Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger gestures during the English Premier League football match between Huddersfield Town and Arsenal at the John Smith’s stadium in Huddersfield, northern England on May 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS
EPL 2017/8 stats: Top scorers, assists and clean sheets
Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger gestures during the English Premier League football match between Huddersfield Town and Arsenal at the John Smith’s stadium in Huddersfield, northern England on May 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS
So, the Premier League season has finally come to an end and weekends as we know it, won’t be the same again until the new one kicks off in August.
There were plenty of highlights (and lowlights), depending on which team you support, and loads of impressive stats to savour during the nine months.
Man-of-the-moment Mohamed Salah added yet another goal to his tally this season bringing the grand total to 32 goals on Sunday. The Egyptian, who became the first African to win the Premier League Player-of-the-Year, promised fans that this was just the beginning.
While we look forward to what 2018/19 might bring, we reflect on some other milestones and all the top achievers.
Top-scorers
Tottenham Hotspur’s English striker Harry Kane celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at the American Express Community Stadium in Brighton, southern England on April 17, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Glyn KIRK
1. Mohamed Salah Liverpool 32
2. Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur 30
3. Sergio Aguero Manchester City 21
4. Raheem Sterling Manchester City 18
5. Jamie Vardy Leicester City 18
6. Romelu Lukaku Manchester United 16
7. Roberto Firmino Liverpool 15
8. Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal 14
9. Gabriel Jesus Manchester City 13
10. Eden Hazard Chelsea 12
Most PL goals in a season
34 – Andrew Cole (Newcastle United; 1993/94 – 42 matches)
34 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers; 1994/95 – 42 matches)
32 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool 2017/18 – 38 matches)
31 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers; 1995/96 – 38 matches)
31 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United; 2007/08 – 38 matches)
31 – Luis Suarez (Liverpool; 2013/14 – 38 matches)
Most assists
Manchester City’s Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus (L) celebrates with Manchester City’s Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in London, on April 14, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Ian KINGTON
Kevin de Bruyne Manchester City 16
Leroy Sane Manchester City 15
Raheem Sterling Manchester City 11
Dele Alli Spurs 10
Christian Eriksen Tottenham Hotspur 10
Riyad Mahrez Leicester City 10
Paul Pogba Manchester United 10
Mohamed Salah Liverpool 10
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Arsenal 10
Saves
Jack Butland Stoke 145
Lukasz Fabianski Swansea 137
Mat Ryan Brighton 124
Jordan Pickford Everton 121
David de Gea Manchester United 115
Nick Pope Burnley 114
Asmir Begovic AFC Bournemouth 111
Jonas Loss Huddersfield Town 103
Ben Foster West Bromwich Albion 99
Kasper Schmeichel Leicester City 93
Team goals
Manchester City’s German midfielder Leroy Sane celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Everton and Manchester City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on March 31, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Paul ELLIS
Manchester City Etihad Stadium 106
Liverpool Anfield 84
Arsenal Emirates Stadium 74
Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium 74
Manchester United Old Trafford 68
Chelsea Stamford Bridge 62
West Ham United London Stadium 48
AFC Bournemouth Vitality Stadium 45
Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 45
Clean sheets
WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 17: Jesse Lingard of Manchester United celebrates with teammate Romelu Lukaku after scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester United at The Hawthorns on December 17, 2017 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)