Gyokeres has five goals in his past eight matches, but it has not always been easy for the striker.
He has been criticised for his all-round play, with questions about whether his ability holding the ball up and linking play is good enough for an Arsenal team.
Before Saturday his goals in the Premier League had earned only two points for Arsenal in their title challenge, but, after one of his season-best performances and goals against Fulham, that is now at five.
Gyokeres was signed for his ability to find the net but also in how he opens up the space for his attackers around him, with one of his main attributes being his powerful running when going behind the opposition defence.
The fewest goals from a Premier League-winning team’s leading scorer is Frank Lampard with 13 when Chelsea lifted the trophy in the 2004-05 campaign, and that was matched by Ilkay Gundogan in Manchester City’s 2020-21 title-winning season.
At one point it did not look like Gyokeres would reach that tally, but he is now at 14 goals in the league, which is another positive sign for the Gunners when they look to end their 22-year wait for a league title.
Kai Havertz has struggled to remain fit this season, which has placed a burden on Gyokeres to lead the line in the majority of the Gunners’ games this season.
Havertz is one of Arteta’s favourite players and would likely have started some of the games against the division’s top sides, with Gyokeres used from the bench – like the pair were utilised in the defeat by Manchester City last month.
But in a season when a number of Arsenal’s attackers have been unavailable because of injury, Gyokeres’ robustness must be praised.
Arsenal have lost only three games with him in the starting XI and, with three league games to go, the forward’s effort and goals could be rewarded with the Premier League trophy.
