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Proof that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the most clinical striker in the Premier League

Who is the best striker in the Premier League?

That's a debate that is frequently argued amongst rival supporters, given the raft of talent across the league's 20 clubs.

Harry Kane, Sergio Aguero, Mohamed Salah and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will all feel they have a right to be involved in the conversation.

After six fixtures, it's Manchester City's star forward that leads the Premier League's goal chart, with eight goals already for the champions.

Salah and Kane both have four apiece, whilst Aubameyang tops their tally by one with five goals.

As is often the case, he came to the rescue once again at the weekend, scoring a late free-kick, his 38th since moving to north London, to ensure the Gunners picked up maximum points against Aston Villa with a 3-2 win.

However, it's actually the Gabonese striker that is the most clinical in the league and here are the statistics to prove it, thanks to The Sun.

Of those strikers that have scored a minimum of 10 Premier League goals, Aubameyang has a shot conversion rate of 26.2%, which blows away his fellow star strikers.

Jamie Vardy is the only player that can come close to rivalling that return rate, at 25.4%, since Aubameyang's arrival in England.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring Arsenal's winner against Aston Villa (Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Javier Hernandez, now at Sevilla, comes in at fourth, with Sadio Mane and ex-Manchester Unite striker Romelu Lukaku making up the top five.

It's Aubameyang, though, that is far and away the Premier League's most deadly finisher.

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Not only has Arsenal's main man scored or assisted in every single league match this term but he's also never gone more than three games without a goal for them.

In all competitions, Aubameyang has bagged 48 times in 72 games at Arsenal, registering 12 assists in that period.

The top ten deadliest strikers in full:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - 26.2%

Jamie Vardy - 25.4%

Javier Hernandez - 24.4%

Sadio Mane - 22.9%

Romelu Lukaku - 22.7%

Xherdan Shaqiri - 22.7%

Luka Milivojevic - 21.8%

Glenn Murray - 21.7%

Sergio Aguero - 20.8%

Raheem Sterling - 20.6%

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