Arsenal star sets new goal record after clear transfer message sent

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Another lively night for Mikel Arteta’s players in international action

Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres set a new Nations League record as his incredible goalscoring run for Sweden continued.

The Gunners forward netted a first-half brace for Graham Potter’s side in Stockholm on Saturday night as they held off a fightback from Bosnia and Herzegovina to win 3-2 in Group B4 and seal promotion back to League A with a game to spare.

Both of Gyokeres’ goals came via penalties, the first he earned himself following a foul by Stjepan Radeljic to put Sweden 2-0 up after only 11 minutes after Daniel Svensson’s early effort.

He slammed in from 12 yards again during first-half stoppage time after Svensson was fouled by ex-Arsenal full-back Sead Kolasinac, who scored himself in the second half after Armin Gigovic’s header to set up a lively finish at Strawberry Arena.

Gyokeres became the first player ever to score in eight consecutive Nations League matches, having notched 12 times during that span - including a memorable four-goal haul against Azerbaijan in November 2024, while he was still at former club Sporting.

He also scored in the away draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina last month, as well as hitting the back of the net home and away against both Romania and Poland, plus in meetings with Slovakia and Estonia.

In total, Gyokeres has 18 goal contributions in his last 11 appearances for Sweden - 14 goals and four assists. His overall record for his country stands at 27 goals in 42 games, good for ninth place on an all-time list led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic that also includes the likes of Henrik Larsson.

He will hope to add further to that tally on Tuesday night, when Potter’s team travel to meet Poland in Wroclaw.

Sweden’s thrilling win over Bosnia and Herzegovina was also notable for the return of Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski, who made his first international appearance in almost two years on Saturday following a long-term kneecap injury.

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