LONDON – English Premier League top goal scorers after the Week 14 fixtures that were played on Sunday, Dec. 4.
Following his hat-trick in a commanding 5-1 win over West Ham United at the weekend, Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has now joined Chelsea’s Diego Costa at the top of the list.
Both strikers have 11 goals each so far this season, with Costa grabbing a goal in the 3-1 comeback victory over Manchester City on Saturday.
Sergio Aguero failed to get on the scoresheet in Week 14 and remains on 10 goals.
The Manchester City forward will also be on that mark for a while after the league announced he has been slapped with a four-match ban for a violent tackle on a Chelsea player.
Aguero will miss the games against Leicester City, Watford, Arenal and Hull City.
Meanwhile, returning to the English Premier League top goal scorers, and Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) and Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) who were all on target at the weekend improved to eight goals in the league this season.
Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) and Harry Kane (Tottenham) have seven goals each.
Next come Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Charlie Austin (Southampton), Leroy Fer (Swansea City) and Michail Antonio (West Ham United) all with six goals.
There are six players with five goals each, with Callum Wilson (Bournemouth), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), James Milner (Liverpool), Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) and Etienne Capoue (Watford)
English Premier League top goal scorers
Week 14 – Dec. 5, 2016
11 Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal), Diego Costa (Chelsea)
10 Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
8 Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Jermain Defoe (Sunderland)
7 Romelu Lukaku (Everton), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
6 Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Charlie Austin (Southampton), Leroy Fer (Swansea City), Michail Antonio (West Ham United)
5 Callum Wilson (Bournemouth), Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), James Milner (Liverpool), Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur), Etienne Capoue (Watford)
