Kai Havertz has destroyed new Chelsea claims and Nicolas Jackson myth as Arsenal dominance rules
One of the side effects of Arsenal’s recent rise to the most competitive London club in the past two years has been the bragging rights that have gone alongside it in comparison to their local rivals.Gunners supporters have been armed with too many strong arguments when it comes to the social media debates of the past 18-plus months.
Hence why when Nicolas Jackson scored his 13th Premier League goal in their 5-0 win over West Ham United, it took his league tally for the season one higher than former Blue Kai Havertz. Fresh off his brace against his former club, Havertz hit the back of the net in the North London Derby with a man-of-the-match performance and while he didn't score in the win this weekend over Bournemouth, he has solidified himself as the club's starting centre-forward.
Something which, if suggested six months ago, would have had both Arsenal and rival fans chuckling. A testament therefore to the progression of the German forward and the developmental work achieved by Mikel Arteta.
However, that has not prevented the aforementioned social storm which saw a sudden myth emerge that Jackson has somehow now overcome Havertz and that both deals look kinder on the blue side of London. The numbers and reality would disagree vehemently.
The reality is that Jackson has played 29 of his 33 Premier League appearances at centre-forward for Chelsea. The other three came as a second striker and on the left wing, but his 13 goals came while leading the line.
Compare that to Havertz who spent two-thirds of the season playing in midfield with Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard while either Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah or Leandro Trossard appeared up top, 11 of his 35 league games were played at centre forward. In just these 11
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