The Premier League has actually played host to numerous renowned strikers, from legends of the video game to cult heroes and one-season marvels.

It produces an exceptionally uphill struggle when it pertains to trimming the list for the best forwards of the Premier League age.

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But, as is frequently the case with lists centred around a hotly-debated subject, some huge names will undoubtedly be left out.

That’s precisely what took place when previous Premier League striker Darren Bent exposed his list of the best forwards to have actually played in the leading flight.

Bent understands what he’s speaking about when it pertains to objectives, having actually scored 106 in the Premier League throughout stints at Ipswich Town, Charlton, Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Fulham.

He exposed his choices for his top ten Premier League strikers when it was put to him that Jamie Vardy deserved an area in the top ten list for biggest goal-getters.

After all, the Leicester man is 37 years of ages and still scoring and set a record of scoring in 11 straight video games when Leicester won a not likely title in 2016 and he won the Premier League Player of the Season.

As great as he is, however, Vardy does not make it. Making a list of the very best ever is more difficult to do than you may believe.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was ranked initially in Bent’s list, however might not rank the other 9 which included Alan Shearer, Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney, Sergio Aguero, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Ian Wright, Andy Cole, Luis Suarez and Didier Drogba.

The addition of Drogba might have raised some eyebrows provided the Chelsea hero ended up with 12 or less Premier League objectives in 7 out of his 9 seasons in the leading flight.

However, Bent, who met Drogba a number of times in his profession, thought the Chelsea excellent was more than deserving of an area in his list.

“I played against Drogba in his pomp,” Bent stated on talkSPORT Drive.

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“I think too often people look at his numbers and go, ‘How can he be up there?’

“But he was strong, powerful, could score goals. He was the centre forward when Chelsea had all the success. He was one of the main players in that team.”

Bent, an enthusiastic Arsenal fan, then resolved the lack of Van Persie, who scored 144 objectives in 280 Premier League looks.

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“I know there’s people that I’ve left out, like Van Persie,” Bent stated.

“Maybe that’s a bit personal because of the way he left Arsenal.”

Bent likewise discussed why he neglected Michael Owen, who was the last English gamer to win the Ballon d’Or.

“With Owen, when he first burst onto the scene, I’ve never seen anything like it, other than Rooney,” he discussed.

“I was like, ‘Oh my goodness gracious.’ Michael Owen was incredible, but I look towards the hamstring injuries.”

Darren Bent’s leading ten Premier League strikers

Thierry Henry – 175 objectives (Arsenal)

Alan Shearer – 260 objectives (Blackburn and Newcastle)

Harry Kane – 213 objectives (Tottenham and Norwich City)

Wayne Rooney – 208 objectives (Everton and Man United)

Sergio Aguero – 184 objectives (Man City)

Ruud van Nistelrooy – 95 objectives (Man United)

Ian Wright – 113 objectives (Arsenal and West Ham)

Andy Cole – 187 objectives (Newcastle, Man United, Blackburn, Fulham, Man City, Portsmouth and Sunderland)

Luis Suarez – 69 objectives (Liverpool)

Didier Drogba – 104 objectives (Chelsea)

Bent acknowledged Owen had actually won the Ballon d’Or however still feels Henry deserved his area on the list considering he if frequently identified the best ever Premier League gamer.

ERLING HAALAND

However, Bent might be required to modify his list by the end of the season if a particular Norwegian keeps his frightening objective record.

Manchester City’s Erling Haaland bagged his 2nd hat-trick of the 2024/25 Premier League season as his side conquered West Ham last weekend.

Haaland’s 3 strikes took his league objective tally to 70 objectives from 69 video games, however that’s not the only stat that stresses how ridiculously great he is.

The 24-year-old has the very best goals-per-minute average in Premier League history with an objective every 80 minutes.

To put it in contrast, City legend Sergio Aguero is 2nd with approximately an objective every 108 minutes.

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Additionally, Haaland has actually scored simply 6 less objectives than Everton have actually scored given that he transferred to City in 2022.

Given Haaland is just in his 3rd season at the Etihad Stadium, it might be a little early to make any statements about whether he will be the best Premier League striker of perpetuity.

But for previous Newcastle and Crystal Palace employer Alan Pardew, Haaland is certainly in the discussion.

“If you’re going to say to me he is better than Ian Rush, he is better than Kenny Dalglish, Alan Shearer, Gary Lineker, of course you’ve got to look at him and go, ‘Well, he’s definitely in the conversation,'” Pardew informed talkSPORT.

“I mean, it’s too early to say whether he’s going to be the best of all time. We’re talking about real top of the tree stuff, but he’s in the conversation.

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“He’s on course to really break some records.”

Should Haaland maintain his stunning average for minutes per goal, it will take him approximately 169 games to equal Shearer’s record of 260 Premier League goals.

Even if he does not surpass Shearer’s tally, Haaland is well on his way to cementing himself in the conversation of the Premier League’s greatest strikers.

For Bent, that means he’ll have to revise his list once more.

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