I had been a bit down on Josh King after the Huddersfield game where he had missed a few chances and didn't quite seem himself. He certainly bounced back against Newcastle with a brace of goals, and he is still the player most trusted to take the spot kicks, which could end up making him the highest scorer for AFCB this season.
While the personal battle between Wilson and King for top goalscorer is likely to go to the last game, I sense that the competition is good for both players. Neither wants to finish behind the other and they both have 11 Premier League goals and will want to get past 15 I'd suspect before the season finishes.
When King stepped up to take the penalty against Newcastle, having seen Aké brought down, I didn't really expect anything but for King to score. He has missed penalties this season, but has never missed two consecutively and I don't expect hm to put another one on to the post.
His second goal in open play is what we really love to see more of. He arrived like a train and simply passed the ball into the net for Bournemouth's second goal, and the ease at which he made the goal look was what made it a stand out moment. True, Solanke had done much of the work for him, but King held his nerve and knew exactly where to put his shot giving the keeper no chance.
I imagine this week there will be some banter before the end of the season with Wilson as to who is going to finish top in the goal scoring stakes. Wilson may be the striker who usually gets the headlines, but King is equally as determined to be the top striker and I'm not sure who will win this season.
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When King stepped up to take the penalty against Newcastle, having seen Aké brought down, I didn't really expect anything but for King to score. He has missed penalties this season, but has never missed two consecutively and I don't expect hm to put another one on to the post.
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His second goal in open play is what we really love to see more of. He arrived like a train and simply passed the ball into the net for Bournemouth's second goal, and the ease at which he made the goal look was what made it a stand out moment. True, Solanke had done much of the work for him, but King held his nerve and knew exactly where to put his shot giving the keeper no chance.
I imagine this week there will be some banter before the end of the season with Wilson as to who is going to finish top in the goal scoring stakes. Wilson may be the striker who usually gets the headlines, but King is equally as determined to be the top striker and I'm not sure who will win this season.
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