Top Six: The Premier League’s most irreplaceable players

Romelu Lukaku – Everton

Lukaku’s goals for Everton this year has been a big reason for their success.

He currently has an impressive tally of 18 goals in 26 games, with a goal coming every 127 minutes.

Everton’s next highest scorers, Seamus Coleman and Ross Barkley, are well behind on four strikes each. What makes his presence even more crucial, is that Everton have very few options with which they can adequately replace him with.

They brought in Ademola Lookman in the January transfer window, and although he can play upfront, at his age and inexperience, he would be better used as a winger. Other than Lookman, they have Arouna Kone and Enner Valencia in their ranks, but neither are anywhere near the same class as the powerful Belgian striker.

This means Everton are perhaps over reliant on Lukaku to hit the back of the net, and it is undoubtedly his impressive goal tally that has kept The Toffees in with a shout of securing European football next year.

He is emerging into a world-class striker and Everton will have a real battle on their hands to stave off the interest that will undoubtedly come his way in the summer.

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