5 players to have won the Golden Boot as well as finish with the most assists in a Premier League season
The Premier League is known to be one of the most exciting leagues in the world. It is also highly competitive, which means scoring goals and registering assists is not quite easy.
However, there have been some talents who have won the Golden Boot and finished with the most assists in a season.
We take a look at five players who defied all odds by winning the Golden Boot and as well as finishing with the most assists in a PL season.
#5 Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba is considered one of the greatest Africans to play in the English top-flight and is the first African to score 100 Premier League goals.
The Ivorian joined Chelsea in the summer of 2004 from Marseille. Drogba started off quite well but a stomach injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. Drogba's contributions helped Chelsea secure their first Premier League title.
The following season, Drogba topped the category for the highest number of assists (11) in the league, which played an integral part in Chelsea's title defense. Drogba became the Golden Boot recipient in the 2006-07 season, where he netted 20 Premier League goals.
Three seasons later, he was once again a Golden Boot winner in the 2009-10 season, winning the award as the Blues won the league title.
#4 Harry Kane
One of England's best players of all time, Harry Kane, is among the few Premier League players to top the list of goals and assists in the same season.
He accomplished that feat in the 2020-21 season, having scored 23 goals and providing 14 assists.
Harry Kane is smashing through Premier League records. 💥
He has now scored the most away goals in Premier League history. ⚽️ https://t.co/PA7kyQLks3
However, this was not the first time Kane had won the Golden Boot. He has previously won it twice consecutively in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons.
In the former, he scored 25 goals in 38 matches while in the latter, he scored an incredible 29 goals in 30 matches.