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With 13 round of matches decided in the English Premier League, the battle for who becomes the highest goalscorer in the Premier League is delicately poised to continue over the course of the season.
The highest goalscorers presently in the Premier League are as follows:-
#1 Sergio Aguero
The Argentine leads the chart of the highest goalscorers, although he is tied on the same number of goals with Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, 8 so far.
However, Aguero seems to have a slight edge considering the fact that he has 4 assists to his name compared to the Aubameyang who just has one assist this season.
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#2 Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
The Gabonese is the joint highest goalscorer with 8 goals in the English top flight so far alongside Sergio Aguero ,as it was mentioned above.
He is only ranked second because he has an inferior number of assists compared to Aguero. However, Aubameyang is still the most efficient striker in the EPL right now. He has taken 21 shots in total this season, with 11 shots on target, representing about 52% of shots on target.
He has also played 19 minutes less than Aguero this season,making him more efficient in front of goal than the Argentine.
#3 Raheem Sterling
The England International has scored 7 goals this season and still remains the leading assists provider in the English Premier League this season with six.
Although he may be one goal shot of Aubameyang and Aguero, he is still possesses a superior shooting accuracy compared to the leading marksmen in Sergio Aguero and Pierre Emerick Aubaeyang.
He has taken 18 shots in total this season, with an impressive 15 shots on target which represents about 83%.
#4 Eden Hazard
The Belgian has scored seven premier league goals this season as well, but he has an inferior assists number compared to Raheem Sterling, with 4 assists to his name.
However, the Belgian has been quite impressive with his shooting accuracy. He has 18 shots this season with 14 of those shots hitting the target and this represents about 78% of shots on target. It is important to note he has played 63 minutes less than Raheem Sterling this season in the Premier League.
#5 Mohammed Salah
The Premier League best player for the 2017/2018 season has also scored 7 goals, same as Eden Hazard this season , although his assists record is one shy of the Belgian.
In terms of shooting stats, he has 35 shots this season with 22 of those shots hitting target, which represents about 63% of shots on target.
