THEY’RE IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN!

BRENDAN RODGERS has called Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy ‘the top two English talents’ when it comes to Premier League strikers.

‘They’re different types of strikers but two natural, prolific goalscorers at the top of their game,’ said the Leicester boss.

Kane and Vardy have dominated the scoring charts, winning the Golden Boot in three of the last five seasons. But they do it in different ways.

They have played the same number of PL games, with the Tottenham front man outscoring Vardy by 39 goals though the Leicester talisman is a more clinical finisher, needing fewer shots to find the net. As you can see by the touch maps (left and right), Kane drops deeper, has more touches and plays more passes. Current Golden Boot holder Vardy is less involved, has more of his touches in the opposition box, but has racked up more assists.