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LONDON. – Where does Mohamed Salah rank among the Premier League’s GREATEST forwards?
Mohamed Salah
Premier League appearances: 323 Goals: 191 Goals per game: 0.59 Assists: 93
He helped the club to two Premier League titles, the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, Uefa Super Cup, FA Cup and two EFL Cups, as well as the Community Shield.
Sergio Aguero – Man City
Premier League appearances: 275 Goals: 184 Goals per game: 0.67 Assists: 47
Agueroooo. That 93rd-minute title-winning goal back in May 2012 will live long in the memory as he gave Manchester City their first title for 44 years – snatching it away from their bitter rivals Manchester United on goal difference.
He helped City to five league titles, an FA Cup and six League Cups – and was the winner of the Premier League Golden Boot in 2015.
Dennis Bergkamp – Arsenal
Premier League appearances: 315 Goals: 87 Goals per game: 0.28 Assists: 94
He helped the club win three Premier League titles, three FA Cups and reach the Champions League final in 2006. The Dutchman won the PFA Player of the Year award in 1998.
Andy Cole – Newcastle, Blackburn, Man Utd, Fulham, Portsmouth, Man City, Sunderland
Premier League appearances: 414 Goals: 187 Goals per game: 0.45 Assists: 73
He spent six seasons at Old Trafford and won nine major trophies, including five Premier League trophies and the Champions League.
Didier Drogba – Chelsea
Premier League appearances: 254 Goals: 104 Goals per game: 0.41 Assists: 55
He was voted the club’s greatest ever player in a fans’ poll in 2012, winning four Premier Leagues, four FA Cups, three League Cups and a Champions League title.
Erling Haaland – Man City
Premier League appearances: 126 Goals: 107 Goals per game: 0.85 Assists: 23
He has won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and City’s first and only Champions League, two Golden Boots and a PFA Player of the Year award. His 36 goals scored in the 2022-23 Premier League season is the most any player has scored in a single campaign.
Thierry Henry – Arsenal
Premier League appearances: 258 Goals: 175 Goals per game: 0.68 Assists: 74
Viewed by many as Arsenal’s greatest player, Henry won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups with the Gunners, where he played between 1999 and 2007.
Harry Kane – Tottenham
Premier League appearances: 320 Goals: 213 Goals per game: 0.67 Assists: 46
England’s all-time top scorer ended his record-breaking Tottenham career when he left for Bayern Munich in 2023.
Cristiano Ronaldo – Man Utd
Premier League appearances: 236 Goals: 103 Goals per game: 0.44 Assists: 37
The Portuguese won three straight Premier League titles, the Champions League and the Club World Cup with United – as his form made him the world’s most expensive player when he joined Real Madrid in for £80m.
Wayne Rooney – Man Utd and Everton
Premier League appearances: 491 Goals: 208 Goals per game: 0.42 Assists: 103
He won five Premier League titles, an FA Cup, three League Cups, a Champions League, Europa League and Club World Cup title.
Alan Shearer – Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle
Premier League appearances: 441 Goals: 260 Goals per game: 0.59 Assists: 64
Alan Shearer still leads the Premier League’s all-time standings in terms of goalscorers – and you get the feeling he will do for a long time yet.
Luis Suarez – Liverpool
Premier League appearances: 110 Goals: 69 Goals per game: 0.63 Assists: 23
He won the League Cup in his first season at the club and equalled the goalscoring record for a 38-game Premier League season in his final campaign, with Liverpool finishing just two points behind Manchester City in the title race. – BBC
Mathew Masinge