EPL Matchweek 2: Awoniyi, Aribo make list of Premier League top scorers

Premier League top scorers Matchweek 2: The battle for the Premier League Golden Boot award for the 2022/23 season has begun as 2 Nigerians; Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest and Joe Aribo of Southampton have both a goal each to their names and are hopeful of scoring more as the season progresses.

For the 2021–2022 season, Mohamed Salah of Liverpool and Son Heung-min of Tottenham each scored 23 goals in the Premier League, sharing the Golden Boot award.

The Premier League’s top scorers for the 2022/23 campaign.

1. Rodrigo (Leeds)

Goals: 3
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 52
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

2. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)

Goals: 2
Assists: 2
Minutes per goal: 84
Shots to goals conversion rate: 29%

3. Erling Haaland (Man City)

Goals: 2
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal: 76
Shots to goals conversion rate: 33%

4. Josh Dasilva (Brentford)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 47
Shots to goals conversion rate: 100%

5. Pascal Gross (Brighton)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 90
Shots to goals conversion rate: 67%

6. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 90
Shots to goals conversion rate: 67%

7. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 90
Shots to goals conversion rate: 29%

8. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2
Minutes per goal: 178
Shots to goals conversion rate: 25%

9. Ivan Toney (Brentford)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2
Minutes per goal: 180
Shots to goals conversion rate: 33%

10. Darwin Nunez (Liverpool)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal: 39
Shots to goals conversion rate: 25%

11. Phil Foden (Man City)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal: 133
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

12. Mathias Jensen (Brentford)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal: 133
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

13. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal: 176
Shots to goals conversion rate: 100%

14. James Maddison (Leicester)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal: 180
Shots to goals conversion rate: 20%

15. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Minutes per goal: 180
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

16. Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 75
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

17. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 90
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

18. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 99
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

19. Joe Aribo (Southampton)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 118
Shots to goals conversion rate: 33%

20. Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 123
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%

21. Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 143
Shots to goals conversion rate: 33%

22. Danny Ings (Aston Villa)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 144
Shots to goals conversion rate: 25%

23. Ben Mee (Brentford)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 149
Shots to goals conversion rate: 100%

24. Jorginho (Chelsea)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 162
Shots to goals conversion rate: 100%

25. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Minutes per goal: 163
Shots to goals conversion rate: 50%