Top Contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot - February 2019

#9 Eden Hazard (Belgium, Chelsea)

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur - Carabao Cup: Semi-Final Second Leg

Goals Scored: 10

From 4th among the contenders at the start of January, Eden Hazard has slid dangerously down the list at the start of the February. He is currently 9th among the contenders, because he had a very poor January by his standards, as he failed to score a single goal in the month.

The Belgian started the new year with a home game against Southampton, where he started on the left, but failed to score. Chelsea drew the game 0-0. He started as the Center Forward in the following game against Newcastle and tore through the Magpies defence in the second half to set up Willian, who scored the winner.

In the next two games, Hazard was largely ineffective, as Chelsea lost 0-2 to Arsenal and 0-4 to Bournemouth. It is clear that the Belgian is an integral part of Sarri's set up and whenever he fails to score goals, the Blues suffer.

Hazard is averaging a goal every 185 minutes so far and has scored 10 goals from 23 games. He does have 10 more assists to his name but is falling behind in the race already. As of now, he is 6 goals behind the man who leads this list and must find the back of the net more often to stand any chance of getting back in contention for the Premier League Golden Boot.