The award goes to the player who is adjuged to have scored the most goals across Europe for a football campaign.

The likes of Ciro Immobile, Luiz Suarez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi have all gone home with the award in recent seasons.

Last years winner was Lazio's forward Ciro Immobile with 36 goals, while Lionel has the most golden shoe award with 6 to his credit.

Note players who play in Europe top 5 leagues are awarded 2 points per goal, while those out of the big 5 are awarded 1.5 coefficients per goal.

Here are the top scorers in Europe currently.

1. Robert Lewandoski/Bayern Munich (22 goals/44points)

Poland striker Robert Lewandoski sits top of the golden boot race in Europe on 22 goals, and is on course to win his very first this season.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo/Juventus (15 goals/30 points)

Next in second position is no other than Juventus and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 15 goals this season.

3. Paul Onuachu/Genk (20 goals/30 points)

Surprisingly in third is Nigerian striker Onuachu, who is in red hot form for Belgium club side Genk on 20 goals, but has a goal per game coefficient of 1.5.

4. Mohammed Salah/Liverpool (13 goals/26 points)

Liverpool's striker Mohammed Salah occupies 4th position on the log with 13 goals for the reds this season.

5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic/Ac Milan (12 goals/24 points)

In 5th position is Zlatan Ibrahimovic who has 12 goals for Seria A table toppers AC Milan this season.

6. Heung-min Son/Tottenham (12 goals/24 points)

Son of Spurs come next in 6th position with 12 goals for Jose Mourinho's men, and has a total coefficient of 24 point.

7. Kylian Mbappe/PSG (12 goals/24 points)

Psg forward Kylian Mbappe is next in 7th position, as he has 12 league goals to his credit this campaign with 24 points.

8. Romelu Lukaku/Inter Milan (12 goals/24 points)

Belgian striker Lukaku, joins the host of players who have 12 goals, and sits in 8th place on 24 points.

9. Erling Haaland/Dortmund (12 goals/24 points)

Dortmund striker Haaland comes 9th on the log, with 12 goals on 24 points.

10. Boulaye Dia/Reims (12 goals/24 points)

24 year old Reims striker Dia, completes the top 10 on 12 goals for the French club side on 24 points as well.

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When Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang started the season with almost identical curling strikes against Liverpool and Fulham, there is no way we thought we'd have to wait until mid-December to see him get his first Emirates goal of the campaign.

The 31-year-old has scored just twice from open play since signing his contract extension in September, although unlike with Mesut Ozil it seems as though correlation does not necessarily mean causation.

Aubameyang is normally one of the happiest, most laid back players you're likely to see in the Premier League, but as his goal drought began to lengthen you could physically see the pressure weighing down on his shoulders.

He admitted that the lack of goals was affecting his confidence in his programme notes ahead of the defeat to Burnley on Sunday.

With a tally of three goals this season he is actually overperforming his expected goals which stands at just 2.64. This speaks to a chronic lack of creativity within the Arsenal side that is starving their most valuable weapon.

It has not just been a problem this season though. Last year Aubameyang was in the form of his life and outscored his xG by 5.65 goals. Arsenal are heavily reliant on their number 14, and if he isn't finishing every chance he gets, then they have real problems.

Speaking after the Southampton game Mikel Arteta said he hoped that breaking his Emirates duck would kickstart the 31-year-old's season.

For the third time in five matches Arsenal were reduced to ten men against Southampton.

Gabriel was the guilty party this time on what was a torrid night for the Brazilian. Having been at fault for the first goal he seemed desperate to overcompensate by getting tight to Theo Walcott and defending with agression.

But having just been booked for kicking the ball away moments later, to pull the Englishman back so blatantly was ridiculous.

The red card was all the more frustrating because - like with Nicolas Pepe's red card against Leeds and Granit Xhaka's one against Burnley - Arsenal had managed to get themselves into a position where they could have gone on to win the match.

After a poor first half display Mikel Arteta sent his side out three minutes early onto a cold Emirates pitch and it looked to be having the desired effect. Aubameyang had got the equaliser and the momentum was with the Gunners, only for it to be snatched away by a moment of individual stupidity.