Arsenal with and without Bukayo Saka: Difference in how Gunners have performed with star fit or injured
As Arsenal push for multiple titles across the 2025/26 season, Bukayo Saka's continued struggles to stay fit have highlighted the difference in Arsenal's performances with and without their star forward.
Arsenal with and without Bukayo Saka: Difference in how Gunners have performed with star fit or injured originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Bukayo Saka has grown into one of the most influential stars not only in the Premier League, but indeed global football.
The 24-year-old has blossomed into a game-changer since coming up from the Arsenal youth setup to become a Gunners regular, while emerging as a consistent starter for England during the Three Lions' most consistent run of tournament performances for more than half a century. As Arsenal push for the Premier League and Champions League crowns in the 2025/26 season, Saka's continued struggles to stay fit and available for selection have hampered the second half of their silverware chase and highlighted the difference in Arsenal's performances with their star forward on the pitch versus the games he's been forced to miss. The Sporting News takes a deeper look at how Arsenal have performed both with Saka healthy and firing, and when he has been forced to miss the action.
MORE: Latest Arsenal injury updates and team news ahead of their next match Arsenal with and without Bukayo Saka Arsenal with Bukayo Saka The following numbers are from Premier League plus Champions League and Europa League games in which Saka has appeared, either from the start or off the bench. It is clear that Arsenal play significantly better with Bukayo Saka on the pitch, especially across the 2025/26 season. 2025/26 season Games: 36 Record (W-D-L): 23-7-2 Goals for: 73 Goals against: 24 Win percentage: 63.
89% Points per game (EPL only): 2. 3 Since start of 2019/20 season Games: 276 Record (W-D-L): 166-53-53 Goals for: 533 Goals against: 255 Win percentage: 60. 14% Points per game (EPL only): 2.