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The Premier League has seen some fine strikers since its inception and they have regularly lit up the tournament with innumerable goals every season. Every Premier League winning campaign has been built on the backbone of a stellar season from their prime goal scorer, the striker, the main man in attack. He may be a poacher, or a dribbler or a fox in the box, but a striker who regularly contributes with goals is an asset to every team.
Like every season, the 2018/19 edition of the Premier League's football will feature some stellar names spear-heading the attack of their respective teams. Each of them has their unique set of skills which enables them to impose a varied degree of threats to the opposition. While the arguments and analysis of the ranking of these strikers will continue without end, we take a look at the six most lethal strikers in the Premier League at present.
#6 Alexis Sanchez
Alexis Sanchez has played 135 games in the Premier League since joining in the summer of 2014 and has scored 62 goals. Most of those games were played as a supporting striker from the left side of the attack, so those numbers are quite impressive. His all-time Premier League statistics are also impressive - he has 446 shots to his name, out of which 171 were on target! He has missed just 35 big chances in that time. However, his shot conversation rate is relatively low at 38%.
In the 2015/16 season, Sanchez had 107 shots, with 38 of them on target and he scored 13 goals, playing for Arsenal. The next season was a breakthrough one for him, as he had 129 shots, with 49 of them on target and scored an astonishing 24 goals in the Premier League. The 2017/18 season saw a dip in form, as he shifted base from Arsenal to Manchester United in the winter and required a little time to adjust to his new environment. However, he still had 88 shots, with 35 of those on target and scored 9 goals.
This season, even though he had a good game against Leicester City, he missed the Brighton game due to injury. As such, he has just one shot to his name so far and is yet to score or have a shot on target. However, knowing his pedigree, it would be unwise to rule the Chilean out and Sanchez could very well be gearing up to hit special numbers again.
#5 Jamie Vardy
Jamie Vardy famously lifted Leicester City to the 2015/16 Premier League titles with his goals. He scored 24 goals that season and narrowly missed out on the Premier League Golden Boot. In the same season, he set a record for scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League games. Vardy had 115 shots, with 53 of them on target.
The next season saw a dip in form, as Leicester City crumbled, mostly due to the exit of Kante and Vardy had only 53 shots, with 26 of them on target, scoring 13 goals in the Premier League. Many critics stated that Vardy was a one season wonder.
However, in the 2017/18 season, the Englishman showed renewed vigour and the Premier League saw a resurgent Jamie Vardy. He attempted 71 shots, with 35 of those on target and scored 20 goals. This season too, Vardy has started well. He has played 2 games, had 2 shots, with 1 of them on target and has scored one goal.
Jamie Vardy has 144 appearances in the Premier League and has registered 289 shots, out of which 139 have been on target. He might have missed 44 big chances in all those games but has already scored 63 goals. However, the most astonishing statistics is the Shooting Accuracy Percentage. At 48%, his shooting accuracy percentage is the highest in this list and that makes him dangerous. One can expect Jamie Vardy to have a party this season as well
#4 Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku has been playing in the Premier League since the 2011/12 Season when he had his debut in the colours of Chelsea. Since then, he has played for West Bromwich Albion, Everton and now plays at Manchester United. He is only 25 years old! He has 222 appearances in the Premier League, the highest in this list and has scored 102 goals so far. He has 629 shots to his name and 286 of those have been on target. He has, however, missed 72 big chances in all those games, but he also has an impressive 45% shooting accuracy.
Lukaku scored 17 goals in 35 games for West Brom in 2012/13 season, during his loan spell. He has consistently hit double figures since then. In the 2015/16 season, the Belgian had 118 shots, with 48 of them on target. He scored 18 goals. The next season, he improved his goal-scoring ability, scoring 25 goals, while registering 110 shots, with 55 of those on target. He was rewarded with a move to Manchester United, where, in the 2017/18 season, he saw his statistics take a slight dip. He still managed 86 shots, 43 of which were on target and scored 16 goals in the league.
Over the summer, Lukaku also showed his goal scoring form with Belgium, scoring 4 goals as his team finished Third in the FIFA World Cup 2018. At the start of the 2018/19 season, he has 3 shots, 2 of them on target, but is yet to score. The arrival of Alexis Sanchez and the revival of Paul Pogba over the summer means that Lukaku could have another strong season ahead.
#3 Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah, like Lukaku, had spent 2 seasons at Chelsea, where he scored 2 goals from 13 games. It was in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 season, which seems to be ages ago now. In the 2014/15 season, he joined Florentina on loan, where he scored 9 goals in 26 games in total. His next loan spell was in Roma the following season, where he scored 15 goals in the 42 games he played in total. His move to Roma eventually turned permanent next season and he scored 19 goals from 41 appearances. He ended his time in Italy with 34 goals from 83 games and joined Liverpool in the summer of 2017. Since then, Salah has scored 35 goals in 51 appearances, with 177 shots and 78 shots on target. He has missed 30 big chances and has 44% shooting accuracy.
In the 2017/18 season, Salah lit up the Premier League, scoring 32 goals and won the Premier League Golden Boot. He recorded 144 shots, 67 of which were on target, all of which is very impressive given the fact that he plays through the left of the front three.
This season, Salah has already scored 1 goal and attempted 10 shots in 2 games. 4 of those shots were on target. Even though he has had just 1 fantastic season in the Premier League, keeping in mind his footballing qualities and skill set, one can safely assume that Salah will be among the goals this season as well. Whether he can win another Golden Shoe can only be ascertained as the season progresses.
#2 Harry Kane
Harry Kane won back to back Premier League Golden Boots in the 2015/16 and the 2016/17 season. Only a fabulous Mohamed Salah stopped him from getting a third last season, where he was just 2 goals short of the Egyptian. Harry Kane has scored 109 goals from 154 games in the Premier League since his debut. He has registered 602 shots, with 271 of those on target. He has also missed 69 big chances but has an impressive 45% shooting accuracy.
Harry Kane scored 21 goals in the 2014/15 season, but Sergio Aguero, with 26 goals, won the Golden Boot then. Harry has since been on fire. In the 2015/16 season, Kane recorded 158 shots, with 75 of those on target and scored 25 goals. The next season, he had 110 shots with 58 of them on target and scored 29 goals. In 2017/18, he took his impressive goalscoring tally even higher, scoring 30 goals, with an astonishing 184 shot, 76 of which was on target.
In the recently concluded FIFA World Cup, Harry Kane won the Golden Boot, as England finished fourth. He will be desperate to carry his World Cup form into the new season and in the 2 games he has played so far, he has already scored 1 goal, recording 6 shots and 2 shots on target. Harry Kane already seems to be inspired to win back the Golden Boot this season and then after finally scoring a goal in August, he will take some stopping.
#1 Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero is the Golden Oldie of the Premier League and he is only 30 years old. This will be his eighth season in the Premier League and the Argentine does not show any signs of stopping. Aguero has 208 appearances in the Premier League, with an astonishing 814 shots and 345 shots on target. He has scored 146 goals so far, with a 42% shooting accuracy, while missing 105 big chances.
In his first season in the premier league, Aguero scored 23 goals. The next two seasons saw a temporary dip, as he was unable to cross the 20 goal barrier. However, since the 2014/15 season, when he won the Premier League Golden Boot, Aguero has consistently crossed the 20 goal mark in the Premier League. It is this consistency that puts him in the top of our list. Harry Kane has been doing the same for Tottenham, but Aguero’s goals have been vital for his club in their quest for Trophies and it is this fact that sees the Englishman lose to the Argentine in the ranking.
Aguero scored 24 goals in the 2015/16 season, with 119 shots and 52 shots on target. The next season, he scored 20 goals, registering 139 shots, with 53 of those on target. Last season, Aguero scored 21 goals in the league, registering 94 shots and 42 shots on target. Manchester City had brought in Jesus to replace him, but Aguero has held firm in his place and has performed better than the Brazilian.
Aguero has also started the 2018/19 season on a high, with a hattrick against Huddersfield, which prompted Alan Shearer to label him as the best foreign player to ever play in the premier league. Aguero is now on 9 Premier League hat-tricks, only 2 behind Shearer’s record. The Argentine has returned from the FIFA World Cup in fabulous condition as per his Coach Pep Guardiola, after scoring 2 goals in the tournament. If the start is to go by, Aguero with his fantastic abilities should give opposing defences a lot of headaches this season. Alan Shearer summed up the Argentine with a fantastic quote – he is a striker with no weaknesses.
Which of these Strikers will win the Premier League Golden Boot this season? Let us know in the comments.
