lingered over one player. Kai Havertz, bought from Chelsea for £65million and originally drafted in to play in midfield, had endured a difficult start to life on the other side of the capital after failing to score a goal or register an assist in his first nine games in red and white. But on that fateful day at Vitality Stadium, his first green shoots of promise burst to the surface and his maiden goal arrived. Yes, it came from a 'pity penalty' - Martin Odegaard having handed him the ball - but it put into motion an incredible rise. Like the finest Olympic sprinters, he has taken up the baton and hasn't looked back.

First-half goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka handed Mikel Arteta's side their first victory in the new-look competition with the Ligue 1 giants soundly beaten. Nuno Mendes and Joao Neves both struck the woodwork either side of the break but Arsenal's dominant performance in the opening 45 minutes proved enough to condemn PSG to a limp setback and a scathing set of headlines the morning after. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was accused of being at fault for both goals and he has been hit with a 3/10 mark alongside almost half of the starting XI. Havertz ghosted between two PSG defenders to head home but Donnarumma has been criticised for failing to take command of his box and catch the teasing cross.

Kai Havertz has riled up Chelsea fans with his comments after Arsenal's Champions League victory over PSG. Havertz, 25, scored the opening goal in the Gunners' 2-0 win over the French giants on Tuesday, continuing his impressive start to the season. The German has netted five times in nine games in all competitions as he goes from strength-to-strength in his second year at the Emirates after joining from Chelsea for £65million last summer.

Conor McGregor was spotted having a kickabout with Arsenal stars Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka following the Gunners victory in the Champions League on Tuesday. Arsenal enjoyed an impressive 2-0 victory over French champions Paris Saint-Germain with Kai Havertz and Saka on target. The result boosted Arsenal's impressive start in the new look league format of the competition, with Mikel Arteta's side boasting a win and draw from their opening two matches.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes his team are growing into genuine Champions League contenders following an impressive win over Paris Saint-Germain last night. Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka struck in the first-half to secure victory over Luis Enrique's side as the Gunners boosted their chances of qualifying for the knockout rounds of the tournament. 'Really, really happy with the performance. We played an opponent that has a lot of personality, is really difficult to deal with when you don't have the ball. The first half was very dominant and we created a lot of chances and then the second half was a different story. We suffered much more than we should have done. The Champions League brings different demands but I think we handled it really well.'

Frank Lampard offered a scathing assessment of PSG 's first-half display after witnessing the French side flounder against Arsenal in the Champions League . Luis Enrique brought his new-look side to the Emirates full of hope and little expectation having begun their season in fine form. However, the home side abruptly upended their plans with two goals in a dominant first period. Kai Havertz opened the scoring with a brave header before Bukayo Saka doubled the lead with a wide free-kick that evaded everyone and trickled past Gigi Donnarumma.

Clarence Seedorf has claimed there is just 'one thing' preventing Arsenal from finding success under Mikel Arteta. On Tuesday night, the Gunners strolled to victory against PSG in the Champions League as goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka wrapped up a 2-0 win in north London.  It was a convincing display from the Gunners, who remain unbeaten in all competitions as they look to put an end to their search for a Premier League or Champions League title.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES: Arsenal ran out comfortable 2-0 winners over PSG on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka . The win sees Mikel Arteta 's side record their first victory in four Champions League matches, a run that stretches back to their limp exit from the competition last season. But the Gunners showed an improved quality and level of maturity that gives confidence to those who have tipped them to go far. The visit of the French champions also marked the first European night under the lights in north London this season and the home faithful did their best to mark the occasion appropriately.

Frank Lampard has admitted his regret that Kai Havertz 's 'best position wasn't quite clear' over the course of his mixed three-year spell at Chelsea . The English manager signed the then 21-year-old in 2020 from Bayer Leverkusen for £67million and the German scored just nine goals in 48 matches in his first season. He ended the campaign on a high, however, slotting home the winner in the Champions League final against Manchester City to give new boss Thomas Tuchel a taste of silverware in his first few months. Havertz departed the Blues for Arsenal last summer having found the net 32 times across three seasons and has proved a hit at the Emirates, thriving in a new centre-forward position in a free-flowing Gunners side.

Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 UCL gets underway tonight - and for those who will be watching closely - Sky Bet are offering a Price Boost as part of their Player Stat Accas market valued at enhanced odds of 14/1. The boost requires Florian Wirtz, Erling Haaland and Kai Havertz to each have 2+ shots on target. Regarding the bet - Wirtz had two shots on target in his last Champions League game, while Haaland and Havertz each had two shots on target in their most recent outings. Additionally, the trio have combined to score 17 goals at a league level to date this season.

Much was made in the offseason about Arsenal's lack of attacking options up front - with many fans and pundits calling for the Gunners to sign a marquee striker in the summer transfer window. While the north London club will still be on the lookout for an elite striker to bolster their squad in future transfer windows - Kai Havertz has been doing a superb job for them so far this season. At the time of writing - the German has scored four goals for Arsenal across all competitions this season - including one in stoppage time in the Gunners' 4-2 win over Leicester last time out.

Mikel Arteta's side secured a tense victory against Leicester on Saturday after James Justin's double cancelled out goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard. But with nerves jangling around the Emirates, an own goal from Wilfried Ndidi edged Arsenal back in front before Kai Havertz struck late on to wrap up the three points. The result kept the Gunners firmly in the Premier League title hunt and Rice, speaking post-match, said he and his team-mates are aware they must be faultless.

ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: At times, it felt like Arsenal vs Mads Hermansen. As he dived one way then the next, the Danish goalkeeper had become the architect for Leicester to nearly walk away with something. It was James Justin's outrageous first-time volley off Wilfred Ndidi's cross that equalised the score at 2-2. Hermansen, however, pulled off a series of saves beyond the call of order to keep his team on hanging. The 24-year-old must've watched a David Raya compilation tape from this season. The heroics today were nearly in that bracket.