Top Contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot - January 2019

#6 Raheem Sterling (England, Manchester City)

Leicester City v Manchester City - Premier League

Goals Scored: 9

Raheem Sterling was second in the race at the start of December. However, the month had not been kind to him, as the Englishman scored just 1 goal from 5 games since our last assessment and dropped down the ranks. Incidentally, City lost 3 of those 5 games!

After watching from the bench as his team overcame Watford, Sterling was reinstated in the starting eleven ahead of the crunch tie against Chelsea. He failed to score, as City lost their first game of the season. He come off the bench in the next game against Everton and found the back of the net. Since then, Sterling has failed to score in the last 3 games, which included shocking defeats against Crystal Palace and Leicester City.

The Englishman has now scored 9 goals from 17 appearances so far this season. He is averaging 0.53 goals per game and has hit the woodwork thrice this season already. At the start of January 2019, Raheem Sterling is 6th among the top contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot.