MacKinnon is the first Avs player with eight game - winning
goals in a season since Marek Svatos with nine in 2005 - 06.
Giroud remains a challenger for the starting role however, having remained consistent in finding the net since joining from Marseille back in 2012, but his failure to beat his record of 16 league
goals in a seasons since moving to England is likely what led to the club investing further.
His coach doesn't disagree after MacKinnon became the first Colorado player to score more than 36
goals in a season since 2002 - 03, when Milan Hejduk had 50.
Welbeck has never scored 10
goals in a season since his career started.
he had never scored 10
goals in a season since he became a professional.
Lukaku is the first Everton player to score 21 league
goals in a season since Gary Lineker in 1985 - 1986.
He also became the first Tottenham player to surpass 20 top - flight
goals in a season since Jurgen Klinsmann in 1994/95.
In his first season became the first player to score over 20
goals in a season since Robbie Fowler.
Not exact matches
He scored a cool 35
goals in 35 matches for Real Madrid this
season, and
since his arrival
in 2009 he has scored 260
goals.
Meanwhile, Arsenal struggled up front last
season as players like Olivier Giroud and Danny Welbeck didn't reach the levels expected of them, with the latter
in particular proving a disappointment
since his move from Manchester United, scoring only 8
goals in total.
That
season he scored 26
goals in the league, however his form has dipped ever
since and last
season he often failed to complete the full 90 minutes despite the arrival of his compatriot Louis van Gaal as manager.
Signed by Borussia Dortmund last
season, Aubameyang marked his debut for the club with a hat - trick, and has continued to show a fine eye for
goal since then, scoring 34
goals in 84 games for the German club despite often playing out wide or behind the main striker.
Despite struggling at Real Madrid, Rodriguez has improved
since moving on loan to Bayern this
season, picking up four
goals and seven assists
in all competitions and showing flashes of his old brilliance.
Di Maria made his point clear on ManUtd.com: «Sanchez is a player who has been
in some great form this
season and
since he came to Arsenal he hasn't stopped scoring or creating
goals.»
Yarmolenko is a proven performer who has been a consistent attacking force at the NSC Olimpiyskiy for the past four
seasons, scoring a total of 70
goals in 197 appearances for Dynamo Kiev
since breaking into the first team set - up back
in 2007.
The little magician also scored 12
goals in that debut
season and was voted by the Arsenal fans as our Player of the Year, but has
since had to contend with the arrival of Mesut Ozil and now Alexis Sanchez, as well as a few injury problems of course, He does play for Arsenal after all.
Nikita Kucherov had two
goals Sunday, upping his total to a team - best 36
in 2017 - 18, and giving him 76
since the beginning of last
season overall — tied with Alex Ovechkin for second most
in the league (Patrik Laine — 79).
Alexis Sanchez has struggled
since his January switch from Arsenal and a more natural wide - man could be needed to improve United's
goal threat next
season, as they've been found wanting
in that department this term, particularly
in the big games.
Griezmann has shown plenty of quality
since moving to Atletico from Real Sociedad, scoring 23
goals to follow up his 20
in all competitions last
season.
And Olivier Giroud was having a fantastic
season in front of
goal, so who could have expected him to go on his longest run of games without scoring
since he joined the club?
The French international has managed to score just nine
goals in 29 appearances so far this
season, and coupled with the January arrival of Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang, the pressure really is on his shoulders having been benched for the last two games
since the former Borussia Dortmund striker arrived.
Chambers would have been playing the holding midfield / 3rd Central Defender Role (Its still beats me how and why wenger didn't even try Vermaleen
in that role — his cautious attitude is one of Arsenals biggest albatros) If Arsenal had started playing Joel Campbell on the flanks
since the beginning of the
season, when it was obvious Carzola was misfiring, Campbell will be getting used to the league by now and will have been chipping
in with the odd
goals time and again - but NO Arsene will stick with Carzola and even play him
in the wings thereby putting pressure on gibbs because he lack the discipline to stay there and will rather keep roaming to the certain.
The Saints have managed to find the net
in 8 of their last 9 Premiership games — much to do with the guile of Dusan Tadic, Morgan Schneiderlin & Victor Wanyama, who have created a plethora of chances for Graziano Pellè, who has settled
in well
since his move from Feyenoord, and has already bagged 10
goals this
season.
If you look at the
goals we have conceded
since the start of the
season, [most of them] are headers
in our box.
The win marked the sixth time
since the start of the 2017 - 18
season the Penguins posted at least five
goals against the Flyers, including twice
in three games
in the playoffs.
The French forward has been enhancing his profile
since joining the Atleti from Real Sociedad
in 2014, scoring 22
goals in each of the last two La Liga
seasons, before firing his France side to the final of the European Championships with a Golden Boot winning tally of six
goals.
The 28 - year - old has lit up the Bundesliga
in the four - and - a-half years
since joining from Saint - Etienne, and departs still sitting second
in this
season's scoring charts, having notched 13
goals.
Walcott enjoyed one of his best campaigns
in an Arsenal shirt last
season, clocking up 19
goals in all competitions, but found himself predominantly benched this term with a new formation needing one less attacking players limiting him to less than 50 minutes of game time
in the Premier League
since the start of the new term.
The 24 - year - old scored his 17th
goal of the
season for City last night
in a 2 - 0 win against Reading — the club's first game
since sacking Roberto Mancini as manager.
20 — Roberto Firmino has scored 20
goals in all competitions
in a single
season for the first time
since 2013 - 14 with Hoffenheim (22).
Sterling has scored nine
goals in all competitions, making him the club's second top scorer this
season, while Can, Ibe and Markovic have all impressed
since Rodgers made the change to a 3 -4-3 formation at the end of last year.
Stamkos is a scoring machine for the Tampa Bay team: His 348
goals and 668 points
in 664 games is good for No. 2
in the NHL
since the 2008 - 09
season.
The fact that he's up there
in the top - 5
goal scorers
since the beginning of last
season while scoring virtually all of those
goals in the immediate vicinity of the net is remarkable.
The youngster is still stuck on five
goals and five assists
in 36 appearances this
season, going over four months
since his last league
goal.
Depay is the leading scorer
in the Eredivisie this
season, with a staggering return of 20
goals in 27 games, helping his side clinch their first league title
since 2008.
Lamela had made a promising start to the
season with two
goals and seven assists
in 14 appearances
in all competitions, but ultimately he hasn't been able to meet expectations
in general
since his move from the Italian capital.
Since the start of the 2015 - 16
season, he has played
in every single Premier League match for the Spurs, scoring a career - high four
goals league while holding opponents to a league - low 25
goals in 33 matches.
The 28 - year - old has never really kicked on and fully delivered on his quality, as he's only managed one
season scoring 20
goals or more
since joining Arsenal
in 2005.
The 26 - year - old striker scored 18
goals in his debut
season in the Premier League, an impressive total when consider QPR finished rock bottom of the table, and has continued to impress
since the West London side's relegation to the second tier.
2014 was truly the year of Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored and assisted an astonishing 34
goals for club and country
since the start of the current
season, scored his 72nd
goal in the Champions League, won the Copa del Rey, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA World Club Cup, not to mention his Balon d'Or.
It remains to be seen where Sanogo will end up, but it is thought that Arsene Wenger is keen for him to be playing regularly for a Premier League club to help him gain the experience needed to shine at the top level for his Arsenal side after something of a difficult start
in front of
goal since he joined the Gunners last
season.
The 25 - year - old has been
in decent form so far this
season, scoring six
goals in 18 appearances for the Ukrainian giants, with a total tally of 12
goals and 22 assists
in 90 league outings
since his move from Atletico MG
in 2013.
The French forward, who was Arsenal's leading scorer last
season with 22
goals, has not played
since breaking his leg
in a 2 - 2 draw at Everton
in August.
With three
goals in eight games
since January, Stoke City striker Mame Biram Diouf is really starting to show his worth to the Potters this
season.
Kucherov has 59
goals since the beginning of last
season (last 100 games)-- most of any skater
in the league.
Podolski has enjoyed the last 18 months
since his move from Bayern Munich to the club he played for from age 10 to 21 and has managed a very impressive 14
goals in 15 Bundesliga appearances thus far this
season and Comolli will advise Kenny Dalglish to put forward a bid that meets Koln's reported $ 20m (# 16.6 m) valuation.
The powerful striker has two
goals in four Premier League games this
season since joining from Liverpool on a big money move over the summer.
Even Rooney, who had had a blinder of a
season, had not scored a
goal since he got injured against Bayern Munich back
in March.
Cavani, another reported target, has shown amazing consistency hitting 25 +
goals in each of the last five
seasons despite largely appearing for PSG on the right side of a three - pronged attack
since joining.
Colorado has allowed four or more
goals 39 times
since the beginning of last
season — most
in the league.