Top 10 Contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot: December 2018

#4 Harry Kane (England, Tottenham Hotspurs)

Arsenal FC v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

Goals Scored - 8

You cannot keep Harry Kane away from the Golden Boot race. After a slow start to the season, the Englishman is back where he belongs on the back of a fantastic month of November. After failing to score in October and dropping to 7th, Kane was clinical last month and drove back to 4th at the start of December.

The English Striker started November with a goal against Wolves in a hard-fought away win. He missed out from scoring against Crystal Palace but returned to end Chelsea's unbeaten run in the Premier League, scoring a goal. This weekend, he scored from the spot against Arsenal, as Spurs lost at the Emirates.

Harry Kane now has 8 goals from 14 games this season, 3 of which have been from the spot. He has registered 48 shots so far, with 25 of them on target, however, the Spurs Striker has also missed 7 big chances in the games played. At the start of December, Kane is 4th among the top contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot.

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