Stars from Arsenal, Liverpool and both Manchester clubs feature on our list of the Premier League’s most reliable strikers ever.
Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko got on the scoresheet for Manchester City on Saturday night as the title favorites secured a 3-2 win at Everton.
Kun and the big Bosnian both appear on Caughtoffside’s latest list, which ranks Premier League strikers past and present based on their minutes-per-goal average in the modern top flight.
10th Alan Shearer – 147 minutes per goal
The Premier League’s all-time leading marksman with 260 goals, Shearer shared his years in the modern top flight between Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
He won the title with Rovers in 1995 and scored 112 goals in 138 appearances for the Ewood Park club.
His record at Newcastle was not quite as impressive – 148 goals in 303 matches – but he loved his hometown club so much that he turned down the chance to leave St James’ Park for Manchester United.
9th Hernan Crespo – 141 minutes per goal
Although he was officially a Chelsea player for five years, Crespo only spent two seasons at Stamford Bridge. His Blues career included multiple loan spells in Milan.
He made a pretty big impact in West London, though. He bagged 20 goals in 49 Premier League appearances, 16 of which were as a substitute.
8th Luis Suarez – 138 minutes per goal
Suarez is the leading scorer in this season’s Premier League with 30 goals – a feat that is even more impressive when you consider that he missed Liverpool’s first five games through suspension.
Since moving to Anfield from Ajax in January 2011, the Uruguayan has scored 68 times in 108 league outings.
=6th Daniel Sturridge – 136 minutes per goal
At the tender age of 24, Sturridge has already scored Premier League goals from four different clubs – Manchester City, Chelsea, Bolton Wanderers and Liverpool.
His career has really taken off at Anfield though. He has netted 30 goals in 41 top-flight games for the Reds, having scored just 26 times in 96 appearances (47 starts) for his former employers.
=6th Edin Dzeko – 136 minutes per goal
In 61 starts and 45 sub appearances since joining Manchester City from Wolfsburg in a £27m move in January 2011, Dzeko has scored 44 Premier League goals.
The 28-year-old, who has netted 33 times in 60 senior international appearances for Bosnia and Herzegovina, is deadly in the air.
5th Robin van Persie – 135 minutes per goal
RVP is 10th on the list of the Premier League’s record goalscorers. The deadly Dutchman struck 96 times in 194 games for Arsenal, before breaking Piers Morgan’s heart and joining Manchester United in a £24m deal in August 2012.
So far, he has scored 37 league goals in 57 appearances for the Red Devils.
=3rd Ruud van Nistelrooy – 128 minutes per goal
Van Nistelrooy scored 95 goals in 150 Premier League games for Manchester United.
The 70-time Dutch international, who was a master of the placed penalty kick, won one Premier League, one FA Cup and one League Cup during five seasons at Old Trafford.
=3rd Javier Hernandez – 128 minutes per goal
Chicharito is the ultimate super sub. With a philosophy that is so single-minded and, to a degree, selfish, it is no surprise that he rarely plays the full 90 minutes.
In four seasons at Manchester United, he has started just 48 league games, but has still managed to notch 37 top-flight goals.
2nd Thierry Henry – 122 minutes per goal
Such was the talent of the stylish Frenchman, Henry used to strike fear into his opponents – both players and supporters – whenever he touched the ball.
Henry is Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions. He scored 174 times in 258 Premier League games. Va va voom!
1st Sergio Aguero – 115 minutes per goal
Aguero was on the pitch for less than half an hour on Saturday, but the Manchester City forward still managed to notch his 17th goal of the season. That is exactly the sort of contribution that sees the Argentina international top this list.
The 3-2 win at Everton was Aguero’s 86th Premier League appearance. He has 52 goals to date.
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