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- Updated: September 30, 2016
Is Christian Benteke the best aerial attacker in the Premier League?
The Belgian nodded in Crystal Palace’s equaliser against Everton on Friday night, taking his tally of headed goals to 19 since his September 2012 Premier League debut.
No player has scored more since the start of the 2012/13 season, with Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud also on 19.
Benteke’s opposing striker at Goodison Park, Everton’s Romelu Lukaku – who opened the scoring with a fine free-kick – is third on the list with 14 headed goals to his name.
Benteke has scored 54 Premier League goals, meaning 35.2 per cent have come via his head. In comparison, Giroud (33.3 per cent) and Lukaku (21.5 per cent) are …
