Jamie Vardy won the Premier League Golden Boot for the first time in his career on Sunday despite a poor end to the season for Leicester City that saw them miss out on the Champions League.
England forward Vardy, 33, became the oldest player to win the award for the league’s top scorer after netting 23 goals, one more than Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Southampton’s Danny Ings.
With Chelsea ensuring a top four finish with a 2-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, Vardy drew a blank as the Foxes failed to gain the win against Manchester United that they needed to leapfrog Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side into the top four.
Vardy came closest for Leicester in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat at the King Power Stadium when he hit the bar on the hour mark.
Premier League 2019-'20 top-scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Nationality | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | England | 23 |
| 2. | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal | Gabon | 22 |
| 2. | Danny Ings | Southampton | England | 22 |
| 4. | Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | England | 20 |
| 5. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Egypt | 19 |
33 - At 33 years of age, Jamie Vardy has become the oldest player the win the Premier League golden boot. Eternal. pic.twitter.com/CKpAbiusWq
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 26, 2020
Elsewhere, Manchester City playmaker Kevin de Bruyne became only the second player to register 20 assists in a season, joining Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.
Premier League 2019-'20 top-scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Nationality | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City | Belgium | 20 |
| 2. | Trent Alexander-Arnold | Liverpool | England | 13 |
| 3. | Andrew Robertson | Liverpool | Scotland | 12 |
| 4. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | Egypt | 10 |
| 4. | David Silva | Manchester City | Spain | 10 |
| 4. | Son Heung-Min | Tottenham Hotspur | South Korea | 10 |
33 - Kevin De Bruyne was directly involved in 33 Premier League goals this season (13 goals & 20 assists), the most by a central midfielder in a single season since Frank Lampard’s 36 in 2009-10 (22 goals & 14 assists). Greats. pic.twitter.com/B8rufYHjhO
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) July 26, 2020
Players who have registered 20 assists in a Premier League season:
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) July 26, 2020
Thierry Henry
Kevin De Bruyne
That's it. That's the list. pic.twitter.com/FXpuuxP1j1
Ederson took the Golden Glove award for the most clean sheets after Manchester City’s 5-0 win over relegated Norwich took him to 16 for the season.
He finished one ahead of Burnley stopper Nick Pope, whose team suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Brighton.
(With AFP inputs)