5 of the best finishers in Premier League history

#5 Harry Kane

The Premier League today is filled with a myriad of deadly strikers – the likes of Alvaro Morata, Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus are as dangerous as any to have graced the English top flight, while up-and-comers such as Tammy Abraham and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are already proving themselves capable of taking the mantle in a few years. But head and shoulders above them all stands Harry Kane.

The Tottenham striker was once labelled a “one-season wonder” as he exploded onto the scene in 2014/15 to score 31 goals in all competitions after a series of failed loan stints at other clubs including Norwich and Leicester. Two and a half seasons later and the idea that Kane was merely in a purple patch is laughable. 2015/16 saw him hit 28 goals, 2016/17 saw him go seven better with 35, and he’s already scored a ludicrous 11 goals in 10 games this season – and that’s not counting his four with England, either.

Long range, close range, both feet, headers, you name the place or position, Kane is capable of scoring from it. Some would criticise and say he simply scores so many goals because he shoots so often, but the fact that he also assisted in 7 Premier League goals last season belies that idea.

Recently he scored what experts would label a “perfect hat-trick” against Cypriot club Apoel Nicosia in the Champions League – one goal with his right foot, one with his left foot, and one with his head. Simply put, he’s one of the best Premier League finishers of all time, and he’s got years left in the tank too.