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Like every league in the world including the Premier League, goal contributions are a combination of goals and assists a player accumulates in a match or over a series of matches. The ability to score goals and the ability to assist goals are two different things.
Some players are known for their goal-scoring prowess while others for their assisting expertise. They are the rare ones who can do both effortlessly under any condition.
Without further ado, let's go through the five players with the most goal contributions in a single EPL season.
#5 Mohammed Salah (42 Premier League goal contributions)
Mohamed Salah had an unprecedented season with Liverpool as a debutant in the 2017-2018 season. He scored a record 32 goals and assisted 10 goals over 36 matches.
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Salah was signed by Liverpool from Roma for around £36.5 million. It was not his first time playing in the EPL as he had played for Chelsea in the past.
Salah's breathtaking performance of 32 goals in 38 matches earned him the EPL Golden Boot.
Salah went to score an additional 12 goals in all competitions –11 in the Champions League and one in the FA Cup. He became the first African and Liverpool player to score more than 10 goals in a single UCL campaign.
Salah broke the record for most goals scored by a Liverpool debutant, bettering Fernando Torres' 33 goals from 2007. He also tied Manchester United's Ruud van Nistelrooy's 2003 record for the most goals scored by an EPL player across all competitions.
#4 Luis Suarez (43 Premier League goal contributions)
Luis Suarez's last season (2013-2014) with Liverpool saw him score 31 goals and provide 12 assists. It earned him the EPL player of the season and the Golden Boot. He also won the European Golden Shoe which he shared with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Suarez remarkably achieved all this playing in just 33 matches. He was handed a 10 game ban because of the biting incident involving Branislav Ivanovic, which is why he made just 33 appearances.
The Uruguayan became the first Liverpool player to score 30 goals in a single season since Ian Rush. He also won the PFA player of the Year award that season.
#3 Thierry Henry (44 Premier League goal contributions)
Thierry Henry, a member of the Invicibles' Arsenal squad, is said to be one of the greatest players in Premier League history. He remains the only EPL player to score 20+ goals and provide 20+ assists in a season and win four Golden boots.
Henry's 24 goals and 20 assists came in his fourth season with Arsenal but sadly that did not earn him the Golden Boot. He was edged by Ruud Van Nistelrooy who scored 25 goals. Henry still went on to become the recipient of both the PFA Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year awards.
The French international scored seven goals in the UCL and a goal in the FA Cup, taking his tally to a total of 32 goals in all competitions.
#2 Andrew Cole (47 Premier League goal contributions)
The iconic Andrew Cole had a massive goal contribution of 34 goals and 13 assists in the 1993-1994 season.
Cole became the first player to have the highest goals and assists in the same season. His brilliant goals allowed Newcastle to finish third in the EPL and qualify for the Europa League for the first time in two decades. He scored a total of 41 goals in 45 matches in all competitions.
Despite leaving Newcastle for Manchester United during the winter transfer window the following season, he managed to score nine goals in 18 matches. This means he played a total of 58 Premier League for Newcastle, netting 43 goals.
#1 Alan Shearer (47 Premier League goal contributions)
Alan Shearer is regarded as the greatest Premier League player ever. With 260 goals, Shearer is the EPL's all-time record goalscorer.
He also had 441 appearances in a career spanning 14 years. Shearer's goal contributions of 34 goals and 13 assists was achieved in the 1994-1995 season. His sublime performance allowed his team Blackburn Rovers to win the EPL title. Shearer also won the Golden Boot in conjunction with the EPL Player of the Year award.
