Take stat: the Premier League's most meaningful and productive scorers
21:47, 22 Mar 2012
Miguel Delaney
Which player's goals have meant the most, who is most involved in every match? Miguel Delaney crunches the numbers
Most meaningul scorers
At this stage of the season, it isn't really about how many you score. It's when you score. Here, we've totted up the figures to see which players have so far accrued the most 'game-changing goals': ie, those that turn a defeat into a draw, or those that convert a draw into a badly-needed victory.
| Player |
Club |
Key goals |
Points won |
| Robin van Persie |
Arsenal |
14 |
24 |
| Sergio Aguero |
Manchester City |
7 |
12 |
| Javier Hernandez |
Manchester United |
7 |
11 |
| Mario Balotelli |
Manchester City |
6 |
12 |
| Frank Lampard |
Chelsea |
6 |
12 |
| Clint Dempsey |
Fulham |
6 |
10 |
| Grant Holt |
Norwich City |
6 |
8 |
| Steven Fletcher |
Wolves |
6 |
7 |
| Gareth Bale |
Tottenham Hotspur |
5 |
10 |
| Demba Ba |
Newcastle United |
5 |
10 |
| Scott Sinclair |
Swansea |
5 |
8 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor |
Aston Villa |
5 |
7 |
| Rafael van der Vaart |
Tottenham Hotspur |
5 |
7 |
| Heidar Helguson |
QPR |
5 |
7 |
| Edin Dzeko |
Manchester City |
4 |
8 |
| Danny Welbeck |
Manchester United |
4 |
8 |
| Wayne Rooney |
Manchester United |
4 |
8 |
| Anthony Pilkington |
Norwich City |
4 |
7 |
| Aiyegbeni Yakubu |
Blackburn Rovers |
4 |
7 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor |
Tottenham Hotspur |
4 |
6 |
| Craig Bellamy |
Liverpool |
4 |
6 |
| Danny Graham |
Swansea |
4 |
6 |
| Daniel Sturridge |
Chelsea |
4 |
6 |
Most productive players
| Player |
Club |
Matches |
Goals |
Assists |
Rate |
| Robin van Persie |
Arsenal |
29 |
26 |
9 |
1.34 |
| Wayne Rooney |
Manchester United |
25 |
20 |
4 |
0.96 |
| Emmanuel Adebayor |
Tottenham Hotspur |
25 |
11 |
11 |
0.88 |
| Sergio Aguero |
Manchester City |
27 |
17 |
5 |
0.81 |
| Antonio Valencia |
Manchester United |
18 |
3 |
11 |
0.77 |
| Aiyegbeni Yakubu |
Blackburn Rovers |
21 |
14 |
2 |
0.76 |
| Demba Ba |
Newcastle United |
25 |
16 |
1 |
0.68 |
| Ashley Young |
Manchester United |
17 |
4 |
7 |
0.65 |
| Edin Dzeko |
Manchester City |
25 |
13 |
3 |
0.64 |
| Gareth Bale |
Tottenham Hotspur |
27 |
9 |
8 |
0.63 |
| David Silva |
Manchester City |
28 |
5 |
12 |
0.61 |
| Frank Lampard |
Chelsea |
25 |
10 |
5 |
0.6 |
| Mario Balotelli |
Manchester City |
19 |
11 |
0 |
0.58 |
| Nani |
Manchester United |
24 |
6 |
8 |
0.58 |
| Juan Mata |
Chelsea |
27 |
5 |
10 |
0.56 |
| Clint Dempsey |
Fulham |
29 |
12 |
4 |
0.55 |