After bagging a brace against Newcastle this weekend, Olivier Giroud has surely laid to rest any arguments about who is the premier goal-scorer in the EPL. Sure, a few others have scored more goals, but before we dive into the statistics, a quick joke is in order: Three hunters go off into the woods to hunt for deer. The first sees a rabbit and fires his rifle but misses by a meter to the left. The second sees a fox and fires his rifle but misses by a meter to the right. The third does some quick calculations, finds the average, and shouts, 'we got him!' So it goes. In other words, I've not invited you here to examine goals-per-minute or chances created. Considering the differing...
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