Top 5 players with the most Premier League goals in the 2010s decade

Modified Dec 30, 2019 12:27 GMT

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#2 Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea / West Bromwich Albion / Everton / Manchester United): 113 goals

Romelu Lukaku scored 113 goals in 252 Premier League appearances for Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton and Manchester United from 2011-12 to 2018-19.

The Belgian striker bagged hat-tricks for West Bromwich Albion against Manchester United in 2012-13, and for Everton against Sunderland and Bournemouth (four goals) respectively in 2016-17.

Lukaku's 25 goals for Everton in the 2016-17 season was the best by any player in the season, behind only Sergio Aguero's tally of 29 for Manchester City.

#3 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United / Everton): 128 goals

The all-time top scorer for Manchester United, Wayne Rooney scored 114 Premier League goals in the 2010s decade for the Old Trafford club and Everton in 247 games.

During this period, Rooney bagged Premier League hat-tricks for Manchester United against Hull City (four goals) in 2009-10, West Ham United in 2010-11 and Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers in successive games in 2011-12. He scored his last hat-trick in the English top-flight for Everton against West Ham United in 2017-18.

Rooney's 208 Premier League goals is only behind Alan Shearer's tally of 260 in the list of all-time scorers in the competition.

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