Premier League top scorers: an analysis: Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud is wasteful, as Luis Suarez leads the way

3. Daniel Sturridge: 9 goals

With Luis Suarez unplayable on current form, Sturridge’s absence from Liverpool’s first team may go relatively unnoticed. But the England striker has started the season superbly, scoring 0.82 goals every 90 minutes at 4.56 shots per goal. Sturridge’s shooting accuracy is about average for the Premier League’s highest scorers, with 46.34% of his shots on target.