MAROUANE CHAMAKH
On 21 May 2010, Chamakh completed his move to Arsenal on a free transfer after completing his contract with Bordeaux.[47][48] The transfer took effect on 1 July 2010.[49] He made his debut in a pre-season friendly against Barnet on 17 July, appearing as a substitute.[50] On 27 July, he scored his first pre-season goal for the club, converting a penalty in a 4–0 victory over Austrian club SC Neusiedl.[51] In the 2010 edition of the Emirates Cup, Chamakh scored on his home debut against Italian club Milan.[52] He made his Premier League debut on 15 August in the team's 1–1 draw withLiverpool. Chamakh contributed to the team's equalizing goal by heading a cross off the goal post, which then redirected off goalkeeper Pepe Reinaand in to the back of the net, resulting in an own goal.
On 21 August 2010, Chamakh scored his first Premier League goal with a header against Blackpool. In the same match, he won a penalty when he was fouled by Ian Evatt, which Andrei Arshavin subsequently converted in a 6–0 win for Arsenal.[53] In his third start in four games, Chamakh scored the team's second goal against Bolton in a 4–1 victory.[54] On 15 September, in his first UEFA Champions League match for the club, he scored the third goal in a 6–0 win against Portuguese club SC Braga.[55] Two weeks later, Chamakh scored his second Champions League goal for Arsenal against Serbian outfit FK Partizan. The goal was his seventh goal in his last eight Champions League matches.[56] Following the international break, Chamakh continued his solid form, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Birmingham City.[57] Three days later, he scored his eighth goal in nine Champions League matches against Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk in a 5–1 rout.[58] On 10 November, Chamakh scored both goals in a midweek victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.[59] He scored the opening goal 37 seconds into play, which is the fastest league goal scored in the club's history.[60] The previous record was held by Thierry Henry, who scored a goal after 58 seconds for Arsenal against Reading on 22 October 2006.[61]
On 20 November, Chamakh scored a goal in a 3–2 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby.[62] A week later, he converted another goal, this time in a 4–2 win over Aston Villa.[63] Following the goal against Aston Villa, Chamakh went scoreless in the winter months often appearing as a substitute in a majority of the matches. In matches he did start, he was often substituted on early in the second half. On 15 February 2011, Chamakh admitted that he felt burnt out stating "By the start of January I felt that I had completely lost my edge".[64] The striker also admitted he needed some rest and wouldn't return to full form until March.[65] On 20 February, Chamakh played the entire match in Arsenal's 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient in the FA Cup.[66] It was the first time in nearly two months he had played the full 90 minutes in a match. On 2 March, in the replay against Leyton Orient, Chamakh scored his first goal since November in a 5–0 win.[67]
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