How many points the Premier League’s top 12 scorers have won their clubs

Planet Football • 09 Feb 2019

A dozen players have reached double figures for goals in the Premier League this season – but whose strikes have been worth the most points to their respective teams?

Admittedly, if these goalscorers weren’t there, somebody else would pick up the slack, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they would pick their moments as well as this lot have.

We’ve taken a look at every player with 10 or more goals this season and calculated how many points those goals have been worth.

12. Raheem Sterling – 10 goals – 2 points

% of Manchester City goals: 14.7%

% of Manchester City points: 3.2%

11. Son Heung-min – 10 goals – 4 points

% of Tottenham goals: 19.6%

% of Tottenham points: 8.8%

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10. Sergio Aguero – 14 goals – 5 points

% of Manchester City goals: 20.6%

% of Manchester City points: 8.1%

9. Callum Wilson – 10 goals – 5 points

% of Bournemouth goals: 27%

% of Bournemouth points: 15.2%

8. Sadio Mane – 11 goals – 6 points

% of Liverpool goals: 19.6%

% of Liverpool points: 9.7%

7. Harry Kane – 14 goals – 6 points

% of Tottenham goals: 27.5%

% of Tottenham points: 10.5%

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6. Richarlison – 10 goals – 8 points

% of Everton goals: 27.8%

% of Everton points: 24.2%

5. Mo Salah – 16 goals – 9 points

% of Liverpool goals: 28.6%

% of Liverpool points: 14.5%

4. Glenn Murray – 10 goals – 9 points

% of Brighton goals: 37%

% of Brighton points: 33.3%

3. Aleksandar Mitrovic – 10 goals – 11 points

% of Fulham goals: 40%

% of Fulham points: 64.7%

Happy Mitro Day. On transfer deadline day last year Fulham signed Aleksandar Mitrović on loan for the rest of the season. He's since made 46 appearances & scored 22 goals, propelling the club to the Premier League & becoming one of our finest signings #ffc pic.twitter.com/HJxKwwi7TA

— Fulham Focus (@Fulham_Focus) January 31, 2019