Leading English Premier League scorers ahead of the weekend matches:
15 goals: van Persie (Arsenal)
11 goals: Aguero (Manchester City), Ba (Newcastle), Rooney (Manchester United)
10 goals: Dzeko (Manchester City)
9 goals: Yakubu (Blackburn)
8 goals: Adebayor (Tottenham)
7 goals: Balotelli (Manchester City), Klasnic (Bolton), Sturridge (Chelsea)
6 goals: Hernandez (Manchester United), Defoe (Tottenham), S. Fletcher (Wolverhampton), Helguson (QPR), Holt (Norwich City), Lampard (Chelsea), Morison (Norwich City), van der Vaart (Tottenham)
Source: AFP
