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Erling Haaland may be top of the goalscoring charts but his overall grade as a centre-forward is bettered by three Premier League strikers\u2026<\/p>\n
We present to you the top 10 Premier League strikers\u2026<\/p>\n
Sure, you can draw your judgements from the goalscoring charts, but our football analyst friends at Gradient Sports<\/strong> dig deeper when making their assessments. Much, much deeper\u2026<\/p>\n Across a vast range of metrics, Gradient grades every player out of 100 on all the individual actions performed by a centre-forward, measuring execution and outcome to offer the most insightful and accurate view of individual performance.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not just about goals or even finishing.<\/p>\n And, of the strikers to have played at least 40% of their team\u2019s Premier League minutes, here are the top 10\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Still Dat Guy at 35. In this ranking, Welbeck<\/strong> edges out of the top 10, from 11th onwards: Evanilson, Benjamin Sesko, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Raul Jimenez and Eli Kroupi. You see, Thomas Tuchel?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Brazilian striker wasn\u2019t expected to be first choice this season after joining as part of the job lot Forest bought from Botofogo last summer, but Chris Wood\u2019s injury has thrust him into the spotlight. He\u2019s saved his best form for the Europa League, scoring seven goals in Europe, while only bagging three in the Premier League, but Jesus looks well primed to replace Wood in the long term.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Watkins is the highest-graded English striker, which must count for something, Mr Tuchel? The England boss omitted the Villa centre-forward from his last camp before the World Cup, because: \u201cI know what he can bring to the group \u2013 I know him very well.\u201d You\u2019d take him, wouldn\u2019t you<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<\/p>\n We loved Big Nick<\/strong> when he first arrived \u2013 still do \u2013 but there\u2019s no doubt he\u2019s gone off the boil since then. But so has everyone at Newcastle. It hasn\u2019t helped that Eddie Howe doesn\u2019t seem sure where to play him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n You can understand why Roberto De Zerbi wants Richarlison in his Spurs team given he\u2019s their top scorer; he\u2019s scrapping as hard as anyone; he\u2019s been in a relegation fight before; and he\u2019s ranked only behind Eli Kroupi when it comes to shooting. So we doubt he\u2019s best used on the wing. Play both in a partnership, or pick one.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The name you were least expecting to see in this top 10, we\u2019re sure, but the Dutch forward has plundered eight Premier League goals from only 15 starts in a rotten Burnley side. Flemming, 27, has already said he wants to stick around in the top flight when the Clarets bob back to the Championship. Any takers?<\/p>\n Yes, the Norwegian goalboat is a ridiculous goalscorer<\/strong>but our pals at Gradient assess centre-forwards on more than putting the ball in the net. So, er, shape up, Erling\u2026<\/p>\n MORE: The ridiculous stats of Erling Haaland as he overtakes Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong><\/p>\n The France striker is one of the few success stories of Liverpool\u2019s splurge last summer. Which makes his injury<\/strong> all the more problematic for the Reds and a crying shame for a forward expected to go to the World Cup with France on the back of at least 11 Premier League goals.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Brentford create an extraordinary amount of Big Chances<\/strong> and big Igor has done a fine job at stick them away in his pursuit to be the Premier League\u2019s strangest Golden Boot winner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n We are as surprised as you to see the Chelsea striker graded higher than everyone else. Not because he\u2019s not been very good for Chelsea; he\u2019s been one of the few Blues who can reflect on a fine season\u2019s work. So far, in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge, the Brazilian has bagged 14 Premier League goals \u2013 19 in all competitions \u2013 while offering eight assists, leading the way for Chelsea in both metrics.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n10) Danny Welbeck (Brighton) \u2013 67.3<\/h2>\n
9) Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) \u2013 69.3<\/h2>\n
8) Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) \u2013 70.1<\/h2>\n
7) Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) \u2013 71.3<\/h2>\n
6) Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) \u2013 72.5<\/h2>\n
5) Zian Flemming (Burnley) \u2013 72.7<\/h2>\n
4) Erling Haaland (Manchester City) \u2013 75<\/h2>\n
3) Hugo Ekitike (Liverpool) \u2013 75.8<\/h2>\n
2) Igor Thiago (Brentford) \u2013 77.8<\/h2>\n
1) Joao Pedro (Chelsea) \u2013 82.3<\/h2>\n