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Premier League top scorers: Salah heads Golden Boot race, no Man Utd players among leaders
PREMIER LEAGUE Golden Boot candidates are falling by the wayside as Mohamed Salah stretches his lead at the top of the goalscoring charts.
The Premier League table is well-established heading into the second half of the season with Liverpool leading the way from defending champions Manchester City.
Tottenham are currently third with Chelsea and Arsenal squabbling over the final Champions League qualifying spot.
Manchester United are gaining ground under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer while Wolves and Watford continue to be the surprise packages of the campaign, sitting just outside the top six.
At the other end of the table, things are looking bleak for Huddersfield and Fulham with both teams requiring a serious injection of quality in order to avoid the drop.
When it comes to goals scored, Manchester City have hammered in 62 but Mohamed Salah is out front in the individual charts having already bagged 16 so far this season.
The Liverpool ace picked up two against Crystal Palace to stretch his lead over Harry Kane and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, setting him up to retain his Golden Boot title.
Kane’s injury has made things tricker for the England captain to challenge his Egyptian rival, although prolific hitmen Eden Hazard and Sergio Aguero are both within striking distance heading into the latter stages of the campaign.
No United players feature in the top group of stars with Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford, Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial having all scored eight, but who does make the list of top Premier league goalscorers so far this season?
Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
9 goals, 1 assist
Richarlison (Everton)
9 goals, 1 assist
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
9 goals, 3 assists
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Everton)
9 goals, 3 assists
Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
10 goals, 6 assists
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)
10 goals, 7 assists
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
10 goals, 10 assists
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
14 goals, 3 assists
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
14 goals, 4 assists
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
16 goals, 7 assists