"Viktor Gyokeres and Leandro Trossard are Arsenal's top scorers in the league with just five goals each, writes Steven Pye. This seems quite a low total for a team that could go on to win the league. I was wondering which winner of the top flight in England has had the lowest top goal scorer, both before and after the start of the Premier League?"
"Arsenal's 40 Premier League goals have been shared among 13 players 16 if you include own goals from Sam Johnstone, Yerson Mosquera and Georginio Rutter. Only Everton, Sunderland and Wolves have a leading scorer with fewer than the five goals scored by Gyokeres and Trossard. An infinitely more important number is seven the number of points by which Arsenal lead the league. They are on course to continue a longstanding tradition of the English champions not having the golden boot winner in their squad."
Arsenal's league goals have been widely shared, with Viktor Gyokeres and Leandro Trossard leading on just five each. The side's 40 Premier League goals have come from 13 players, or 16 if three opposition own goals are included. Only Everton, Sunderland and Wolves have a leading scorer with fewer than five goals. Arsenal lead the table by seven points while maintaining a pattern where champions often lack the league golden boot holder. Historic champions such as Arsenal in the 1930s, Liverpool in the 1970s and Manchester United in the 1990s spread goals across squads. Premier League title-winning seasons with low top-scorer totals include Chelsea 2004-05 (Frank Lampard 13) and Manchester City 2020-21 (Ilkay Gundogan 13).
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