Ozil, Van Persie, Lukaku na Negredo ni miongoni mwa wachezaji wanaocheza Premier League kuchangia jumla ya magoli magoli 24 ya michezo ya kufuzu fainali ya kombe la dunia ikiwa ni zaidi ya magoli 15 yaliyofungwa na wachezaji wa Bundesliga.

One up: Wayne Rooney of England celebrates scoring the first goal against Montenegro

English football may be in a state of demise to some, but the Premier League remains as strong as ever. Across Europe and the rest of the world on Friday night, top flight stars were banging in the goals left, right and centre.
The greatest league in the world claimed 24 international goals, more than double that of any other top division.
As well as being top of the Premier League, Arsenal accounted for most of the goals scored by Premier League players with five, followed by Manchester United on four and Manchester City on three.

The Premier League accounted for nearly a quarter of the 100 International goals scored on Friday night, with Bundesliga trailing in second with nine goals.
La Liga claimed eight, Ligue 1 scored seven, while Serie A bagged four, just one more than the English Championship.
With talk of foreigners in the Premier League flooding the airwaves over the past week, the figures are a refreshing reminder of the diversity of the top flight.

On call: Giroud bagged a brace in Friday's 6-0 friendly win over Australia

PREMIER LEAGUE TOPS THE BILL

International goals scored on Friday night by European league (100 goals scored in total)
English Premier League - 24
German Bundesliga - 9
Spanish La Liga - 8
French Ligue 1 - 7
Italian Serie A - 4
English Championship - 3

Just a few years ago both Swansea and Southampton were in the third tier of English football, but on Friday night they had players representing two of football's giants.

Saints striker Dani Osvaldo scored in Italy's 2-2 draw with Denmark, while Michu played just under 60 minutes for World and European champions Spain in their 2-1 win over Belarus.

It wasn't all fun and games for the Premier League stars, however. Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel had a night to forget after his comical own goal for Slovakia handed Greece a narrow 1-0 win.

 

Arsenal - 5

Nicklas Bendtner (2) - Denmark 2 Italy 2

Mesut Ozil - Germany 3 Republic of Ireland 0

Olivier Giroud (2) - France 6 Australia 0

They're top of the Premier League and flying, but it was outcast Nicklas Bendtner who got his name on the scoresheet twice for Denmark last night.

In true Bendtner fashion, he took off his shirt when celebrating and was booked, meaning he'll miss Denmark's deciding match on Tuesday... although they shouldn't have too much of a problem overcoming Malta.

Meanwhile, Olivier Giroud scored his eighth goal of the season, while £42.5million signing Mesut Ozil scored his 16th goal for Germany.

All smiles: Bendtner ignores the referee as he's shown a yellow card for removing his shirt after scoring

Manchester United - 4

Wayne Rooney - England 4 Montenegro 1

Robin van Persie (3) - Holland 8 Hungary 1

United's front pair broke a pair of records as their sides romped to victory. Rooney became England's top scorer in competitive matches, with 27 of his 37 goals coming in the games that matter.

Van Persie broke an even bigger record, overtaking Patrick Kluivert as Holland's all-time record scorer with 41 goals.

World class: Robin van Persie is now Holland's record goalscorer

Manchester City - 3

Edin Dzeko (2) - Bosnia 4 Liechtenstein 1

Alvaro Negredo - Spain 2 Belarus 1

Negredo's goalscoring record for Spain continues, netting his ninth in 18 matches. The striker has now scored three goals in as many games, while his City team-mate is in similarly good form.

Dzeko's double for Bosnia means he has scored five goals in six games, while the big man has netted 33 times in 57 appearances for his country.

Double: Dzeko scored twice in Bosnia's 4-1 win over Liechtenstein on Friday.

Newcastle United - 2

Yohan Cabaye and Mathieu Debuchy - France 6 Australia 0

Newcastle's last dozen goals have been scored by a French player, so it came as little surprise that with Les Bleus running riot against Australia (and causing the sacking of Socceroos boss Holger Osieck in the process), a Toon player would be on the scoresheet. 

Cabaye scored only his second international goal, while Debuchy also grabbed his second.

French connection: Cabaye scored only his second France goal on Friday night, while his team-mate Debuchy also found the net (below)

Everton - 2

Romelu Lukaku (2) - Croatia 1 Belgium 2

That man Lukaku's double meant Villa striker Christian Benteke needn't have got up off the bench one in Belgium's 2-1 success in Croatia, with the Red Devils qualifying for Brazil next summer.

Lukaku now has six goals in five games. Chelsea, you're missing the trick here.

Easy: Lukaku shoots at goal having beaten the onrushing Stipe Pletikosa in the Croatia net

Delight: Belgium players, including Everton's Kevin Mirallas (third right), celebrate making it to Brazil

Liverpool - 2

Daniel Sturridge - England 4 Montenegro 1

Martin Skrtel (own goal) - Greece 1 Slovakia 0

Sturridge's ninth goal of the season rounded of England's crucial win at Wembley, but it was blushes all round for Slovakia in Greece.

Goalkeeper Jan Mucha let Skrtel's tame backpass run under his feet in comical fashion, handing Greece the points just before half-time.

VIDEO: Skrtel's comical own goal for Slovakia against Greece

Tottenham Hotspur - 2

Andros Townsend - England 4 Montenegro 1

Gylfi Sigurdsson - Iceland 2 Cyprus 0

Townsend's sparkling debut doesn't need mentioning again, but Sigurdsson's rich vein of form continued for Iceland, scoring the second in the comfortable win over Cyprus.

Finding the net: Sigurdsson has scored four goals this season for club and country

Chelsea - 1

Andre Schurrle - Germany 3 Republic of Ireland 0

Schurrle is another German midfielder with an outstanding goalscoring record, having scored eight in 27 appearances.

He's yet to score for Chelsea, but expect those chances to turn to goals soon, and they'll need somebody to find the net if Fernando Torres and Samuel Eto'o continue to miss-fire.

Smashed home: Schurrle grabs the second goal in Germany's 3-0 win over Republic of Ireland in Cologne

Norwich - 1

Martin Olsson - Sweden 2 Austria 1

The speedy left-back scored for Sweden in Friday's narrow in over Austria, guaranteeing them a play-off space with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's late strike.

The 25-year-old scored his fifth goal in 19 appearances for his country.

Southampton - 1

Dani Osvaldo - Denmark 2 Italy 2

Four goals in 11 games means Saints striker Osvaldo could be first-choice striker for the Azzurri heading into the World Cup.

And if he scores a few on the biggest global stage next summer, don't expect him to be on the south coast for too long.

Get in: Osvaldo, Southampton's record signing, scored his fourth goal for Italy against Denmark