The international break has been navigated painlessly and there are no more disruptions left, so Arsenal, Erling Haaland and the bottom nine must focus.
10) Golden Boot
It does feel like Erling Haaland might have this wrapped up after a reasonable introduction to Premier League life, but Harry Kane is putting up a valiant fight. Ridiculous as his Norwegian adversary has been, the England captain has 21 goals this season for a mess of a Spurs team – a tally which, with 10 games remaining, would already have been enough to finish as top scorer in five different campaigns.
But provided his completely unsuspicious visit to a Barcelona medical facility for treatment on a groin injury goes smoothly, Haaland will crown a phenomenal debut season in suitably gilded fashion. The only question might be the margin of victory. That current seven-goal lead lags behind Luis Suarez’s 10 over second-placed Daniel Sturridge in 2013/14, Alan Shearer’s nine over Robbie Fowler in 1994/95 and Thierry Henry’s eight over Shearer in 2003/04. Sort yourself out, Erling.
9) Golden Gloves
Considerably more competitive is the battle for the Joe Hart tribute award, those shiny but sadly not actually practical Golden Gloves. Ederson and Alisson have shared this between them for the past five years but perhaps no longer: they are both on 10 clean sheets, behind the three main challengers.
It will have Gareth Southgate hot under the collar to learn that Nick Pope and Aaron Ramsdale are joint leaders with 12 shutouts. David de Gea, the last keeper to claim the prize before Ederson and Alisson’s reign of joint dominance began, has cobbled together 11 for Man Utd, which isn’t bad for a side with a worse defensive record than West Ham.
8) Playmaker award
The Premier League website claims that ‘the Premier League Playmaker award was introduced in the 2017/18 season to reward the players who create the most goals for their teams.’ But we all know the truth. The Premier League Playmaker award was introduced in the 2017/18 season to ensure Kevin de Bruyne received individual recognition for a stunning Manchester City season, with Mo Salah understandably hoarding the numerous Player of the Year awards.
De Bruyne has the coveted gong within his sights, the Belgian’s 12 assists giving him a healthy lead of at least five over all but one player. The unfortunate news is that Bukayo Saka is said phenomenal anomaly, having laid on 10 goals for Arsenal. Christian Eriksen and…
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