Top 10 most prolific strikers in the Premier League

A few surprises names have cropped up amongst the league’s best strikers as the most prolific goalscorers are revealed

The Premier League’s best strikers are not simply defined by who has scored the most goals, looked most threatening in front of goal or tests the goalkeeper on most occasions.

A striker, putting it obviously, is most valuable to a team when he scores with regularity and, with that said, the stats have revealed who is ‘really’ the most prolific in the English top flight.

10) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United)

9 goals; 1350 minutes played; 150 minutes per goal

9) Charlie Austin (Southampton)

6 goals; 871 minutes played; 145 minutes per goal

8) Romelu Lukaku (Everton)

9 goals; 1287 minutes played; 143 minutes per goal

7) Harry Kane (Tottenham)

7 goals; 926 minutes played; 132 minutes per goal

6) Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City)

3 goals; 357 minutes played; 119 minutes per goal

5) Diego Costa (Chelsea)

12 goals; 1412 minutes played; 118 minutes per goal

4) Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal)

12 goals; 1347 minutes played; 112 minutes per goal

3) Divock Origi (Liverpool)

4 goals; 431 minutes played; 108 minutes per goal

2) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)

10 goals; 1008 minutes played; 101 minutes per goal

1) Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)

3 goals; 154 minutes played; 51 minutes per goal

Want to re-evaluate your starting XI, Arsene Wenger?