Premier League Top Scorers Week 34: Updated List and Performers of the Weekend
Week 34 of the Premier League saw drama unfold all over the division, with teams claiming important victories in the race for the title, European football and survival.
Twenty-six goals rattled in across the weekโs fixtures, with the leagueโs leading scorers once again showing their top-class credentials in front of goal.
With just five weeks remaining, every goal is precious, and below we look at the players who have had enjoyed fruitful campaigns, with the weekโs brightest stars analysed.
| Name | Club | Goals |
| Luis Suarez | Liverpool | 29 |
| Daniel Sturridge | Liverpool | 20 |
| Yaya Toure | Manchester City | 18 |
| Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 15 |
| Jay Rodriguez | Southampton | 15 |
| Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | 15 |
| Eden Hazard | Chelsea | 14 |
| Steven Gerrard | Liverpool | 13 |
| Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 13 |
| Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 13 |
Romelu Lukaku, 13 goals
Evertonโs on-loan striker, Romelu Lukaku, has been instrumental behind the clubโs success this season, chalking up 13 goals so far.
On Sunday, Lukaku notched the second of Evertonโs three during their 3-0 trouncing of Arsenal in the battle for fourth place, as the clubโs official Twitter feed reported:
The big Belgian has been in the goalscoring form on his life since arriving on Merseyside, and OptaJoe revealed just how prolific heโs been via Twitter:
Over Evertonโs last five seasons, the highest goalscorer has been Louis Saha with 15 in the 2009/10 season, and Lukaku needs just two more to match the Frenchman.
Lukakuโs performance put Everton on course to qualify for their first Champions League campaign since 2005/06, lying just one point behind the Gunners with a game in hand.
The Toffees must welcome both Manchester clubs to Goodison Park in the middle of some generous closing fixtures, and if they can keep Lukaku in red-hot form, they may just be in action among Europeโs elite next season.
Steven Gerrard, 13 goals
The Liverpool skipper is on the brink of orchestrating the most remarkable title-winning campaign in Premier League history.
Gerrardโs commanding performances in the heart of midfield have put the Reds top of the league with just five matches to go, and his season was epitomised by a superb display at West Ham on Sunday.
The England captain scored two penalties either side of a Guy Demel goal to give Liverpool a crucial victory. Heโs found endless joy from the penalty spot this season, as OptaJoe revealed via Twitter:
Following the match, Gerrard spoke to BBC Sport and said that the players are focused on nothing else but taking the season week by week:
"We want this really bad and we showed that in the second half. I'm not convinced that we will win the league yet. We have five games left and they are all huge. If we beat Man City next week then all that will give us is three more points.
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Next weekโs match against Manchester City is the very definition of a title-decider, with Liverpool the only team able to directly halt the progress of Manuel Pellegriniโs rampant side.
Liverpool strikers Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge have stolen the headlines for their goalscoring exploits this season, notching 49 league goals between them, but Gerrardโs contribution in front of goal shouldnโt go unnoticed.
Itโs already Gerrardโs best goal haul since the 2008/09 season, and with his brace at West Ham, heโs fired himself into the leagueโs top 10.
With the 33-year-old more determined than ever to get his hands on the Premier League trophy, donโt be surprised to see a few more rattling in off of the Liverpudlianโs talented right boot.
