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Usually during international breaks, Ben White enjoys a quiet fortnight in which he can rest and recuperate. This time, though, he was very much in the spotlight, scoring for England, becoming the 34th Gunner to do so, which equals the record.
After Jarell Quansah withdrew from the England squad, Thomas Tuchel called up the Arsenal defender, controversially selecting him and not Trent Alexander-Arnold.
White had not featured for his country since March 2022, seeing 45 minutes of a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire, before a reported falling out with Steve Holland in Qatar saw him head home from the World Cup early. Thus, his reintroduction was a divisive event, booed by sections of the Wembley crowd when he came on in place of Fikayo Tomori on Friday night.
Well, those fans were surely feeling pretty silly when, 12 minutes later, White was on hand at the back post to poke home the Three Lions' opener. The day though did end in disappointment. Deep into injury time, referee Sven Jablonski adjudged that White had fouled Federico Viñas in the penalty area, following video review, thereby pointed to the spot, and Fede Valverde lashed home the equaliser to secure a draw for Uruguay.
Nevertheless, going back to White's goal, this equalled some history for Arsenal. As already mentioned and as noted by Opta, he has become the 34th player to score for England while representing Arsenal, the joint-most of any club, alongside Manchester United and Aston Villa players.
Arsenal players to score for England
- Ben White. 27 March 2026. England 1-1 Uruguay.
- Eberechi Eze. 14 October 2025. England 5-0 Latvia.
- Noni Madueke. 9 September 2025. Serbia 0-5 England.
- Myles Lewis-Skelly. 21 March 2025. England 2-0 Albania
- Declan Rice. 7 September 2024. Republic of Ireland 0-2 England.
- Emile Smith Rowe. 15 November 2021. San Marino 0-10 England.
- Bukayo Saka. 2 June 2021. England 1-0 Austria.
- Jack Wilshere. 14 June 2025. Slovenia 2-3 England.
- Danny Welbeck. 8 September 2014. Switzerland 0-2 England.
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. 12 October 2012. England 5-0 San Marino.
- Theo Walcott. 10 September 2008. Croatia 1-4 England.
- Francis Jeffers. 12 February 2003. England 1-3 Australia.
- Sol Campbell. 2 June 2003. England 1-1 Sweden.
- Martin Keown. 3 June 2000. Malta 1-2 England.
- David Platt. 18 May 1996. England 3-0 Hungary.
- Ian Wright. 29 May 1993. Poland 1-1 England.
- Paul Merson. 25 May 1992. Czechoslovakia 2-2 England.
- Alan Smith. 21 May 1991. England 3-1 Soviet Union.
- Tony Adams. 11 November 1987. Yugoslavia 1-4 England.
- Viv Anderson. 14 November 1984. Türkiye 0-8 England.
- Tony Woodcock. 14 November 1984. Türkiye 0-8 England.
- Kenny Sansom. 17 October 1984. England 5-0 Finland.
- Alan Ball. 27 May 1972. Scotland 0-1 England.
- George Eastham. 24 May 1964. Republic of Ireland 1-3 England.
- Joe Baker. 18 November 1959. England 2-1 Northern Ireland.
- Jack Crayston. 1 December 1937. England 5-4 Czechoslovakia.
- Alf Kirchen. 14 May 1937. Norway 0-6 England.
- Ray Bowden. 5 February 1936. England 1-2 Wales.
- Ted Drake. 14 November 1934. England 3-2 Italy.
- Cliff Bastin. 13 May 1933. Italy 1-1 England.
- David Jack. 10 May 1930. Germany 3-3 England.
- Joe Hulme. 11 May 1927. Belgium 1-9 England.
- Andy Ducat. 14 March 1910. England 1-0 Wales.
Note: List contains each player's first England goals while representing Arsenal.
Both Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze were on target for England earlier in the season, while Myles Lewis-Skelly also opened his international account back on the opening night of World Cup qualification against Albania a year ago. Declan Rice's header at Villa Park against Andorra in September took his tally to six goals for the Three Lions, eight fewer than Bukayo Saka, who most recently broke the deadlock when Serbia visited Wembley in November.
Rice, Saka, Eze and probably Madueke too are all World Cup-bound this summer, but they could be joined stateside by White, something that was very much not on the cards until recently.