Mesut Ozil’s goal against Leicester on Monday night made him the highest scoring German in Premier League history, moving him past both Uwe Rosler and Jurgen Klinsmann.
Mesut Ozil’s strike to make it 1-1 at the Emirates and start Arsenal’s magnificent comeback was his 30th in the Premier League with the two previous high-scoring Germans both on 29.
Of course, Ozil has taken a lot longer to score 30 than those other two, but he has been more than a little occupied by assisting his teammates.
30 – Mesut Ozil is now the highest scoring German player in @premierleague history (30 goals). Wunderbar. #ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/vlsDiOTeRg
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 22, 2018
Got some cold hard stats for ya:
Premier League: Ozil / Silva
GPG: Same
APG: 0.337 / 0.295
KP: 3.05 / 2.85Since 2009/2010 all comps
Assists: 139 / 96 (Ozil with 23+ app)
KP: 3.1 / 2.6Sooo……
— Sam Lehouiller (@Boots_Lehouiler) October 22, 2018
3 – Mesut Ozil has scored three goals in his last four Premier League appearances, as many as he bagged in his previous 22 in the competition. Skipper. #ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/Cpjo2H0oxc
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/rogbennett/status/1054468832587321350
https://twitter.com/FlFAWC2018/status/1054470026609262592
6 – Arsenal have scored more Premier League goals via substitutes this season than any other team (6). Fresh. #ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/KZwJbqIwbc
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 22, 2018
21 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been directly involved in 21 goals in his 22 Premier League games for Arsenal (16 goals, 5 assists). Impact. #ARSLEI pic.twitter.com/B4JrKVcRVG
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 22, 2018
Worth noting.
Bellerin now joint-top on assists (5) in the Premier League this season, together with Mendy.
And he would be my MoTM if not for the Ozil show.
— Gary = (@garyalsmith) October 22, 2018