How the Premier League top scorer list would look if penalties didn't count

The article explores the debate around whether penalty goals should count towards a player's overall goal record in the Premier League, noting that legendary goal scorers like Alan Shearer—who holds the record with 260 goals—consider all goals valid.

It highlights Mohamed Salah as the current active player closest to challenging Shearer’s record, with 187 goals, though he would need 74 more to overtake him. Harry Kane, now at Bayern Munich, had scored 213 goals for Tottenham and remains a potential contender if he returns to the Premier League.

The piece references a talkSPORT discussion questioning how the goal-scoring standings would change if penalties were excluded. For instance, Frank Lampard would drop from seventh place out of the top ten, as 43 of his 177 goals came from penalties.

Finally, the article mentions that talkSPORT.com has analyzed the adjusted rankings of the Premier League’s top scorers if penalty goals were removed from the records.