5 of the best finishers in Premier League history

#3 Robbie Fowler

Although he ended up being overshadowed by Michael Owen as his career at Liverpool began to slow down, when he first broke through in the early 90’s, there wasn’t a better finisher around than Robbie Fowler. He was so good in fact that Liverpool’s fans nicknamed him “God”, and while he didn’t score quite as many goals as the likes of Alan Shearer, in the penalty box there was nobody better.

Fowler’s goal record for Liverpool was insane at his peak – practically a goal every game – and once he was given a sniff of a chance the ball usually ended up in the net.

An expert at capitalising on mistakes in particular, Fowler hit more than 30 goals for three consecutive seasons with the Reds, including a hat-trick in just his fifth league game, another hat-trick against Arsenal in under five minutes – then the fastest in Premier League history, and five in one cup tie against Fulham.

Perhaps his most famous goals? A pair of poacher’s efforts from inside the box in Liverpool’s legendary 4-3 victory over Newcastle in 1996. Overall Fowler finished his initial stint at Anfield with 120 goals in 236 appearances, and even his run at Leeds – largely remembered as a failure – saw him score 14 goals in 30 games.