We all know Mohamed Salah set the Premier League alight this season, breaking the 38-game season scoring record with a blistering 32 goals as Liverpool blasted 84 in total.
Even so, the rampant Reds were still left in Manchester City’s shadow as Pep Guardiola’s team broke collective records here, there and everywhere. The champions set a new league mark of 100 points – beating Chelsea’s 2004/05 total of 95, while they also broke the ton barrier for goals scored (106).
And while Salah carried his team throughout a first full season with Liverpool, the Reds were not totally reliant on him as Roberto Firmino (15) and Sadio Mane (10) weighed in with double figures.
Salah bagged 38 per cent of Liverpool’s league goals this term, but that was dwarfed by Tottenham’s Harry Kane, who netted 40.5 per cent of the north Londoners’ goals – making him the most relied-upon Premier League goalscorer.
Here, Matt Jones breaks down the stats for each of the Premier League top six’s leading and second-highest scorers. He also delves a little deeper to figure out who is the most valuable in terms of minutes to goals, assists and shot accuracy.
Man City Goals Percentage
Sergio Aguero 21 19.8
Raheem Sterling 18 16.9
Man United Goals Percentage
Romelu Lukaku 16 23.5
Anthony Martial 9 13.2
Spurs Goals Percentage
Harry Kane 30 40.5
Son Heung-Min 12 16.2
Liverpool Goals Percentage
Mohamed Salah 32 38
Roberto Firmino 15 17.8
Chelsea Goals Percentage
Eden Hazard 12 19.3
Alvaro Morata 11 17.7
Arsenal Goals Percentage
Alexandre Lacazette 14 18.9
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 10 13.5
HERE’S HOW EACH PLAYER STANDS UP AGAINST EACH OTHER (12) IN KEY AREAS:
Mohamed Salah
Goals 32
Minutes played 2,921
Minutes per goal 91
Assists 10
Total shots 111
On target 67
Shot accuracy 60%
Sergio Aguero
Goals 21
Minutes played 1,969
Minutes per goal 94
Assists 6
Total shots 74
On target 42
Shot accuracy 57%
Harry Kane
Goals 30
Minutes played 3,083
Minutes per goal 103
Assists 2
Total shots 136
On target 76
Shot accuracy 56%
Raheem Sterling
Goals 18
Minutes played 2,592
Minutes per goal 144
Assists 11
Total shots 68
On target 35
Shot accuracy 51%
Romelu Lukaku
Goals 16
Minutes played 2,869
Minutes per goal 179
Assists 7
Total shots 68
On target 43
Shot accuracy 63%
Roberto Firmino
Goals 15
Minutes played 2,776
Minutes per goal 185
Assists 7
Total shots 60
On target 38
Shot accuracy 63%
Alexandre Lacazette
Goals 14
Minutes played 2,211
Minutes per goal 158
Assists 4
Total shots 51
On target 35
Shot accuracy 69%
Son Heung-min
Goals 12
Minutes played 2,309
Minutes per goal 192
Assists 6
Total shots 56
On target 33
Shot accuracy 59%
Eden Hazard
Goals 12
Minutes played 2,432
Minutes per goal 203
Assists 4
Total shots 53
On target 37
Shot accuracy 70%
Alvaro Morata
Goals 11
Minutes played 2,067
Minutes per goal 108
Assists 6
Total shots 63
On target 34
Shot accuracy 54%
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Goals 10
Minutes played 1,058
Minutes per goal 106
Assists 4
Total shots 24
On target 19
Shot accuracy 79%
Anthony Martial
Goals 9
Minutes played 1,583
Minutes per goal 176
Assists 5
Total shots 49
On target 16
Shot accuracy 33%
