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At the halfway mark of the 2018/19 Premier League season, we've seen 539 goals scored. Unsurprisingly, Manchester City lead the pack with 51.
At the other end of the table, bottom club Huddersfield has actually lost more games than scored goals, with only 12 after 19 matches.
League leaders Liverpool have been a tad more conservative this season, but still have 43 goals, with Mohamed Salah picking up where he left off last season.
Chelsea and Arsenal, who underwent a change in management over the summer, have impressed so far with Maurizio Sarri and Unai Emery respectively.
Manchester United looked clueless in attack under Jose Mourinho, with several big names under-performing, leaving them temporarily in 8th place after a 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
But the Portuguese manager was shockingly sacked after a 3-1 defeat to Liverpool. Under interim manager and treble-winning hero Ole Gunnar Solksjaer, United look a lot more dangerous, with 8 goals in 2 matches.
Several high profile names have delivered big time this season, with some others being underwhelming. Let's take a look at the Premier League's best attackers after Gameweek 19:
#5 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
If not for Pep Guardiola's rotation policy, Raheem Sterling would probably be higher up this list.
As it is, the English winger, who celebrated his 24th birthday earlier this month, has started 15 games this season and has contributed 9 goals and 6 assists.
Sterling is often not given enough credit for his contributions to Manchester City. Last season, he scored a personal-best 18 goals in the Premier League and is on course to beat that record this season.
The signing of Riyad Mahrez last summer might have limited his minutes on the pitch, but Sterling is still the best winger at Manchester City, and certainly one of the very best in England.
Before the 17/18 campaign, he wasn't really known for his goalscoring, and he still gets some flak from supporters for his poor finishing. But whenever he plays under Guardiola, Sterling looks a completely different player.
Alongside Sergio Aguero, he's developed into one of City's most important goalscorers. With the Cityzens slipping up in the title race recently, Sterling will have to be at his best to propel them to a second consecutive league win.
#4 Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
Harry Kane captained England to a World Cup semifinal in the summer, winning the Golden Boot in the process. He's carried over his brilliant form in Russia to the Premier League.
The 25-year-old finally scored this season in the month of August with a goal against Fulham, following it up with another one in Tottenham's incredible 3-0 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
He's started 18 of Spurs' 19 games so far, scoring 12 goals and providing 3 assists. Only Aubameyang has more goals than him this season.
Considering Tottenham's prolific goalscoring form, the 25-year-old might well reclaim the Premier League Golden Boot from Mo Salah at the end of the campaign.
In spite of Spurs' impressive performances under Mauricio Pochettino, no one has ever really considered them as genuine title contenders. But when they leapfrogged Man City to go second with a resounding 5-0 win over Bournemouth, fans have finally begun to recognise this Spurs squad for what they have achieved.
Kane's telepathic partnerships with Christian Eriksen, Dele Alli and Heung-min Son have been a huge part of that. He's even linked up well with new signing Lucas Moura.
Can he lead Tottenham to an unprecedented league title for the first time in 58 years?
#3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
Aubameyang currently leads the race for the Golden Boot, with 13 strikes in 19 appearances.
The Gabon international has thrived under Unai Emery at the Emirates. In spite of Alexandre Lacazette's return to form this season, Aubameyang has been the Spaniard's go-to man in attack.
He's also developed a productive partnership with Lacazette, who himself has 6 goals. In fact, the Frenchman has assisted him 3 times this season, which is the most number of assists from any one player to another in the league in 2018/19.
This has also allowed Emery to play a 4-4-2 formation at times this season, a system that could further sharpen Arsenal's attack.
Aubameyang has been remarkably prolific for the Gunners since Wenger signed him for a humongous £56 million. Even though he's already 29, he has begun to repay that fee with 25 goals in 38 appearances.
His pace, power and clinical finishing in front of goal are tailor-made for the Premier League.
Arsenal are currently 5th on the table, just 2 points outside the top 4. Although it might be too late for a title challenge, Aubameyang can lead Arsenal to a first-ever Europa League win this season.
#2 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Anyone who thought Salah was a one-season wonder has been proven wrong by the 12 goals he's scored so far this season.
In order to tighten up his defence, Klopp has sometimes abandoned the 4-3-3 system that he used to devastating effect in the Champions League last term, in favour of a more conservative 4-2-3-1.
The German manager has used Salah as the central striker in this formation, dropping Firmino to a playmaking role behind the Egyptian. This has brought out the best in the 26-year-old, allowing him to take centre-stage.
A shoulder injury sustained against Real Madrid in the Champions League final last season, and an underwhelming World Cup campaign with Egypt have done nothing to affect his club form.
After winning the FIFA Puskas Award in controversial fashion, Salah went on to register his first hat-trick of the season in a 4-0 win over Bournemouth.
With Liverpool opening up a 6 point lead at the top of the table, Salah will continue his incredible goalscoring form, and you wouldn't bet against him winning a second successive Golden Boot at the end of the season.
#1 Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Based on current form, Eden Hazard is probably the best player in England, if not in Europe, right now.
His brace in Chelsea's 2-1 win over Watford took him into double digits in terms of goals this season, and he's only behind Salah, Kane, and Aubameyang in the Golden Boot race.
In addition, he leads the Premier League's assists charts with 9 in just 15 starts.
The 27-year-old has been the Blues' single most important player so far. Starting the season in a traditional left wing role, he has since been shifted to a false 9 position by Maurizio Sarri, a tactic that paid off in Chelsea's impressive 2-0 win over Manchester City.
He has sometimes spoken of his desire to play for Real Madrid to the media this season, but you have to admire the incredible professionalism with which he goes about his job in spite of the numerous rumours linking him to Spain.
Chelsea's brilliant start to the season was halted by a loss to Leicester recently, highlighting their need to bring in some new signings in January.
However, Sarri will probably view retaining Hazard as his biggest task in the winter transfer window. If he manages to do so, he can more or less be assured of a top 4 finish.
