It is Son's fourth Premier
League goal of the campaign and Tottenham's 68th in total — a club record — and a reminder that they have nevertheless had a brilliant season.
The Egyptian netted his 30th Premier
League goal of the campaign in their 3 - 0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday.
Bottom side Platinum Stars moved closer to the National First Division when they were held to a 0 - 0 draw by Baroka FC at home, while Polokwane City kept SuperSport United in the relegation mix with a precious 1 - 0 victory that was secured via Rodney Ramagalela's 11th
league goal of the campaign.
The Egyptian international netted his 22nd
league goal of the campaign.
Nevertheless, the strikers wasted no time in duelling on the matter and were in sublime form last weekend when Aruna Dindane, a player who has been widely criticsed this season for missing several glaring misses, scored not only his first league goal in a Pompey shirt but also his first Hat - Trick for the club, while Frederic Piquionne scored Portsmouth remaining goal, which was surprisingly his first
league goal of the campaign, although, the on loan Lyon front man does have 3 Carling Cup goals to his name, so he hasn't been completely goal shy since he joined the club in the summer.
It was the 25 - year - old's 13th
league goal of the campaign - the same figure managed by Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho in the entirety of 2016 - 17.
After losing 1 - 0 at home, first UEFA Europa
League goals of the campaign from Aleksandr Golovin, Ahmed Musa and Pontus Wernbloom gave CSKA a memorable 3 - 2 win in France to seal their progress on away goals.
Not exact matches
The striker bagged the only
goal of Boxing Day's 1 - 0 win over West Bromwich Albion, and that was Giroud's first
league start
of the
campaign.
The Algerian winger has been a joy to watch in the Premier
League in recent times, and won PFA Player of the Year for the 2015/16 campaign after his 17 league goals helped fire Leicester to a shock title vi
League in recent times, and won PFA Player
of the Year for the 2015/16
campaign after his 17
league goals helped fire Leicester to a shock title vi
league goals helped fire Leicester to a shock title victory.
The Spain international is unlikely to displace Karim Benzema as the club's first choice striker, after the Frenchman netted a personal record
of 24
league goals in the previous
campaign.
Despite missing three months
of the
campaign, the 28 - year - old has still managed to score 14
goals in the
league but has failed to find the back
of net since the 4 - 1 victory over Liverpool at the start
of last month.
In 26
league appearances for the Merseyside club this season, the 24 - year - old has managed to clock up a total
of three
goals and five assists, a slight improvement on last
campaign, where he managed five
goals and two assists in 32 games.
The 28 - year - old has been involved in 11
goals in 14 Premier
League appearances so far this
campaign; one more than he contributed to in the entirety
of last term.
Having bagged another
goal, Messi has taken his tally for the season to 20 in La Liga, ensuring that he has now scored 20 or more
goals in each
of the last 10
league campaigns.
In 45 appearances for the Premier
League table toppers, the midfielder has bag a total
of seven
goals and 11 assists, an impressive return considering the player has spent a large part
of this
campaign on the substitute's bench.
The England hopeful, 22, has had a superb first season in the Premier
League, even if the
goals have dried up a little in the second half
of the
campaign.
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.
None
of their recognised strikers have scored a
goal from open play in the
league this
campaign.
Rickie Lambert, Mario Balotelli and Fabio Borini managed just four Premier
League goals between them in 2014/15 and Liverpool also greatly missed Daniel Sturridge, who was sidelined with injury for much
of the
campaign.
Harry Kane also had a good weekend, netting a hat - trick against a dismal Stoke City side today, leaving himself one behind the leading duo's tally
of 17, and he joined Chelsea's Diego Costa, who also scored his 16th
league goal of the current
campaign.
The 30 - year - old has featured 24 times for the La Liga outfit in
league competition so far this term —
of which 23 appearances have come from the start — but he has managed only four
goals, although eight assists mark him out as a much more productive operator than he ever was in North London, where he scored only seven
goals and contributed six assists over two miserable
league campaigns.
It was not that Theo or Giroud should be defended for any weak
campaign, more that if they had had a hypothetically strong
campaign in a competition a lot
of fans deem second tier, (Carling Cup, Europa
League, even F.A. Cup to some fans, I'm guessing including yourself as you seem happy to disregard the opening
goal of the FINAL for some strange reason.......)
The 26 - year - old has scored 20 +
league goals in each
of the last three
campaigns, while he enjoyed his best season yet last year with 37
goals in 45 appearances in all competitions.
Cech conceded a total
of 24 Premier
League goals in the 2013/14
campaign, a rate
of a
goal conceded every 128 minutes.
According to stats from WhoScored, Morata's fifth headed
goal of the
campaign is now more than any other player in Europe's big five
leagues of England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
Mourinho kept faith with Ivanovic throughout the Serbian's sticky patch at the start
of the
campaign, while Pedro had gone 11
league matches without scoring since a debut
goal at West Bromwich Albion.
Arsenal have already scored 30 % more
League goals this season, and we are surely going to improve on that in the second half
of the
campaign with the riches at our disposal, but how are we going to fit all those strikers into the team, and in what order?
Last season he scored a respectable 10
goals in 27
league games [via WhoScored], although he missed two months
of the
campaign after picking up an ankle injury in the 2 - 1 defeat away at Swansea City in February.
He spent most
of the
campaign on loan in the Championship with Brentford, scoring seven
goals and providing four assists in 38
league games for the London club.
I think Wilshere's doing well during his time on the south coast, because although he may not be racking in the statistical figures
of goals and assists, he's proving vital to Bournemouth in their Premier
League campaign.
With 16 Premier
League goals in the
campaign, Alli has established himself as one
of the, if not the best, young players in the English top flight and Europe as a whole, but he'll have to match that with influential performances in Europe and for England to truly be regarded as one
of the elite stars.
Alli hasn't been his usual self this season, with the youngster only managing to bag a total
of eight
league goals this
campaign compared to the 18 he managed last season, however today showed that the 21 - year - old is still an absolute asset for the north London side.
Andre has 11
goals and three assists in 30 appearances this season, helping manager Marcelo Bielsa to challenge for the
league title until the latter stages
of the season in his debut
campaign in charge
of Marseille.
It was his 17th Premier
League goal of the season, what a
campaign he is having.
The 25 - year - old has proven to be a consistent scorer, as this now marks the third consecutive season in which he has bagged 20 +
league goals, and he has more than enough time to surpass his best tally
of 27 which came in the 2014/15
campaign.
Theo Walcott may have scored 20
goals for Arsenal last season, but in this
campaign he can't buy a
League game from Arsene Wenger and the rumours are that the 28 year old is desperate to move in January to seek first team football to try and get a good enough run to impress the England manager Gareth Southgate ahead
of the World Cup Finals in Russia this summer.
Still, the 31 - year - old also had a happy time in the Premier
League during his Liverpool days, scoring 82
goals in 133 appearances for the Reds and winning both the Golden Boot and PFA Player
of the Year award in the 2013/14
campaign.
But even taking this into account I think you have to accept that Ramsey's return
of zero
goals and just one assist in this year's Premier
League campaign is not too good.
Lavezzi has managed only two
goals in 14 Ligue 1 outings this season, compared to eight in 30 during the entirety
of last season's
league campaign.
The 22 - year - old has had a great
campaign for Le Aquile, scoring 10
goals in 28 Serie A appearances to fire them in to third and a potential place in the Champions
League at the expense
of the more fancied Napoli.
The 30 - year - old midfielder is enjoying one
of the strongest Premier
League seasons of his career, having already scored as many goals this season as in the last three league campaigns com
League seasons
of his career, having already scored as many
goals this season as in the last three
league campaigns com
league campaigns combined.
Celta have been playing a shadow side in La Liga while focusing on their Europa
League campaign and remain a threat to United's hopes
of reaching the final in Stockholm, despite their one -
goal defeat in Galicia.
Biglia has been in good form this season, making twenty
league appearances — with a decent return of two goals for the defensive midfielder — and helping Lazio into a Champions League qualification spot with not long left in the current cam
league appearances — with a decent return
of two
goals for the defensive midfielder — and helping Lazio into a Champions
League qualification spot with not long left in the current cam
League qualification spot with not long left in the current
campaign.
Borussia Dortmund were left stunned on Saturday evening, as they conceded the fastest
goal in German
league history, during their opening match
of the new Bundesliga
campaign.
Kane would be a surefire solution though, with 35
goals in 38 games last season his most prolific
campaign yet having bagged 20 +
league goals in each
of the last three years.
Over the last four Premier
League seasons, including week one
of the 2016 - 17
campaign, Wayne Rooney has scored 38
goals for Manchester United.
So far this
campaign, the defender has managed to clock up a total
of 21 appearances in the
league, scoring one
goal in the process.
The Senegal international enjoyed a fine debut
campaign in the Premier
League — scoring 12
goals in 23 appearances under Sam Allardyce — but despite impressing in east London, the forward may not have been expecting to catch the eye
of van Gaal.
Morata has 15
goals in two seasons for Juventus and was named to the UEFA Champions
League Team
of the Season for the Serie A giants» 2014 - 15
campaign.
Sterling enjoyed a strong season last term, netting 11
goals in all competitions, and was one
of only a handful
of players to come out
of the 2014/15
campaign with any credit as Brendan Rodgers saw his side failed to retain their spot in the top four and therefore lost out in the race for Champions
League qualification.