Spurs forward Heung-Min Son has best goal ratio in the league

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The South Korean has a better goal ratio than the likes of Sergio Aguero, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Diego Costa this season according to stats.

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min in action

Stats released by daily Fantasy Football game www.oulala.com today showed that Spurs forward Son Heung-Min has the best minutes per goal ratio in the Premier League this season, with Manchester United sensation Marcus Rashford in third behind Sergio Aguero.

The Spurs man didn’t feature in his side’s opening three league games due to participating in the Olympics, however in recent weeks he has forced his way into the starting line up with braces against Stoke City and Middlesbrough.

His two goals at the weekend against Boro proved decisive as they won 2-1 after putting the Lilywhites 2-0 up before a Ben Gibson goal gave the hosts some hope.

Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford scores

Rashford, who has netted three times in 237 minutes, follows rival Aguero, who has five goals in 349 minutes.

The four goals Son has scored since coming into the side has seen Tottenham climb up the table into second, four points behind leaders Manchester City with the two meeting on Sunday afternoon.

The stats show the top ten players to have taken the fewest minutes to find the back of the net in the Premier League this term, Diego Costa and Michail Antonio making the list but behind Son who averages just 68 minutes for each of the four goals he has scored.

Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring their third goal

Manchester City main Aguero has scored five goals this term and averages 70 minutes for each goal putting the Argentine second on the list. His 19-year-old understudy Kelechi Iheanacho completes the top four, averaging scoring a goal every 84 minutes.

Top Ten
1. Son Heung-min – 68 minutes per goal
2, Sergio Aguero – 70 minutes per goal
3. Marcus Rashford – 79 minutes per goal
4. Kelechi Iheanacho – 84 minutes per goal
5. Islam Slimani – 90 minutes per goal
6. Romelu Lukaku – 97 minutes per goal
7. Michail Antonio – 100 minutes per goal
8. Diego Costa – 106 minutes per goal
9. Charlie Austin – 110 minutes per goal
10. Alexis Sanchez – 117 minutes per goal

Certain players who have been amongst the goals have missed out such as Raheem Sterling (127 mins per goal), Etienne Capoue (131), Jermain Defoe (133) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (135).