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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#4 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon, Arsenal) 🢀 🢂

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The Arsenal Striker continues to go steady on the 4th position, even though his team has shown signs of cracks at the tail end of the season. Aubameyang scored 2 goals from 3 games in April, while Arsenal lost 3 of the 4 games in the month!

The Gabon International started the month by scoring the only goal in a hard fought 1-0 win over Watford. In the following game against Crystal Palace, Aubameyang scored again, but Arsenal lost the game 3-2. He was rested for the 3-1 loss against Wolves, but returned to the team last weekend. Unfortunately, he could not score and Arsenal lost 3-0 to Leicester City.

Aubameyang has 19 goals and 5 assists from 34 games this season and is averaging a goal every 134 minutes played. With just 2 goals separating him and the man at the top, Aubameyang will be hoping to mount a late challenge for the coveted Golden Boot now.

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