Best Premier League strikers: Top 20 ST, CF in 2023/24 EPL
A 20-goal striker can be the difference between success and failure in the Premier League. Indeed, even one who can regularly post 10 or more in a season can have a critical say in whether a team realises its ambitions.
It goes without saying that such players are worth their weight in gold and are increasingly difficult to come by. Finding one can sometimes turn around the fortunes of a club. That's certainly what Everton will hope to be the case after spending big on Udinese's Beto.
Before the transfer window closed, The Sporting News polled its football writers to rank the top performers in each position. That allowed us to compile a top-20 ranking using those players.
Harry Kane has moved on to pastures new, so is there anyone to touch Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland among the best centre-forwards in the division?
Read on to find out our top strikers in the Premier League, ranked from 20 to one.
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A £30 million / $37.8 million signing from Watford over the summer, Joao Pedro looked made to measure for Roberto De Zerbi's expansive style. A call-up to Brazil's Under-23 squad means he is in line to feature at next year's Olympics.
Bags of talent, young and raw — Nicolas Jackson can be described in a similar manner to so many of Chelsea's recent signings. After scoring 12 goals in 26 LaLiga appearances for Villarreal last season, only 16 of which were starts, an injury to Christopher Nkunku will give the 22-year-old an extended chance to make the centre-forward position his own under Mauricio Pochettino.
Nketiah deputised ably when required during Gabriel Jesus' mid-season injury absence. His Premier League goals tally remains fairly meagre but a maiden England
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