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The most important thing that a striker does is score goals and loads of them, and at the end of the day, goals are what matter the most in football. The striker is a player who has all the limelight and he is tracked by the best defender in the opponent's squad.
The striker needs to have good dribbling abilities, should be able to keep hold of the ball, his movement off the ball should be top notch and above them all, he should have good finishing abilities.
The Premier League is home to some of the best strikers in the world. The English league is full of different strikers ranging from a target man to a false nine. This season in the Premier League, some forwards have endured mixed fortunes but some have stood above the rest. Therefore, without further ado, let us have a look at the best of them.
Here are the 5 best strikers in the Premier League at the moment:
#5 Callum Wilson
Callum Wilson is having a brilliant season for Eddie Howe's Bournemouth. After battling injuries last season, the England international has come into his own this season. The 26-year-old striker uses his agility, speed, strength and his size to trouble the opposition defenders. Wilson is a proper number nine who is quick enough to run into the channels, big enough to hold the ball, has brilliant finishing abilities, and has a brilliant touch in him.
Due to his recent performances, he has been linked with a big money move to Chelsea and if he continues to produce this kind of performances every week, the Cherries will have a tough task of keeping their star striker at the club.
In terms of stats this season in the Premier League, Callum has scored 10 goals and provided five assists with 45 percent shot accuracy. He is versatile as a finisher, having scored five goals with his right foot, two with his left foot, and three headers.
#4 Sergio Aguero
Aguero is one the most lethal strikers of this generation and he has been consistently scoring a lot of goals for Manchester City from many seasons. The 30-year-old has been deadly in front of goal again and that can be seen from his recent goal against Liverpool at the Etihad.
The Argentine striker has got everything, he has brilliant first touch, has the composure that a big striker needs and that right foot of his is capable of producing some absolute gems.
Playing as false-nine under Pep Guardiola, the 30-year-old has been brilliant with his link-up play this season and as always his intelligent runs continue to give defenders nightmares. If City are to win the Premier League, they would need their star striker to be at the top of his form.
In the current Premier League, City's all-time top goalscorer has scored 10 goals and provided six assists with a 34 percent shot accuracy. In addition to his scoring, Aguero has produced 446 passes and created five big chances.
#3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Aubameyang arrived at the Emirates for a hefty fee last season in January and with very high expectations and so far, the Gabonese player has been justifying both of them. The 29-year-old is a type of a striker who is blessed with pace, skill on the ball and is a poacher in front of the goal. He as an intelligent runner and he has a tendency to score screamers as shown by his goal against Tottenham at the Emirates in the EPL.
He doesn't do as much running as he used to do in his Dortmund days, but he has shown himself to be an all-around striker. He has though missed some big chances for the Gunners this season, but the Gabonese forward still remains an important part of Unai Emery's new look Arsenal.
In the current league campaign, Aubameyang has scored 14 goals with a 42 percent shot accuracy. Aubameyang has assisted three goals for his teammates and has created four big chances in the season.
#2 Harry Kane
Arguably one of the best forwards in the world, Harry Kane has been delivering for Tottenham Hotspur for quite some time now. After having a brilliant World Cup, The English striker has again been brilliant for Spurs this season. Kane has scored a variety of goals this season, from tap-ins to left-foot screamers.
He remains to be the focal point of Spurs' attacks with his clever movement off the ball, link up plays, strength and an eye for the killer pass in behind the defence. The 25-year-old recently got injured in the match against Manchester United which meant that he is potentially out until late March. This came as a huge blow for Spurs and without their star striker, they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup.
His stats this season in the Premier League are really good. Kane has scored 14 goals and provided four assists in just 22 games.
#1 Mohamed Salah
At the start of the season, Mo Salah wasn't looking at his best and that could have been down to Egypt's dreadful World Cup. But the Liverpool star-man has now picked up his form from last season, scoring goals for fun.
Playing in a much different role from last season, Salah has looked deadly in front of goal. Now operating as a number nine in Jurgen Klopp's 4-2-3-1 with Roberto Firmino as a number ten, the Egyptian has looked at his best. Salah has adjusted to his new role very easily which tells us how big a player he is.
Basically, he's gone from being the best wide attacker in the Premier League last season to the best striker in this one, which is frightening, to say the least. If Liverpool are to win the Premier League this season, the Egyptian has to continue his recent good form.
In terms of stats this season in the Premier League, Salah has scored 16 goals and provided seven assists with 51 percent shot accuracy. The Egyptian has created 13 big chances for Liverpool in their EPL-leading campaign so far.
