Alex Iwobi surpassed Nwankwo Kanu’s Premier League assist record after helping Fulham defeat Newcastle United 3-1 at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Iwobi set up former Arsenal forward Emile Smith Rowe for Fulham’s second goal against the Magpies.
The assist, which was Iwobi’s 30th, means he is now the Nigerian player with the highest assist in the Premier League.
Kanu held the record after providing 29 assists after featuring for Arsenal, West Brom and Portsmouth.
The assist against Newcastle was Iwobi’s first in five Premier League appearance for Fulham this season.
Iwobi joined Arsenal while still at primary school, in 2004, and was nearly released by the club at the age of 14 and again at the age of 16.
He was first involved in a first-team match as an unused substitute in a League Cup match against West Bromwich Albion on 25 September 2013. He signed a long-term contract with Arsenal in October 2015.
On 27 October 2015, Iwobi made his first-team debut for Arsenal, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the Round of 16 of the League Cup.
He made his Premier League debut four days later in a 3–0 win against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium, as a stoppage time substitute for Mesut Özil and made his Champions League debut as an 85th-minute substitute in a 5–1 defeat against Bayern Munich.
He was part of the Arsenal side that won the FA Cup in 2017 and also won the Community Shield in 2015 and 2017.
He scored Arsenal’s goal in their 4-1 defeat to Chelsea in the final of the Europa League in 2019.
