Top Contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot: March 2019

#2 Mohamed Salah (Egypt, Liverpool)

Liverpool FC v Crystal Palace - Premier League

Goals Scored - 17

The Egyptian is going through a mini goal drought of sorts right now - he has scored just 1 goal in his last 5 games in the Premier League and as such, Mohamed Salah has to give up his pole position and drop down to second.

He started the month with the 1-1 draw away to West Ham but failed to score. He found the back of the net in the following game, against Bournemouth, as Liverpool won the game 3-1. Salah was uncharacteristically quiet in the crunch 0-0 draw against Manchester United next and failed to inspire his team to a win.

In the game against Watford in the middle of this week, Salah was lively but failed to score again even though Liverpool won 5-0.

With 17 goals from 28 games so far, Salah is second in the race to the Premier League Golden Boot at the start of March. He has registered 70 shots on goal - the highest in the league - and 45 of those have been on target. He is currently averaging a goal every 140 minutes played and must regain his goalscoring form soon if he desires to catch the man leading this list right now.

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