3) Harry Kane – Tottenham Hotspur
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Goals: 22; Assists: 6
Minutes Played: 2367; Minutes per Goal: 108
Having won the Golden Boot last year as the Spurs finished third, a lot was expected of Harry Kane in 2016/17. Tottenham’s invincible home form saw them bid farewell to White Hart Lane with 17 wins and two draws in the 19 league matches – and Kane became the last Spurs player to score a goal at the Lane before it was demolished. To make it even sweeter, it was a winner against Manchester United.
The English striker’s rise has been nothing short of meteoric. He’s only 23 years old but he has already scored more than 20 goals a season in three consecutive campaigns. The only other players to accomplish such a feat were Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy – very elite company.
Kane might have been at the top of the goalscoring charts had he not suffered an ankle injury that kept him out for a month. That did not deter Spurs, though, as Mauricio Pochettino’s side managed to win games without him. And the Spurs manager will hope he can keep him for another season and find a way to take that final step and cross the line first in the title race.
What Kane has going in his favour is that Spurs have two games left to play. Will he catch up?
