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Brilliant strike partnerships have graced the Premier League since its conception in 1992, and here are the ten of the competition’s most deadly duos…
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10) Carlos Tevez and Emmanuel Adebayor, Manchester City
The pair managed a brilliant 37 goals in 2009/10, when Manchester City only came 5th.
9) Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand, Newcastle United
The strikers scored 41 goals between them in 1996/97.
8) Robbie Fowler and Stan Collymore, Liverpool
This pairing managed 42 in the 1995/96 season.
7) Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole, Manchester United
The Champions League winning partnership managed 35 goals in the in the amazing 1998/99 season, followed by 39 in the season after.
6) Kevin Phillips and Niall Quinn, Sunderland
Between them they managed 44 goals in the 1999/2000 season. 30 of them for Phillips, winning him the Golden Boot.
5) Andy Cole and Peter Beardsley, Newcastle United
Before he was at United, Cole was pretty successful at Newcastle as well. The former Newcastle men have the record for the most goals in a season, with 55 in the 48 game 1994/95 competition.
4) Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton, Blackburn Rovers
The original ‘SAS’ bagged an outstanding 49 goals in the 1994/95 season.
3) Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal
A key part of the ‘invincibles’ season, the strikers managed over 200 goals over the six years they played together.
2) Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United
The two of them put the ball in the net 40 times in the 2001/02 season, and were key to Manchester United for many years.
1) Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool
The former Liverpool forwards nearly drove their team to the title in the 2013/14 season, with 52 goals combined. This was despite Suarez missing the beginning of the season with a ban for biting.