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Six English Premier League Strikers Who Have Not Scored In Months by Jidefido(m): 2:30pm On May 02, 2016
Just as every football game is won, lost or drawn, the main actors who are the players are expected to play their parts which are to score and the onus falls more on the strikers.

However, certain EPL strikers have found it hard to score in recent months and may have contributed to the current playing status of their teams.

Let’s look at some of them.

1. Siem de Jong
Siem de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for English club Newcastle United. Prior to joining Newcastle he played in the youth academy of De Graafschap and Ajax. He made his professional debut for the Amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club's captain as they won a record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2010 to 2014. He has gone 17 games without scoring a single goal.
Siem de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for English club Newcastle United.
Prior to joining Newcastle he played in the youth academy of De Graafschap and Ajax. He made his professional debut for the Amsterdam-based side and would go on to become the club’s captain as they won a record four consecutive Eredivisie titles from 2010 to 2014. He has gone 17 games without scoring a single goal.

2. Bafétimbi Gomis
Bafétimbi Gomis is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Swansea City and the France national team. Gomis played youth football with Saint-Étienne before making his professional debut for the club. After spending time on loan at Troyes, he moved to Lyon in 2009. Gomis joined current club Swansea City in 2014. Gomis has made 12 appearances for the French national team, scoring three goals. He was a member of the squad for UEFA Euro 2008. He has gone 15 games without a single goal.
Bafétimbi Gomis is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Swansea City and the France national team.
Gomis played youth football with Saint-Étienne before making his professional debut for the club. After spending time on loan at Troyes, he moved to Lyon in 2009. Gomis joined current club Swansea City in 2014.
Gomis has made 12 appearances for the French national team, scoring three goals. He was a member of the squad for UEFA Euro 2008. He has gone 15 games without a single goal.

3. Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud is a French footballer and model who plays for English club Arsenal and the France national team. He plays as a striker and is known for his reliable goal scoring rate, off-ball movement, heading, link-up play and celebrations. Incredibly, he remains Arsenal's joint top scorer in the top flight this season with 12 goals, and in all competitions he is the Gunners' most prolific player with 20 goals but has gone 13 games without a goal. He scored last on 08-03-2016 during the FA Cup match against Hull City. He scored a double.
Olivier Giroud is a French footballer and model who plays for English club Arsenal and the France national team. He plays as a striker and is known for his reliable goal scoring rate, off-ball movement, heading, link-up play and celebrations.
Incredibly, he remains Arsenal’s joint top scorer in the top flight this season with 12 goals, and in all competitions he is the Gunners’ most prolific player with 20 goals but has gone 13 games without a goal. He scored last on 08-03-2016 during the FA Cup match against Hull City. He scored a double.

4. Saido Berahino
Saido Berahino is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Berahino joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 11 and turned professional seven years later. Berahino made his first starts for West Bromwich Albion in the 2013–14 season, with highlights of that campaign including a hat-trick against Newport County, and the winning goal at Old Trafford against Manchester United. In his second full season, he recorded 20 goals in 45 games across all competitions. He has not scored a single goal in 13 matches. He scored last on 27-02-2016 in an EPL game against Crystal Palace.
Saido Berahino is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.
Berahino joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 11 and turned professional seven years later. Berahino made his first starts for West Bromwich Albion in the 2013–14 season, with highlights of that campaign including a hat-trick against Newport County, and the winning goal at Old Trafford against Manchester United. In his second full season, he recorded 20 goals in 45 games across all competitions.
He has not scored a single goal in 13 matches. He scored last on 27-02-2016 in an EPL game against Crystal Palace.

5. Cameron Jerome
Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome known as Cameron Jerome, is an English professional footballer who plays for Norwich City as a striker. He earned 10 caps for the England under-21 team. Jerome joined Norwich City in August 2014 for whom he has gone 13 games without a single goal.
Cameron Zishan Rana-Jerome known as Cameron Jerome, is an English professional footballer who plays for Norwich City as a striker. He earned 10 caps for the England under-21 team. Jerome joined Norwich City in August 2014 for whom he has gone 13 games without a single goal.

6. Arouna Koné
Arouna Koné is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Ivory Coast national team. He started the season as the perfect foil for goalscoring partner Romelu Lukaku, but he has since faltered, as have his side Everton. Kone looks set to finish the season on 5 Premier League strikes, having not scored in his last 13. He scored last on 31-01-2016 in a FA Cup match against Carlisle.
Arouna Koné is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Ivory Coast national team. He started the season as the perfect foil for goalscoring partner Romelu Lukaku, but he has since faltered, as have his side Everton. Kone looks set to finish the season on 5 Premier League strikes, having not scored in his last 13. He scored last on 31-01-2016 in a FA Cup match against Carlisle.

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