The Spanish champions gave up 41
goals in league play — more than three of the next four teams behind them.
He scored the
highest goals in league and in last three rounds he scored five goals and helped his team to win the trophy.
And the 13 - cap England international then capped off an impressive display by scoring his
first goal in a league game for Watford since March 2010, when he netted against Sheffield Wednesday in the second tier.
Costa scored
more goals in league play while Giroud scored more often in other competitions and produced more assists.
Players of yester - year, on the other hand, managed quite a
few goals in League Cup games, with six reaching double figures, Cross and Goddard (12), Stewart (14), Byrne (15), Cottee (18), and Geoff Hurst the most prolific, notching 43 goals in just 47 League Cup appearances.
Remarkably, however, Sterling has now scored five winning
goals in the league for Pep Guardiola's side this season, so he's been worth precisely 15 points to the team.
So, if your club is buying a developing or a mediocre goal scorer who just scored a bagful of
goals in a league on the continent, be ready for disappointment as there is a high probability of him losing his touch as soon as he lands in England.
I think Giroud is a very good player, but he's not a world class striker and certainly isn't a player who is going to win you the big trophies by scoring 20 +
goals in the league alone.
But Niasse scored in the 78th and 82nd minutes against Eddie Howe's side to give Everton three points, and more importantly, their first
goals in the league since that 1 - 1 draw against Man City last month.
Swansea have only scored the eleven
home goals in the league this season while they have conceded at a rate of 1.3 goals per game.
The Blues dominated Norwich City from the first minute as Kenedy scored his first ever Premier League goal a mere 39 seconds — the
fastest goal in the league so far this season.
No Stoke player has scored more Premier League
goals in a league campaign than Marko Arnautovic has this season (level on 11 with Ricardo Fuller 08/09 and Mame Biram Diouf 14/15).
Palermo pulled off similar s *** in the pastore deal... they overrated their own player... spoke about interest from number of clubs and ended up selling him at a HUGELY inflated price And paying 40mil euros for a young player who scored 17
goals in a league where even gervinho is considered a star is beyond ridiculous.
Giroud must be a 2nd choice striker behind a consistent striker and he must come on as a sub when we need to change our game plan, he's never had scored 25
goals in a league even when Montpellier won he scored 21 goals!
Though he only had two
headed goals in the league, he was still an extremely effective box threat from crosses often choosing to bring the ball down with his chest whilst holding off grown men who suddenly mirrored Kevin Hart trying to guard against an NBA center.
Theo Walcott has scored 9 goals (6 shy from 100 at Arsenal), Mesut Oezil has 8 and need I mention a little old Alexis Sanchez who already has 13 goals, 11 in the league and we haven't had a 20
goals in the league striker since you guessed it, Van Persie's last season with us.
The 20 - year - old scored his first
Chelsea goal in a League Cup tie against Nottingham Forest, but it remains to be seen if he can get the playing time he wants at Stamford Bridge.
FYI Lee's got the 3rd-most
backhand goals in the league the last 3 years but most of those were definitely off rebounds / loose pucks or even breakaways (CHI).
He has played in everyone of their 36 matches in the division so far, and has helped the defence to be concede the
least goals in the league.
AFC is not a one man team where we all play to one player» s strength, hw will be part of a group, will not even be the star player...... this forum is open, I will wager anyone a bet on here Vardy will not score 10 goals next season, whether with.us or with LCFC, I have said it publicly, anyone who wants to have a go is welcomed to, the ADMIN can be the middle man, # 50 says Varsy will not score 10
goals in the league nxt season anywhere he chose to play.....
Before Jamie Vardy went on his goal spree it was another Leicester City player Riyad Mahrez that was getting all the plaudits and his figures of six assists and seven
goals in the league shows that he has been a real star for the Foxes and why Wenger is said to be looking to sign him.
Mid table mediocrity is failure, relegation is failure, drawing your way to safety is failure, scoring the
lowest goals in the league is failure.
Goals from England internationals Raheem Sterling, Adam Lallana, Daniel Sturridge, Jordan Henderson, and the now internationally retired Steven Gerrard have helped the Reds to the most
English goals in the league.
A particular low point coming when he missed an
open goal in the League Cup loss against Bradford — probably one of my angriest nights as an Arsenal fan.
That superior speed has made them deadly on the break and they have scored nine
counter-attacking goals in the league, which is more than Man City, Man United and Arsenal have managed between them.
No one else in the Spurs side has over ten
goals in the league besides Kane, this fact should become a worrying thought in case Kane is out of form or picks up an injury.