THE final day of the Premier League season is almost upon us.
All twenty teams will be in action on Sunday afternoon, with the battle for the top four going right to the wire.
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Also on the agenda is the Golden Boot, with two top scorers neck-and-neck in the race for the annual gong.
What happens if Golden Boot winners are tied?
The Golden Boot is handed out to the Premier League player who scores the most goals over the 38-game regular season.
Jamie Vardy won the award last term, netting 23 times for Leicester as they finished fifth in the league.
This season, Harry Kane and Mo Salah go into the final round of games locked on 22 goals each.
Man Utd’s Bruno Fernandes sits third with 18 strikes, so is realistically out of the running unless something incredible happens against Wolves on Sunday.
Players finishing on the same amount of goals at the end of the campaign is nothing new, with three players all bagging 22 times in 2018/19.
And if this happens, the trophy is simply shared between the players.
In the World Cup, the Golden Boot winner is decided by looking at the amount of assists a player has achieved if there is a tie.
But Premier League rules state that the Golden Boot trophy will be shared if players finish on the same goal totals.
That is a very real possibility this weekend as Liverpool host Crystal Palace, while Tottenham take on Leicester.
Golden Boot past winners
- 2019-20 season – Jamie Vardy (Leicester, 23 goals)
- 2018-19 season – Mo Salah (Liverpool, 22 goals), Sadio Mane (Liverpool, 22 goals), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal, 22 goals)
- 2017-18 season – Mo Salah (Liverpool, 32 goals)
- 2016-17 season – Harry Kane (Tottenham, 29 goals)
- 2015-16 season – Harry Kane (Tottenham, 25 goals)
- 2014-15 season – Sergio Aguero (Man City, 26 goals)
- 2013-14 season – Luis Suarez (Liverpool, 31 goals)
- 2012-13 season – Robin van Persie (Man Utd, 26 goals)
- 2011-12 season – Robin van Persie (Arsenal, 30 goals)
- 2010-11 season – Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd, 20 goals), Carlos Tevez (Man City, 20 goals)
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
