EXPRESS SPORT provides you with the final top goalscorer standings in the Premier League following a dramatic last day of action.
Jamie Vardy - 15 Diogo Jota - 15 Kevin De Bruyne - 15
Salah equals Harry Kane and Alan Shearer on three Premier League Golden Boot awards as Son picks up the accolade for the first time.
He is one of the top goalscorers in the league in the last seasons and he is constantly improving. A season later? That accolade may not be paired with a Premier League winners’ medal, but Liverpool would not have pushed City so close without his contribution. The Portugese superstar last topped the standings back in 2007-08 with 31 and was Manchester United’s leading scorer this season. Right behind Salah ahead of kick-off was Tottenham’s Son Heung-min, whose two second half goals in Spurs’ 5-0 thumping of relegated Norwich City brought his haul for the campaign to 23. Liverpool did all they could to claim the title by picking up maximum points, but Manchester City’s triumph over Aston Villa meant it was eventually all for nought.
Mohamed Salah became just the fourth player in Premier League history to top the league's goalscoring charts three times. Here's a statistical breakdown of ...
While Mohamed Salah found the back of the net 23 times across this Premier League season, he also dished out 13 assists, making him the first Liverpool player to finish atop the Premier League on both goals and assists. This goal against Man City was not only critical but also came with a sparkle that passes the eye test. Salah's shot improved from that 0.3 pre-shot xG to a gargantuan 0.97 xGOT. Essentially, Salah's effort was unsaveable. You can clearly see a higher attacking presence through December 31, and a lower attacking presence once the calendar turned to 2022. From August 28 to October 24, Salah put together an incredible seven-match run in which he scored in every game, finishing it off in style with a hat trick against Manchester United that gave him nine goals across that streak. It also means, however, that he actually outperformed his xG total on the road, but underperformed at home. However, that doesn't tell the entire story. It was perfectly even heading into the final day, with 11 goals scored at Anfield and 11 scored away from the friendly confines. 1 1 This season, Salah bagged his 23 goals on an expected goals (xG) total of 24.36, according to UnderStat, meaning he actually underperformed his xG total slightly. Fittingly, at the end of a wild season, it was a bonkers day of Premier League season.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Tottenham's Son Heung-min have won the Premier League's Golden Boot for 2021-22.
They wanted to help me, you could see it today." "I wanted to score today. I told the players I missed the easiest chances and scored one of the toughest tones.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Tottenham's Son Heung-min share the Premier League Golden Boot after finishing with 23 goals.
Ederson was the outright winner of the award in each of the past two campaigns, while Alisson won the award in 2018-19. I can't believe it." "I can't believe it.
Salah has now captured the Golden Boot on three occasions as the outright winner in the 2017-18 season and sharing the award twice, in 2018-19 and this season.
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The Egyptian international and Liverpool FC striker, Mohamed Salah, was crowned with the Golden Boot award for the Premier League in the current season ...
Diogo Jota – Liverpool: 15 goals Son Heung-min – Tottenham: 23 goals Mohamed Salah – Liverpool: 23 goals