The debate surrounding the greatest strikers in Premier League history rages on but you cannot argue with the ‘goals scored’ statistic. On paper, Alan Shearer is the most prolific forward with an incredible 260 Premier League goals during an illustrious career.
However, you can make a solid argument for the likes of Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney and even Sergio Aguero as better players than the Newcastle legend. It all depends on how you measure success – whether that’s trophies, total goals or goals per minute.
Here at 888sport, we’ve come up with a series of football quizzes to keep fans entertained as we wait for the 2020 sport calendar to resume. Can you name the top 20 goal scorers in Premier League history? Scroll down and put your knowledge to the test!
We’ve already started you off with a few players who feature on this list – but it’s only going to get tougher. Meanwhile, you can follow the latest football updates and bet on English Premier League games with 888sport throughout the 2019/20 campaign and beyond.
Time for the answers…
- Alan Shearer – 260 Premier League goals
- Wayne Rooney – 208 Premier League goals
- Andrew Cole – 187 Premier League goals
- Sergio Aguero – 180 Premier League goals
- Frank Lampard – 177 Premier League goals
- Thierry Henry – 175 Premier League goals
- Robbie Fowler – 163 Premier League goals
- Jermain Defoe – 162 Premier League goals
- Michael Owen – 150 Premier League goals
- Les Ferdinand – 149 Premier League goals
- Teddy Sheringham – 146 Premier League goals
- Robin van Persie – 144 Premier League goals
- Harry Kane – 136 Premier League goals
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – 127 Premier League goals
- Robbie Keane – 126 Premier League goals
- Nicolas Anelka – 125 Premier league goals
- Dwight Yorke – 123 Premier League goals
- Steven Gerrard – 120 Premier League goals
- Romelu Lukaku – 113 Premier League goals
- Ian Wright – 113 Premier League goals
*Credit for the main photo belongs to Bobo Lauhage / AP Photo*
