Top 10 Contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot: December 2018

#6 Glenn Murray (England, Brighton & Hove Albion)

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United - Premier League

Goals Scored - 7

The English Striker is still among the contenders, even though he has slowed down a little in the recent weeks. Murray has dropped one spot from 5th at the start of November to 6th this time because he has scored just one goal in the last month.

Murray started November with 2 back to back defeats at the hands of Everton and Cardiff. However, he managed to salvage a point against Leicester after the International Break, scoring in a 1-1 draw. He failed to score again this weekend in the win over Huddersfield, where he played just 11 minutes from the bench.

Murray now has 7 goals from 14 games and is slowly nearing his goal scoring statistics from last season, when he scored 12 goals from 35 games in the Premier League. The Englishman has recorded just 17 shots in the league so far but has hit the target 9 times, giving him a better shooting accuracy that still puts him ahead of Salah in this list. Right now, Glenn Murray is 6th among the top contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot at the start of December.

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