Why we need to look beyond expected goals to explain a better conversion rate from outside the box this season

Igor Thiago is the closest challenger right now to Erling Haaland in the EPL Golden Boot race.

Eight players have been nominated for the Premier League's Player of the Month award for January.Fans can vote for their choice until next Monday, with those choices being combined with a panel of

Watch video of every goal from Erling Haaland's Premier League seasons and see his stats from a glittering young career at Man City, Dortmund, Salzburg, Molde, and Norway's national team.

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Wayne Rooney lauded the best ever goal in the Premier League – and it just turns out to be one he was involved in. Rooney, 40, pointed to Robin van Persie’s

Wayne Rooney has claimed he was involved in the best ever goal in Premier League history - although it was not one he scored personally. Rooney scored 208 goals in his 16 seasons in England's top flight for Manchester United and Everton but he believes the greatest strike ever was one by one of his Red Devils team-mates - which he helped set up with his finest ever pass.

Arsenal are six points clear of Manchester City in the table and welcome Sunderland to Emirates Stadium on Saturday, hoping to build on their already sizeable advantage at the top