Bukayo Saka – Football Flame

21Apr

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Title-chasing Arsenal salvage point against Saints

Bukayo Saka of Arsenal shoots during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Southampton FC at Emirates Stadium on April 21, 2023 in London, England.Premier League leaders Arsenal scored two late goals as they fought back to draw a thriller at home to struggling Southampton. It was a third draw in a row for the Gunners and their pursuit of the title is no longer in their own hands. Manchester City are now five points behind but with two games in hand – and host the Gunners at Etihad Stadium next Wednesday. Saints led after just 28 seconds, when Carlos Alcaraz capitalised on an Aaron Ramsdale error to score. Arsenal have now conceded the two fastest goals at home in the Premier League this season, the other being Philip Billing’s strike after 9.11 seconds for Bournemouth. Theo...

1Mar

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ARSENAL FC, Bukayo Saka, PREMIER LEAGUE

Arsenal rout Everton to go five points clear at top

Bukayo Saka scores Arsenal's 1st goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Everton FC at Emirates Stadium on March 01, 2023 in London, England.Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points as they thrashed struggling Everton at Emirates Stadium. Sean Dyche’s side, who remain in the relegation places, frustrated Arsenal until five minutes before half-time, when Oleksandr Zinchenko’s pass played in Bukayo Saka for a thumping finish. The contest was effectively over in first-half stoppage time when Saka robbed the dawdling Idrissa Gueye to play in Gabriel Martinelli. The flag went up for offside after he drove past Jordan Pickford but the decision was overturned after a VAR check. Everton had no answers and Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard ...

18Feb

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ARSENAL FC, Bukayo Saka, PREMIER LEAGUE

Arsenal score twice in stoppage time to beat Villa

Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal FC at Villa Park on February 18, 2023 in Birmingham, England.Arsenal scored twice in stoppage time to win a six-goal thriller at Aston Villa and return to the top of the Premier League. Villa twice went ahead through Ollie Watkins and Philippe Coutinho in the first half. They were pegged back by goals from Bukayo Saka and Oleksandr Zinchenko either side of the break, before Arsenal sealed victory in a dramatic finish. Mikel Arteta’s side ended a run of three games without a win to climb back above Manchester City after defeat to them in midweek.

22Jan

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ARSENAL FC, Bukayo Saka, PREMIER LEAGUE

Late Nketiah goal hands Arsenal win over Man Utd

Arsenal retained control of the Premier League title race after Eddie Nketiah’s 90th-minute winner gave them a dramatic victory over Manchester United in a thriller at Emirates Stadium. Manchester City’s earlier win over Wolverhampton Wanderers applied pressure on the Gunners but they responded with character and quality, even after going behind, to secure a five-point advantage at the top with a game in hand. United’s man of the moment Marcus Rashford fired home a superb right-foot strike from 25 yards to give them a 17th-minute lead. Bukayo Saka of Arsenal and Luke Shaw of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on January 22, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.Arsenal responded fiercely and were level seven minutes later...

21Nov

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Bukayo Saka, NEWS, World Cup 2022

Saka scores twice as England thrash Iran in opener

(L-R) Milad Mohammadi of Iran, Bukayo Saka of England during the World Cup match between England v Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium on November 21, 2022 in Doha Qatar. England's Fifa World Cup campaign opened in thoroughly convincing fashion as they outclassed Iran during an incident-packed match in Doha. Gareth Southgate's side strolled to victory, with Iran's hopeless plight made worse by the early loss of goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand to concussion after a clash of heads with team-mate Majid Hosseini. Jude Bellingham got England off the mark in this World Cup with a soaring header from Luke Shaw's cross 10 minutes before the break and the game was wrapped up before half-time thanks to Bukayo Saka's fine strike and Raheem Sterling's classy volley with the outside of his fo...