And frustrating forward Bafetimbi Gomis — who has managed just one
league goal since August — is another in line to be moved on come the end of the season, if the club can find a taker.
Stats of the match: Drogba scored his first Premier
League goal since March 2012 (v Stoke City).
392 - Luis Suarez has scored his first Champions
League goal since 8th March 2017 vs PSG, 392 days ago.
The Italy forward has yet to score a Premier
League goal since arriving from AC Milan for # 16m last summer.
Welbeck has not scored
a league goal since netting a brace against Bournemouth on September 9th, while his other contributions include a game - winning goal in the Carabao Cup against West Ham and a consolation goal in the embarrassing display against Nottingham Forrest in the FA Cup that we will never speak of again.
Marko Arnautovic restored West Ham's lead just 11 seconds into the second period when he latched onto Cheikhou Kouyate's flick, and the Austrian then turned provider for Lanzini's first away Premier
League goal since November 2016 (56).
It was also Januzaj's first Premier
League goal since April 5 2014 (against Newcastle) which ended a run of 1169 minutes without a goal.
Kevin Davies has also enjoyed scraping with those Hammers, the Bolton forward having scored eight times during his career against West Ham and will be hoping his rich vein of form against them will aid him in his bid bolster a miserable return of only one
league goal since the turn of the year.
Sandro drove the ball across the six - yard area and Cuadrado had the simple task of tapping home into an unguarded net for his first Champions
League goal since October 2016.
1000 — John Terry's opener versus Watford was Chelsea's 1,000 th Premier
League goal since Roman Abramovich took over in the summer of 2003.
My AFP round - up of Sunday's Ligue 1 action, including setbacks for PSG and Montpellier, a fine goal by on - loan Arsenal forward Joel Campbell, and Joe Cole's first
league goal since December 21, can be found here.
He remains a striker well - suited to leading the line as his team require, allowing his talent - packed colleagues in midfield to build attacks off his hold up play, yet he has not scored
a league goal since January 13 in Arsenal's 3 - 3 away draw with Liverpool.
1000 — John Terry's opener versus Watford in April was Chelsea's 1,000 th Premier
League goal since Roman Abramovich took over in the summer of 2003.
Alexandre Lacazette may be on his longest run without
a league goal since May 2013, but Arsène Wenger is pleased with how the striker has adapted to life in England.
Philippe Coutinho pounced on a loose ball and Alcacer's centre was brilliantly slammed home by Dembele on the bounce, his first
league goal since joining the club last summer.
The Chile international's north London derby equaliser was his first Premier
League goal since October as he returns to top form.
This bizarre mix of English aggression and Bulgarian suave has combined to devastating effect of late, with Rooney, although still without
a league goal since August, almost back to his best and only needing a goal to have pundits singing his praises from the rooftops once more.
Kiko Femenia's opener was his first
league goal since netting for Alaves against Athletic Club «B» in the Spanish Segunda Division on May 26th 2016, 674 days ago.
Benzema was rewarded for his earlier assists with the chance for only a second
league goal since November, which he took with little fuss.
While obviously simply frustrated by another fruitless run - out (he has one
league goal since December), Morata still felt the need to come out and explain / apologise for his most minor of hissy fits after the match...
The Spaniard did just that, duly depositing his first
league goal since Jan. 6 to kill off the game.
The goal marks his ninth league strike since arriving and his fifth
league goal since Christmas.
Allardyce would have been furious that his side could not hold their advantage until half time, although the visitors were slightly unfortunate to concede to Eriksen's first
league goal since October.
Nine Premier
League goals since the turn of the year have guided the Gunners to seven straight wins, and made him the top flight's most lethal goalscorer.
The striker managed to get on the score - sheet with a neatly taken strike, despite having failed to score
a league goals since January 13.
Although, Lamela is improving game by game, he still has scored just two Premier
League goals since his arrival from Roma, and for # 30m, you would expect a little more from a club - record signing.
Van Persie will be missing for at least a fortnight with the ankle injury he picked up at the Liberty Stadium, which Van Gaal says will offer Radamel Falcao, who has scored four
league goals since his loan move from Monaco in September, more chance to impress.
Batshuayi might have scored the title clinching goal but the Belgian is unlikely to start ahead of Diego Costa who has scored just three Premier
League goals since March 6.
After scoring twice away at West Brom on Tuesday, his first
league goals since 11th September, Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic will sit out Saturday's trip to Sunderland through suspension.
Tadic has been directly involved in 45 Premier
League goals since his debut in August 2014 (18 goals, 27 assists), 14 more than any other Southampton player.
That's a blow as Costa has had a hand in 12 of Chelsea's 22 Premier
League goals since Guus Hiddink took charge of the club (eight goals, four assists).
Not exact matches
In May he became the all - time top - scorer in the top five European
leagues, and his 42
goals in competition helped to lead Real Madrid to their first La Liga title
since 2012 and become the first team to win back - to - back titles in Champions
League history.
That season he scored 26
goals in the
league, however his form has dipped ever
since and last season he often failed to complete the full 90 minutes despite the arrival of his compatriot Louis van Gaal as manager.
With his doubles against Sunderland and Burnley, the 25 - year old has bagged eight
goals in those six games and for a player that does not even play as the main central striker, it just shows you how good Alexis is and the fantastic form he has found
since swapping La Liga for the English Premier
League.
Walcott has netted three in the
league since his return, including two key
goals in 2 - 1 wins over Leicester City and Man City, but has fallen way down the pecking order in recent months.
Despite missing three months of the campaign, the 28 - year - old has still managed to score 14
goals in the
league but has failed to find the back of net
since the 4 - 1 victory over Liverpool at the start of last month.
Nikita Kucherov had two
goals Sunday, upping his total to a team - best 36 in 2017 - 18, and giving him 76
since the beginning of last season overall — tied with Alex Ovechkin for second most in the
league (Patrik Laine — 79).
His 13
league goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer of
league goals have seen the side open up a ten point lead at the top of the table and they are two victories away from being crowned Premier
League champions, which would be Hazard's first since his arrival in the summer of
League champions, which would be Hazard's first
since his arrival in the summer of 2012.
The Colombian forward proved a real flop during his season - long loan spell, scoring just four Premier
League goals, while experienced Dutchman Robin van Persie's 10 -
goal haul was the 31 - year - old's lowest tally
since 2009/10.
The stat in question is that he's been directly involved in 40
goals for Tottenham
since his first Premier
League appearance, which is more than Lampard, Scholes and Steven Gerrard.
Chambers would have been playing the holding midfield / 3rd Central Defender Role (Its still beats me how and why wenger didn't even try Vermaleen in that role — his cautious attitude is one of Arsenals biggest albatros) If Arsenal had started playing Joel Campbell on the flanks
since the beginning of the season, when it was obvious Carzola was misfiring, Campbell will be getting used to the
league by now and will have been chipping in with the odd
goals time and again - but NO Arsene will stick with Carzola and even play him in the wings thereby putting pressure on gibbs because he lack the discipline to stay there and will rather keep roaming to the certain.
His admission may prove disappointing to hear for Robert Lewandowski, who despite scoring fourteen
goals in the
league, has been considered something of a flop
since his move from Jurgen Klopp's team, even more so as it was the Polish striker that got the winner against his former club.
Man City have been in amazing form
since the summer after a hefty investment in personnel, and some have even moved to compare their on - fire side to the Invincibles of 2004, and are actually on course to break the Premier
League points and
goals records currently held by Chelsea.
This was the first time Arsenal conceded three
goals in the first half of a home Premier
League game and the first time they have done so in a home league game since March 1989 against Nottingham F
League game and the first time they have done so in a home
league game since March 1989 against Nottingham F
league game
since March 1989 against Nottingham Forest.
Walcott enjoyed one of his best campaigns in an Arsenal shirt last season, clocking up 19
goals in all competitions, but found himself predominantly benched this term with a new formation needing one less attacking players limiting him to less than 50 minutes of game time in the Premier
League since the start of the new term.
New signings Christian Benteke and Danny Ings have both looked fairly decent
since arriving over the summer but clearly Rodgers will not be happy with Liverpool's tally of just seven
goals scored in their opening seven Premier
League fixtures.
Lacazette has clocked up eight Premier
League goals in his 22 appearances thus far, but hasn't scored
since taking on Manchester United back on December 2.
Since that defeat by Swansea because of our careless attacking, and letting slip the three
goal advantage to Anderlecht in the Champion's
League.
Overall, Sánchez has been involved in 61 Premier
League goals (42
goals, 19 assists) of the 180 Arsenal have scored
since he joined the club in 2014, a contribution of 34 per cent.
Since then, he has been a cautious success at United, scoring seven
goals in 23 Premier
League outings, contributing three assists.