Kai Havertz has won Arsenal's Emirates Goal of the Month for May after his match-turning strike against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest.
The winner came when Havertz latched onto Leandro Trossard's block, broke clear of the PSG backline and smashed the ball into the roof of the net to give Arsenal the lead — a finish that topped a public vote of nine netbusters from across the month.
The result was announced by the club after supporters were invited to rewatch all nine nominated goals and cast their votes; Leandro Trossard finished second for his crucial winner against West Ham United at the London Stadium.
Arsenal's monthly award is a club recognition for goals scored in May, and this edition cast the spotlight back on a decisive European moment as well as a domestic winner. The list of nominees ran from league winners to the Champions League final strike that shifted a major match, and fans could pick from each of the nine netbusters posted for review.
What sharpens the story is the contrast between the two top finishes. Havertz's goal came in a continental final and put Arsenal in front in Budapest; Trossard's came in the tight, late drama at the London Stadium and delivered three points in the Premier League. Both carried weight — one a lead in Europe’s biggest club match, the other a match-winning domestic strike — but it was Havertz's that collected the monthly prize.
The club has posted the winning clip and the other nominees for replay, underlining Arsenal's push to keep supporters engaged in club moments beyond match day. The victory for Havertz also ties back to selection choices in the build-up to that final; readers who want further background can see the club’s earlier coverage in Thierry Henry and Havertz: Arsenal name Kai Havertz in Champions League final XI.
The announcement closes a single, clear vote but leaves an open question that now matters to supporters: how did the full fan vote break down across all nine netbusters? Arsenal has released the winner and the runner-up, but the detailed percentages and where each of the remaining seven goals placed have not been published.
That gap is the next step for the club to fill if it wants to show the scale of support behind each moment and to give a fuller picture of supporter preferences across domestic and European highlights during May.
