Top contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot: October 2018

Modified Oct 04, 2018 17:27 GMT

Salah won the Golden Boot last season but has been slow off the blocks this time

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

Murray has been in terrific form so far this season

Goals Scored: 4

Glenn Murray is an immensely important figure at Brighton and is an essential part of their tactics as they aim to secure a prolonged stay at the Premier league. His goals would be vital for that reason alone and quite deservedly, he started his run this season with a goal that stunned Manchester United. His next two goals were vital in earning a valuable point, in the game at home against Fulham, where they were 2-0 down until the 66th minute. In the very next game against Southampton, he equalized in the 90th minute to earn them a vital away point. Murray did draw a blank against Spurs and played only 17 minutes in the game against City, without scoring.

This season, Murray has registered 9 shot, with 5 of them on target. Interestingly, all of his goals were scored with his right boot. He has a modest goals per game ratio of 0.57, which puts him 9th in this list.

Murray ended last season with 12 goals from 35 games and with a good head start already this year, the Englishman will be hoping to improve his returns this time. While he is not the bookie’s favourite to win the Golden Boot, each of his goals will be precious for Brighton as they fight for a place in the league.

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