Sheffield United striker Billy Sharp has been the hottest shot in the EFL over the past five seasons - and he took no time opening his Premier League account at the weekend.
Since rejoining the Blades ahead of the 2015/16 season, Sharp has been deadly in front of goal - netting 87 EFL goals in four seasons for his hometown club: 51 in League One and 36 in the Championship.
After accumulating only a handful of Premier League minutes in his career, Sharp started this season on a mission to score his first ever Premier League goal...and it duly arrived, as Sharp hit the Blades' equaliser in a 1-1 at Bournemouth on Saturday, just six minutes after coming off the bench.
It was a momentous moment for 33-year-old Sharp, who can finally go head-to-head with England captain Harry Kane in the goalscoring charts.
Kane is the only top four tier player to hit more league goals than Sharp over the past five seasons: check out the Playmaker stat below for more details...
📈 Most league goals fr. 2015/16 (top 4 tiers):
— playmakerstats (@playmaker_EN) August 12, 2019
103⚽: Kane
88⚽: 🔥@billysharp10*🔥
87⚽: Aguero
77⚽: Collins
75⚽: Vardy
* 51 in L1 + 36 in C'ship + 💥1 in PL💥#SUFC @SheffieldUnited pic.twitter.com/mEY5dvcnZh
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Chris Mepham 62' | Billy Sharp 88' |