Premier League: Harry Kane wins Golden Boot and Playmaker of the Season award 20/21
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Harry Kane with The Golden Boot and Playmaker's award
Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane has won the Premier League Golden Boot and Playmaker of the Season award in what could well be his last season at the club. The English striker has scored 23 goals in the total of 38 matches, just outscoring Mohammed Salah who has 22.
The Golden Boot race boiled down to the final day of the season, as both had 22 goals to their tally going into the final match day. Harry Kane also won the Premier League playmaker of the season award, finishing with 14 assists, more than anyone in the league.
Harry Kane pipped Liverpool’s Mohammed Salah to the top-goal scorer’s award
Harry Kane’s first goal for Tottenham in their 4-2 win over Leicester enabled the English striker to take home the award for a third time in his career. With this award, Kane has now matched Alan Shearer’s record of 3 Premier League Golden boot awards and is just 1 shy of the record holder Thierry Henry who has four to his name.
The 27-year old striker had previously won the award in back-to-back seasons in 2015-16 and 2016-17. Mohammed Salah couldn’t find the net as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2-0, so he finished second. Manchester United talisman Bruno Fernandes built on his impressive start to lift at Old Trafford with 18 goals and 12 assists in his first full season with the Red Devils to finish third.
Sunday’s game against Leicester possibly marked Kane’s last in a Tottenham shirt as he is rumoured to be leaving the club this summer. Although nothing has been made official, reports are the striker is keen on staying in England which will definitely enable him to win more Golden Boot awards in the future.
Another Tottenham star, Son Heung-min, shares fourth place with Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford on 17.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (16), Vardy (15), Ollie Watkins (14), Ilkay Gundogan and Alexandre Lacazette (both 13) round out the top ten in the Golden Boot race.
Premier League top scorers 2020/21
| Position | Player | Team | Goals | Assists |
| 1 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | 23 | 14 |
| 2 | Mo Salah | Liverpool | 22 | 5 |
| 3 | Bruno Fernandes | Man Utd | 18 | 12 |
| 4= | Heung-min Son | Tottenham | 17 | 10 |
| 4= | Patrick Bamford | Leeds | 17 | 7 |
| 5 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Everton | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Jamie Vardy | Leicester | 15 | 9 |
| 7 | Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 14 | 5 |
| 8= | Ilkay Gundogan | Manchester City | 13 | 2 |
| 8= | Alexandre Lacazette | Arsenal | 13 | 2 |
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