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

#2 Raheem Sterling (England, Manchester City)

Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth - Premier League

Goals Scored - 8

After missing out from the top ten contenders at the start of November, Raheem Sterling is back with a bang at the beginning of December. He started the month of November by scoring twice in the win over Southampton, a game where he also picked up two assists.

After failing to find the back of the net in the following game against Manchester United, the Englishman scored against West Ham and then this past weekend against Bournemouth. Sterling now has 8 goals from 12 games and is hot on heels of the man at the top.

The Englishman has recorded 30 shots so far, out of which 16 have been on target. He also has 6 assists to his name and should be looking to better his goalscoring record from last season, where he found the back of the net 18 times from 33 games. At the start of December, Raheem Sterling is 2nd in the race to the Premier League Golden Boot.

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