Leading English Premier League scorers ahead of the weekend matches:
18: van Persie (Arsenal)
15: Ba (Newcastle)
14: Aguero (Manchester City)
13: Rooney (Manchester United)
12: Yakubu (Blackburn)
11: Dzeko (Manchester City)
9: Adebayor (Tottenham), S. Fletcher (Wolverhampton), Lampard (Chelsea), Sturridge (Chelsea)
8: Balotelli (Manchester City), Morison (Norwich City)
7: Bale (Tottenham), Bent (Aston Villa), Defoe (Tottenham), Graham (Swansea City), Helguson (QPR), Holt (Norwich City), Klasnic (Bolton), van der Vaart (Tottenham)
Source: AFP
