Leading English Premier League scorers ahead of the weekend matches:
26: van Persie (Arsenal)
20: Rooney (Manchester United)
17: Aguero (Manchester City)
16: Ba (Newcastle)
14: Yakubu (Blackburn)
13: Dzeko (Manchester City)
12: Dempsey (Fulham)
11: Adebayor (Tottenham), Balotelli (Manchester City)
10: Bale (Tottenham), Chicharito (Manchester United), Fletcher (Wolverhampton), Graham (Swansea City), Holt (Norwich City), Lampard (Chelsea)
9: Bent (Aston Villa), Defoe (Tottenham), Odemwingie (West Bromwich), Sturridge (Chelsea)
8: Helguson (QPR), Klasnic (Bolton), Morison (Norwich City), van der Vaart (Tottenham)
7: Berbatov (Manchester United), Crouch (Stoke City), Pilkington (Norwich City), Sinclair (Swansea), Welbeck (Manchester United), Zamora (QPR)
Source: AFP
