| Pos. | Player | Goals | Team |
| 1 | Diego Costa | 17 | Chelsea |
| 2 | Sergio Agüero | 16 | Manchester City |
| 3 | Harry Kane | 13 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 3 | Charlie Austin | 13 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 5 | Alexis Sánchez | 12 | Arsenal |
| 6 | Papiss Cissé | 10 | Newcastle United |
| 6 | Robin van Persie | 10 | Manchester United |
| 6 | Saido Berahino | 10 | West Bromwich Albion |
| 9 | Danny Ings | 9 | Burnley |
| 9 | Christian Eriksen | 9 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 9 | Wilfried Bony | 9 | Manchester City |
| 9 | Eden Hazard | 9 | Chelsea |
| 13 | Graziano Pellè | 8 | Southampton |
| 13 | Wayne Rooney | 8 | Manchester United |
| 13 | Diafra Sakho | 8 | West Ham United |
| 16 | Nacer Chadli | 7 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 16 | Jonathan Walters | 7 | Stoke City |
| 16 | Yaya Touré | 7 | Manchester City |
| 16 | Olivier Giroud | 7 | Arsenal |
| 16 | Nikica Jelavic | 7 | Hull City |
| 16 | David Silva | 7 | Manchester City |
| 16 | Romelu Lukaku | 7 | Everton |
| 16 | Leonardo Ulloa | 7 | Leicester City |
| 24 | Oscar | 6 | Chelsea |
| 24 | Santi Cazorla | 6 | Arsenal |
| 24 | Steven Gerrard | 6 | Liverpool |
| 24 | Peter Crouch | 6 | Stoke City |
| 28 | Frank Lampard | 5 | Manchester City |
| 28 | Steven Naismith | 5 | Everton |
| 28 | Kevin Mirallas | 5 | Everton |
| 28 | Mile Jedinak | 5 | Crystal Palace |
| 28 | Andy Carroll | 5 | West Ham United |
| 28 | Juan Mata | 5 | Manchester United |
| 28 | Stewart Downing | 5 | West Ham United |
| 28 | Ashley Barnes | 5 | Burnley |
| 28 | Raheem Sterling | 5 | Liverpool |
| 28 | Sadio Mané | 5 | Southampton |
| 28 | Dwight Gayle | 5 | Crystal Palace |
| 28 | Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez | 5 | Newcastle United |
| 28 | Mame Biram Diouf | 5 | Stoke City |
| 28 | Stevan Jovetic | 5 | Manchester City |
Archive | 2015
Champions League Fixtures….
Tuesday February 17:
Paris Saint Germain Vs Chelsea 8:45 pm
Shakhtar Donetsk Vs Bayern Munich 8:45 pm
Wednesday February 18:
FC Basel Vs FC Porto 8:45 pm
Schalke 04 Vs Real Madrid 8:45 pm
Tuesday February 24:
Juventus Vs Borussia Dortmund 8:45 pm
Manchester City Vs Barcelona 8:45 pm
Wednesday February 25:
Arsenal Vs Monaco 8:45 pm
Bayer Leverkusen Vs Athletico Madrid 8:45pm
2015 English FA Cup Quaterfinal draws….
Aston Villa Vs West Brom
Bradford City Vs Reading
Liverpool Vs Blackburn
Manchester United Vs Arsenal
Ties to be played on the weekend of 7-8 March
Brazil’s Hulk extends Zenith contract….
Russian Premiership leaders Zenit Saint Petersburg extended the contract with their Brazilian forward Hulk until the end of the 2018-19 season, the club announced Monday. “I was happy to extend my contract with Zenit,” Hulk was quoted as saying by Zenit Twitter page. “I hope I’ll be able to bring more joy to this great club.” The 28-year-old forward, who joined Zenit in 2012 in a reported 60-million-euro five-year deal from Portuguese giants Porto, has scored 44 goals in 92 matches for Saint Petersburg club. Together with Zenit Hulk has finished twice as Russian Premier League runners-up in 2013 and 2014.
Wigan’s Juan Carlos Garcia diagnosed with leukaemia….
Wigan Athletic have confirmed that Honduras full-back Juan Carlos Garcia has been diagnosed with leukaemia.
2015 AFCON: All the winners….
Results of yesterday’s African U-17 Championship….
Niger 0 – 2 Nigeria
Guinea 1 – 0 Zambia
Victor Osimhen opened scoring for Nigeria (and the tournament) in the 17th minute while Skipper Kelechi Nwakali made it 2 – 0 in the 28th minute. Aboubacar Toure scored for Guinea in the 26th minute
Up Golden Eaglets of Nigeria!
Messi scores his 23rd La Liga Hat-trick….
Lionel Messi scored his 23rd hat-trick on his 300th La Liga appearance for Barcelona who swept past Levante.
Kolo Toure calls time on International Football….
2015 African U-17 Championship Fixtures….
Yakubu opens account at Reading….
Yakubu Aiyegbeni came off the bench to score his first goal for Reading and secure an FA Cup fifth-round 2 – 1 victory at Derby. Hal Robson-Kanu gave the visitors a 53rd-minute lead after Stephen Warnock had been sent off on his Derby debut for fouling Jamie Mackie. Darren Bent’s fifth goal in as many games levelled the scores in the all-Championship tie eight minutes later. With a replay beckoning, January signing Yakubu fired in a low left-footed shot. Rams boss Steve McClaren made seven changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Bournemouth in the league in midweek.
Tim Sherwood appointed new Aston Villa boss….
Tim Sherwood has been appointed manager at Aston Villa, signing a contract at the club until summer 2018. Villa sacked Paul Lambert on Wednesday after a winless run of 10 league games in which they scored just two goals. Sherwood, 46, replaced Andre Villas-Boas as Tottenham manager in December 2013 but was sacked at the end of last season and has been out of work since. “It is a great honour to manage one of the biggest clubs in English football,” said Sherwood. “I can’t wait to get started and I’m really looking forward to the challenge.” Sherwood takes over a Villa side that have struggled badly since taking 10 points from their first four matches – scoring just 12 league goals in 25 games, the lowest in Premier League history at that stage.
Results of English FA cup….
Sat 14 Feb 2015:
West Brom 4 – 0 West Ham
Blackburn 4 – 1 Stoke
Derby 1 – 2 Reading
Crystal Palace 1 – 2 Liverpool
Sun 15 Feb 2015:
Aston Villa 2 – 1 Leicester
Bradford 2 – 0 Sunderland
Arsenal 2 – 0 Middlesbrough
Mon 16 Feb 2015:
Preston 1 – 3 Man Utd
Brown Ideye scores twice as West Brom thump West Ham….
Record signing Brown Ideye scored twice as resurgent West Brom thumped West Ham 4 – 0 to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2008.
Kano Pillars win their Champions League away game….
Kano Pillars made a bright start to the their CAF champions league campaign by beating Al-Malakia 2-0 in the first round elimination match decided yesterday in Juba South Sudan, vanguard reports. Christian Obiazor and Gambo Muhammed scored both goals, after a goalless first half.
But four minutes into the restart, Gambo ensured Kano Pillars got their noses in front. In the 63rd minute, Obiozor doubled the lead for the Nigerian champions to help Kano secure only their second away win in Africa’s biggest club competition. The last time Kano Pillars won an away game in the Caf Champions League was in January 2011 when they defeated Liberia’s Mighty Barrolle 2-1 in Buchanan.
More of that guys!!!!
Nigeria to play Bolivia in Uyo….
The much-publicised friendly match between Nigeria and Brazil has failed to see the light of the day, three months after its revelation.
Enyimba target Champions League glory….
The African Champions League kicks off this weekend with former title holders Enyimba facing a tricky tie.
Happy Valentines Day….
To all our ardent readers and friends, we say happy valentines day. Do find time to have some fun with your loved ones or you can visit the orphanages to show them love. Cheers.
English FA Cup Fifth Round Fixtures….
Sat 14 Feb 2015:
West Brom v West Ham 1:45 pm
Blackburn v Stoke 4 pm
Derby v Reading 4 pm
Crystal Palace v Liverpool 6:30 pm
Sun 15 Feb 2015:
Aston Villa v Leicester 1:30 pm
Bradford v Sunderland 3:30 pm
Arsenal v Middlesbrough 5 pm
Mon 16 Feb 2015:
Preston v Man Utd 8:45 pm
*Time = Nigerian
Andy Carroll out for the rest of the season….
West Ham striker Andy Carroll is set to miss the rest of the season, BBC reports. West Ham confirms the striker will have surgery on his injured knee on Tuesday following assessment by a specialist on Friday afternoon. “The England international injured his left knee during the second half of Wednesday night’s 0-0 Barclays Premier League draw at Southampton,” a West Ham statement says. “The recovery phase is expected to keep Carroll out for the remainder of the 2014/15 season.”
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