Top 5: Most underrated Premier League strikers in 2016/17

The Premier League is blessed with many top-class strikers, but there are plenty of unsung forwards plying their trade in the top-flight, turning in consistently strong performances, but never quite grabbing the attention like their more illustrious teammates.

The likes of Diego Costa, Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku, Sergio Aguero and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are constantly analysed, discussed and scrutinised and it is not often that they manage to stay out of the limelight.

Manchester City’s Aguero – Photo: Simon Stacpoole / Offside.

With 39 Premier League goals between them this season, it is easy to see why this is the case.

However, what about those who aren’t as often in the limelight? Those that are under-appreciated, under-valued, under-analysed?

These are the types of players that are vital to every team and who are valued most by the club, but those who do not watch them play every week often ignore their ability and importance.

Here are Shoot!‘s five strikers who are often underrated in the Premier League…