The Top 6 Goalscorers in the Premier League right now

Modified Aug 24, 2018 14:58 GMT

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#4 Romelu Lukaku

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Lukaku has been playing in the Premier League since the 2011/12 Season when he had his debut in the colours of Chelsea. Since then, he has played for West Bromwich Albion, Everton and now plays at Manchester United. He is only 25 years old! He has 222 appearances in the Premier League, the highest in this list and has scored 102 goals so far. He has 629 shots to his name and 286 of those have been on target. He has, however, missed 72 big chances in all those games, but he also has an impressive 45% shooting accuracy.

Lukaku scored 17 goals in 35 games for West Brom in 2012/13 season, during his loan spell. He has consistently hit double figures since then. In the 2015/16 season, the Belgian had 118 shots, with 48 of them on target. He scored 18 goals. The next season, he improved his goal-scoring ability, scoring 25 goals, while registering 110 shots, with 55 of those on target. He was rewarded with a move to Manchester United, where, in the 2017/18 season, he saw his statistics take a slight dip. He still managed 86 shots, 43 of which were on target and scored 16 goals in the league.

Over the summer, Lukaku also showed his goal scoring form with Belgium, scoring 4 goals as his team finished Third in the FIFA World Cup 2018. At the start of the 2018/19 season, he has 3 shots, 2 of them on target, but is yet to score. The arrival of Alexis Sanchez and the revival of Paul Pogba over the summer means that Lukaku could have another strong season ahead.

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