It is quite clear the best striker in the Premier League so far this season has been Chelsea’s Diego Costa. He has taken to English football like a duck to water ever since joining the Pensioners, scoring nine goals in seven league appearances. No player has had the start he’s had since Argentine Sergio Aguero joined Manchester City in the summer 2011 – and scored eight goals in his first five games.
If Costa is the best striker in the Premier League at the moment, who is the second best striker? Here are FIVE players worthy of this name tag.
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Saido Berahino
The 21 year old has had a great start to the season with West Brom. The Englishman has scored five goals from seven league appearances and has earned himself a shot at being called up to the senior squad internationally. Berahino has hit 63% of his 21 shots on target, and has on average three shots per game.
Leonardo Ulloa
The Leicester City striker has made an immediate impact after joining the club from Brighton & Hove Albion over the summer for £8m. He has scored five goals from seven games for the Foxes, including two important goals against Manchester United. Leicester came from 3–1 down to win the match 5–3. The Argentine has had 60% of his 12 shots find the target, averaging 1.7 shots per game.
Sergio Aguero
The Argentine would probably be the only player on this list most people expected to be near or at the top of any best striker list. Out of the five listed, Aguero is the most likely player to get anywhere near Costa’s goal tally for Chelsea. So long as the Argentine can stay injury free for the Citizens. He shouldn’t have any problems scoring 20+ goals this season.
Diafra Sakho
West Ham’s Diafra Sakho has had a slightly less impressive start, but it’s still been a good one and he’s worth including on this list. The Senegalese striker has scored four goals from five league games, taking on average 2.6 shots per game with a shot accuracy of 60% from 13 shots. Since arriving at the Hammers from FC Metz during last summer for £4.4m, he has scored in every game he has started in.
Graziano Pelle
The 29 year old joined Southampton from Feyenoord for £8.8m last summer and has made former Saints and England International Rickie Lambert feel like a distant memory. The most memorable of his Saints goals so far is an amazing winning goal against QPR back in September, helping his side to a 2-1 victory.
