Arsenal top scorers against the Big Six: Odegaard draws level with Cazorla as surprise name leads

Martin Odegaard has scored as many Premier League goals against Big Six opponents as Santi Cazorla and now we need to see that Arsenal midfield.

From apparent ultimate big-game player Theo Walcott to one-time heroes such as Nicklas Bendtner and Andre Santos, here is every player to have scored for Arsenal in Premier League matches against Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham since the start of the 2010/11 season – the first in which they comprised the top six.

We have even broken it down into goals against each opponent before confirming the overall totals. These numbers are accurate as of the last Arsenal game versus a Big Six side (3-1 v Chelsea on May 2, 2023).

v Chelsea
Theo Walcott (4)

Robin van Persie (3)

Hector Bellerin, Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe (2)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Cesc Fabregas, Gervinho, Olivier Giroud, Alex Iwobi, Gabriel Jesus, Laurent Koscielny, Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Andre Santos, Alex Song, Jack Wilshere, Granit Xhaka (1)

v Liverpool
Olivier Giroud (5)

Alexandre Lacazette (3)

Robin van Persie (3)

Santi Cazorla, Gabriel Martinelli, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Bukayo Saka, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott (2)

Mikel Arteta, Hector Bellerin, Calum Chambers, Mathieu Debuchy, Gabriel Jesus, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Reiss Nelson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski, Lucas Torreira, Danny Welbeck, Granit Xhaka (1)

v Manchester City
Theo Walcott (5)

Olivier Giroud (3)

Laurent Koscielny, Bukayo Saka, Alexis Sanchez (2)

Mikel Arteta, Nicklas Bendtner, Santi Cazorla, Mathieu Flamini, Rob Holding, Alexandre Lacazette, Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi, Samir Nasri, Alex Song, Jack Wilshere (1)

v Manchester United
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Bukayo Saka, Granit Xhaka (3)

Olivier Giroud, Eddie Nketiah, Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Danny Welbeck (2)

Santi Cazorla, Alexandre Lacazette, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Shkodran Mustafi, Martin Odegaard, Nicolas Pepe, Aaron Ramsey, Emile Smith Rowe, Sokratis, Nuno Tavares (1)

v Tottenham
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Theo Walcott (4)

Aaron Ramsey (3)

Olivier Giroud, Per Mertesacker, Samir Nasri, Martin Odegaard, Tomas Rosicky, Alexis Sanchez, Robin van Persie (2)

Santi Cazorla, Marouane Chamakh, Kieran Gibbs, Gabriel Jesus, Shkodran Mustafi, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mesut Ozil, Thomas Partey, Lukas Podolski, Bacary Sagna, Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe, Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka (1)

Total (current players in italics)
Theo Walcott (17)

Olivier Giroud (13)

Alexandre Lacazette (11)

Robin van Persie (10)

Alexis Sanchez, Bukayo Saka (9)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (8)

Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka (6)

Santi Cazorla, Martin Odegaard (5)

Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe (4)

Hector Bellerin, Gabriel Jesus, Laurent Koscielny, Gabriel Martinelli, Per Mertesacker, Shkodran Mustafi, Samir Nasri, Danny Welbeck (3)

Mikel Arteta, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lukas Podolski, Tomas Rosicky, Alex Song, Lucas Torreira, Jack Wilshere (2)

Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh, Calum Chambers, Mathieu Debuchy, Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini, Gervinho, Kieran Gibbs, Rob Holding, Alex Iwobi, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Reiss Nelson, Thomas Partey, Nicolas Pepe, Bacary Sagna, Andre Santos, Sokratis, Nuno Tavares (1)