Premier League 2018/19 Golden Boot: Top Contenders at the start of May 2019

Modified May 03, 2019 21:36 GMT

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#5 Jamie Vardy (England, Leicester City) 🢁🢁🢁

West Ham United v Leicester City - Premier League

Goals Scored - 18

Jamie Vardy continues to be among the contenders thanks to his consistency in front of goal. The Englishman enjoyed a spectacular month of April, where he scored 5 goals from 4 games. As a result, Vardy has climbed up to 5th place and is only 3 goals behind the man leading this list.

The Englishman started the month with a brace against Huddersfield, as Leicester won 4-1. However, Vardy failed to score in the following game as his team were defeated by Newcastle United. The Englishman returned to goal scoring form against West Ham, earning a 2-2 away draw next. Last weekend, he was on song yet again, scoring a brace as Leicester City stunned Arsenal 3-0 at home.

Vardy has scored 18 goals from 32 games so far and also has 4 assists to his name. He is currently averaging a goal every 142 minutes played. With just 2 more games to go in the season, Vardy still has an outside chance of getting his hands on the Golden Boot.

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