Bukayo Saka will make Arsenal history with his next goal for England, breaking a record that has stood since before the Second World War.
The winger is in line to appear in the three lions'Upcoming UEFA Nations League matches against Greece and Finland.
and the gunnersThe stand-in captain will be hoping to continue his impressive start to the season in the October international break for Lee Carsley's men.
Saka comes from being the man of the match in the 3-1 victory over Southampton, where he contributed with a goal and two assists.
In total, the 23-year-old now has seven Premier League assists in as many games.
It is the highest contribution by any player in Europe's top five leagues this season.
The Hale End graduate has also scored three goals in all competitions, finding the back of the net in each of his last two games following his free kick against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
And Saka is just one England goal away from setting a new club record, something he can achieve this week.
If he manages to score against Greece or Finland, his tally would rise to 13 international goals.
And it would make him Arsenal's top scorer for England, with Saka currently level with club legend Cliff Bastin.
Bastin, who ranks third on Arsenal's all-time top scorers list, scored 12 goals for England between 1933 and 1938, before the outbreak of the Second World War.
He did not play for England again after the conclusion of the Second World War and finally ended his career in 1947, having appeared only seven times for Arsenal after 1945.
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Saka is one of 30 Arsenal players to have scored for England, with Declan Rice the latest being after his goal against Ireland last month.
Following Saka and Bastin are Ian Wright and Tony Woodcock, both with nine goals each.
Versatile forwards Theo Walcot and Danny Welbeck They are next on the list with eight goals.
Bastin's former Arsenal teammate Ted Drake follows him with six goals in his five international appearances.
Arsenal's other notable goalscorers for England include Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (six) and Tony Adams (five).
No other Arsenal player has scored more than Saka's four in England's major tournaments.
Saka scored three goals at the 2022 World Cup: a brace against Iran in the group stage, followed by a point-blank goal against Senegal in the round of 16.
And then he scored a dramatic draw against Switzerland at Euro 2024 in England's quarter-final penalty shootout victory.
Having been runners-up in two European Championship finals with England (and in the Premier League with Arsenal), Saka has been backed to finally become a top-flight champion.
talkSPORT co-host and former Newcastle boss Alan Pardew believes Saka's dominance will see the Gunners win their first league crown since 2004.
Commenting on their comeback win over Southampton, he said: “Saka once again showed his quality to that team.
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“They look like real contenders like they did last year, they haven't fallen, in fact you could argue they look stronger.
“So this is going to go all the way, I have already predicted that they will be champions.”
England will face Greece at Wembley in their Nations League B clash on Thursday 10 October. live on talkSPORT
