EPL Table: 2015 Top Scorers, Standings After Post-Week 17 Premier League Scores
Jamie Vardy's grip on the Premier League Golden Boot race looks to be slipping after the Leicester City forward failed to score in Week 17 while his closest rivals surged toward the summit of the goal charts.
The England international couldn't hit the mark in Leicester's 3-2 win over Everton on Saturday, but team-mate Riyad Mahrez was on hand to pick up the pieces, with opponent Romelu Lukaku bagging a consolation.
Odion Ighalo followed Mahrez's lead and struck twice in Watford's shocking 3-0 demolition of Liverpool on Sunday, bringing his tally for the Premier League campaign up to 12, just three off leader Vardy.
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The biggest Premier League names continue to take a back seat in this season's scoring hunt, and we provide a breakdown of all the latest results from Week 17, along with discussion of who leads the goal chart.
| Southampton | 0-2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Stoke City | 1-2 | Crystal Palace |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Bournemouth |
| Chelsea | 3-1 | Sunderland |
| Everton | 2-3 | Leicester City |
| Manchester United | 1-2 | Norwich City |
| Newcastle United | 1-1 | Aston Villa |
| Watford | 3-0 | Liverpool |
| Swansea City | 0-0 | West Ham United |
| 1 | Leicester | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 24 | +13 | 38 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 33 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 32 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 29 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 29 |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 29 |
| 7 | Watford | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 28 |
| 8 | West Ham | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 24 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 24 |
| 10 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 23 |
| 11 | Stoke | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Southampton | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 19 |
| 15 | Chelsea | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | Norwich | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Swansea | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 12 |
| 20 | Aston Villa | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 7 |
| 1 | Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 15 |
| 2 | Romelu Lukaku | Everton | 13 |
| 2 | Riyad Mahrez | Leicester City | 13 |
| 4 | Odion Ighalo | Watford | 12 |
| 5 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| 5 | Olivier Giroud | Arsenal | 9 |
| 7 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 7 |
| 7 | Georginio Wijnaldum | Newcastle United | 7 |
| 9 | Alexis Sanchez | Arsenal | 6 |
| 9 | Graziano Pelle | Southampton | 6 |
Mahrez, Lukaku and Ighalo Lead the Charge
While Vardy may not have been able to add to his 15-goal tally this weekend, there was a friendly face ready to pick up where he left off in the form of Leicester team-mate Mahrez.
The Algeria international was on hand to score twice from the penalty spot in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Toffees, a result that gave the Foxes a five-point cushion at the head of the Premier League.
The trip to Goodison Park always promised to be a big challenge, and it says a lot of Claudio Ranieri's side that another top asset can be relied upon to do the job when Plan A doesn't work.
Daniel Storey of Football 365 lined up Mahrez's 2015-16 statistics with those that have won Chelsea's Eden Hazard a Player of the Year award in the past, hinting the Leicester man could be in the running:
With 13 goals to his name already this term, Mahrez is one of, if not the most valuable piece of the Leicester City jigsaw, and a brace on Saturday showcased that quality once again.
Also on the scoresheet at Goodison was Everton's Lukaku, who is entering his name into the Everton history books thanks to some inspired form this season, per Sky Sports Statto:
The Belgian couldn't turn the result in favour of his team, but Lukaku is clawing in the personal accolades, having now netted in his last seven consecutive Premier League games.
Lukaku now sits level with Mahrez on 13 goals in the league campaign this term, just two behind Vardy, whose record for goals in successive Premier League games (11) could now be in his sights.
In addition to the likes of Vardy and Mahrez, Watford's Ighalo is another whose name might not have been expected to feature among the Golden Boot contenders at this stage of the season.
The Hornets' hitman netted a brace in Sunday's 3-0 win over Liverpool, leaving the Mirror's Liam Canning to highlight the unexpected make-up of the Premier League's top-scorer list at present:
Nigeria international Ighalo brought his 2015-16 tally up to 12 as a result, which puts him three in front of Arsenal frontman Olivier Giroud and brings him within a whisker of Vardy and Co.
The Premier League's big guns can't be counted out from making a resurgence just yet, but for now, it's England's minnows who are leading the way.
