Which players have the best minutes-per-goal ratios in the Premier League this season?

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With 17 goals to his name, Mohamed Salah currently leads the Golden Boot race in the Premier League, although Harry Kane (16) and Bruno Fernandes (16) are hot on his heels.

But which players have the best minutes-per-goal ratios in the Premier League this season? Below is the top five most efficient goalscorers in England’s top-flight this term.

• Gareth Bale – Tottenham Hotspur (112 mins per goal)

It’s fair to say that it took Gareth Bale a while to re-adapt to the demands of the Premier League following his loan move from Real Madrid to Tottenham. However, the Welshman has made up for lost time in recent weeks.

Having bagged braces against Burnley and Crystal Palace, Bale now boasts the best minutes-per-goal ratio of any player in the Premier League, with his total of five goals coming in just 556 minutes of top-flight action.

• Diogo Jota – Liverpool (117 mins per goal)

Unlike Bale, Diogo Jota hit the ground running this season. After swapping Wolves for Liverpool, the 24-year-old netted five goals in his first eight league outings for Jurgen Klopp’s side, before spending three months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

But after scoring against his old club last time out, Jota has now notched up six goals in 701 Premier League minutes this term.

• Kelechi Iheanacho – Leicester City (121 mins per goal)

Kelechi Iheanacho failed to get on the scoresheet in any of his opening ten league matches this season. However, the Nigerian forward has since bagged six goals in his last six outings, including a hat-trick against Sheffield United last weekend.

Having scored in each of his last three Premier League games, Iheanacho boasts a prolific minutes-per-goal ratio of 121.

• Jesse Lingard – West Ham (132 mins per goal)

After spending the first half of the season watching from the sidelines at Old Trafford, Jesse Lingard has been given a new lease of life on loan at West Ham.

The 28-year-old scored a double on his Hammers debut against Aston Villa, before netting against Spurs and Leeds. With four goals in 529 minutes of Premier League action, Lingard is among the in-form players in England’s top tier right now.

• Mohamed Salah – Liverpool (138 mins per goal)

Mohamed Salah may not have scored in any of his last five Premier League games, but there is no hiding from the fact that the Egyptian Kings remains one of the most lethal forwards in the division.

In fact, with 17 goals in 28 appearances, Salah currently leads the Golden Boot race. Granted, he has played 2,346 minutes of top-flight football this term. But he still has one of the best minutes-per-goal ratios in the league.