Most EPL goals in a season by a Brazilian: Mighty Bee and a name no one expected

Robinho, Roberto Firmino, Philippe Coutinho, Oscar, Willian, Lucas Moura, Gabriel Jesus... The list of high-quality Brazilian forwards who played in the Premier League is long. However, could you name a player from this South American country who scored the most goals in a single EPL season?

Hint: his name is not on this renowned list.

Until a couple of days ago, Matheus Cunha, Gabriel Martinelli, and Roberto Firmino had topped the list, each having bagged 15 goals in a season. Yet, from now on, the top belongs to only one man - Igor Thiago!

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Thanks to his brace against Sunderland three days ago, the robust Brentford striker reached the tally of 16 goals in the ongoing campaign, dethroning the trio mentioned above. At the same time, the Bees climbed to the fifth league position, although many predicted they'd be relegated.

Thiago scored 45% of their EPL goals in the campaign and is the most deserving for their historic result. He is currently the second league's top scorer behind Erling Haaland (who found the net 20 times), and he bagged 16 goals in only 21 rounds, meaning that he has 17 more matches to improve his tally and set an arduous task for all of his compatriots who play or will play in England's top flight.

Thiago joined Brentford in July 2024 from Club Brugge for €33 million, turning out to be one of the best transfers in the club's history. However, the Bees are hardly the final step in his development, as the chase for his signature will undoubtedly start as soon as the June Transfer Window begins, and his price will be much higher than the one the London side paid a year and a half ago.

FA CUP - ROUND 3

Friday

Milton Keynes Dons - Oxford 3-4 on pen (1-1)

/Collins 34 - Lankshear 52/

Port Vale - Fleetwood 1-0 (1-0)

/Shipley 45+2/

Preston - Wigan 0-1 (0-0)

/Bettoni 75/

Wrexham - Nottingham Forest 4-3 on pen (3-3)

/Cacace 37, Rathbone 40, Hyam 74 - Jesus 64, Hudson-Odoi 76, 89/

Saturday

Cheltenham - Leicester 0-2 (0-2)

/Daka 23, Mavididi 45/

Everton - Sunderland 0-3 on pen (1-1)

/Garner 89 pen - La Fee 90/

Macclesfield - Crystal Palace 2-1 (1-0)

/Dawson 43, Buckley 61 - Pino 90/

Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury 6-1 (3-1)

/Larsen 9, 41, 58, Arias 11, Gomes 86, Arokodare 90+2 - Marquis 26 pen/

Manchester City - Exeter City 10-1 (4-0)

/Alleyne 12, Rodri 24, Hayes 42 og, Fitzwater 45+2 og, Lewis 49, 90+1, Semenyo 54, Reijnders 71, O'Reilly 79, McAidoo 86 - Birch 90/

Boreham Wood - Burton 0-5 (0-2)

/Lofthouse 35, O'Connell 41 og, Tavares 67, Williams 83, McKiernan 90+2/

Burnley - Millwall 5-1 (3-0)

/Barnes 11, 65, Tchaouna 35, Anthony 44, Banel 89 - Coburn 90+4/

Doncaster - Southampton 2-3 (0-3)

/Pearson 48, Gibson 59 - Bragg 8, Archer 24, Matsuki 41/

Fulham - Middlesbrough 3-1 (0-1)

/Wilson 60, Smith Rowe 77, Kevin 90+3 - Hackney 30/

Ipswich - Blackpool 2-1 (1-0)

/Philogene-Bidace 35, Greaves 87 - Fletcher 90+6/

Newcastle - Bournemouth 7-6 on pen (3-3)

/Barnes 50, 118, Gordon 90+5 pen - Scott 62, Brooks 68, Tavernier 120+2/

Salford City - Swindon POSTPONED

Sheffield Wednesday - Brentford 0-2 (0-1)

/Lewis-Potter 27, Jensen 64 pen/

Stoke - Coventry 1-0 (0-0)

/Cisse 88/

Bristol City - Watford 5-1 (2-0)

/Jacobsen 2,68,76, Mehmeti 37, Atkinson 66 - Grieves 74/

Cambridge - Birmingham 2-3 (0-2)

/Kaikai 80,89 - Wagner 31, Furuhashi 42, Ducksch 78/

Grimsby - Weston 3-2 (1-0)

/Vernam 41, Kabia 70, Green 86 - Coulson 49, Britton 77/

Tottenham - Aston Villa 1-2 (0-2)

/Odobert 54 - Buendia 22, Rogers 45+3/

Charlton - Chelsea 1-5 (0-1)

/Leaburn 57 - Hato 45+1, Adarabioyo 50, Guiu 62, Neto 90+1, Enzo 90+4 pen/

Sunday

15.00: (5.10) Derby (3.60) Leeds (1.73)

17.00: (12.0) Portsmouth (6.50) Arsenal (1.22)

17.30: (2.20) Hull (3.45) Blackburn (3.25)

17.30: (1.62) Norwich (3.80) Walsall (5.80)

17.30: (1.42) Sheffield Utd (4.60) Mansfield (7.50)

17.30: (2.55) Swansea (3.20) WBA (2.85)

17.30: (1.58) West Ham (4.00) QPR (5.90)

19.30: (1.88) Man.Utd. (3.60) Brighton (4.10)

***odds are subject to change***