Best Performers for Arsenal
We will take a look at the 3 best performers for Arsenal in the 2025/26 season
The 3 best performers for Arsenal in 2025/26 have been exceptional. Viktor Gyökeres, Declan Rice, and Bukayo Saka are the standout trio who have carried Arsenal through a relentless, trophy-chasing campaign. With the Gunners sitting first in the Premier League and reaching the Champions League finals, the individual stories behind that collective surge deserve a closer look.
Viktor Gyökeres has led the line with ruthless conviction
When Arsenal spent £65.8 million to bring the Swedish striker from Sporting CP in July 2025, plenty of people were unsure if he was the right option. Gyökeres has answered those doubts in the best way possible, bagging 14 Premier League goals in 2025/26 and racking up the highest expected goals figure in the squad.
He stepped up to tuck away a massive penalty in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Atlético Madrid, and his ability to hold the ball up gives Arsenal a target man they didn’t have before. The weak spots, though, are still there as he averaged a FotMob rating of just 6.84, and Michael Owen pointed out that he hasn’t always “set the place on fire” in the Premier League, facing some heat for going missing during certain stretches of the season.
Declan Rice has been the engine Arsenal always needed
Rice went into 2025/26 on the back of an Arsenal Player of the Season award and just kept that momentum going. He’s managed four goals and five assists in the Premier League, with a FotMob rating of 7.55, the best of any regular starter at the Emirates. He actually leads the whole league for progressive carries among midfielders, hitting 105 so far.
The Englishman’s knack for driving the ball from deep into attack has been the heartbeat of Arsenal’s title charge. He even grabbed a brace in a 3–2 comeback win at Bournemouth, picking up the Premier League Player of the Matchweek award. If there’s one flaw, it’s his discipline at times; those big runs forward can leave a hole in the midfield that teams try to exploit on the counter.
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Bukayo Saka has shown maturity beyond his years
Saka turned 24 in September and has spent a good chunk of 2025/26 dealing with nagging fitness issues, but he’s still been a game-changer. He’s netted seven Premier League goals and picked up five assists in 30 games, which works out to a goal involvement every 51 minutes. His dribbling numbers are still the best in the team, successfully taking on defenders 10 out of 24 times according to Opta.
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It shows that the Englishman is still a nightmare for full-backs. To be fair, his shooting accuracy, 39.71 per cent from 68 shots, could definitely be better, and Wayne Rooney mentioned that Saka “hasn’t hit the heights” of his previous campaigns. Even so, any list of the 3 best performers for Arsenal this season would feel incomplete without him.
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