Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku go head-to-head as Tottenham visit Everton… but which in-form striker comes out on top in ultimate stats breakdown?

Everton host Tottenham at Goodison Park in Premier League on Sunday
Romelu Lukaku has been in brilliant form for the Toffees this season
Harry Kane has been equally impressive for high-flying Tottenham
We breakdown the stats to see which in-form hitman is performing better

Published:
12:57 GMT, 1 January 2016

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Updated:
14:06 GMT, 1 January 2016

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The outcome of Sunday’s Premier League clash between Everton and Tottenham at Goodison Park will likely depend on the performances of two of the most in-form strikers in England.

Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku have each scored 10 goals in their last 10 top flight matches and the fearsome hitmen will go head-to-head looking to fire their team to victory.

Ahead of their showdown, Sportsmail have broken down all the key stats – provided by Opta – to reveal which forward has performed better in the first half the season.

Romelu Lukaku has been in sensational form for Everton and is joint-top scorer in the Premier League

After a slow start the season Harry Kane has burst into life with 10 goals in his last 10 league games

Lukaku netted in seven consecutive league games before failing to net against Newcastle on Boxing Day

Lukaku and Kane, both just 22 years old, have been ever-present in the Premier League this term starting all 19 matches for their respective clubs, with the Everton striker playing six minutes more.

England international Kane made a slow start to the season and failed to register in his first six Premier League games, sparking suggestions that he would be no more than a one-season wonder.

They have been well and truly dispelled in recent weeks with Kane back among the goals and finding the net with similar regularity to last season, although, he is still lagging behind Lukaku.

The Belgium international, who netted in seven consecutive top flight games before drawing a blank against Newcastle on Boxing Day, has scored 15 in total this season, four more than the Spurs striker.

Everton striker Lukaku has scored 15 goals in the top flight this season from his 19 starts

Kane is on 11 for the season from the same number of games after failing to score in his first six

Former Chelsea striker Lukaku, who moved to Everton for a club record £28million in the summer of 2014 after a successful loan spell, is averaging a goal every 111 minutes compared to Kane’s 151 minutes.

Tottenham academy graduate Kane, who burst on to the scene last season scoring 31 goals for the club, has had one fewer (50) shots than Lukaku but Kane has been more accurate.

The Spurs man has 64 per cent shooting accuracy, while Lukaku has hit the target with 28 of his 51 efforts meaning he has been accurate with 55 per cent of his shots.

Belgium international Lukaku slots the ball past Jack Butland during Everton’s 4-3 defeat by Stoke

Kane finishes past Petr Cech during Tottenham’s 1- draw with Arsenal at the Emirates in November

Kane didn’t get off the mark in the Premier League until the end of September when Tottenham beat Man City

Despite his better shooting accuracy, Kane cannot match Lukaku for shot conversion with the Belgian scoring with almost 30 per cent of shots with the Spurs forward finding the net with just 22 per cent.

It isn’t just in the goals department that Lukaku is outperforming Kane. Lukaku has earned four assists with the England striker only setting up one goal for his team-mates. He has also created 27 chances for his side, six more than Kane has managed for Tottenham.

Lukaku also comes out on top when it comes to passing. He has 602 passes with an accuracy of 75 per cent compared with Kane’s 497 passes that find team-mates 72 per cent of the time.