text: SOCCER - LEADING ENGLISH GOALSCORERS . LONDON 1996-12-07 Leading goalscorers in the English premier league after Saturday 's matches : 13 - Ian Wright ( Arsenal ) 9 - Fabrizio Ravanelli ( Middlesbrough ) , Alan Shearer ( Newcastle ) 8 - Matthew Le Tissier ( Southampton ) , Dwight Yorke ( Aston Villa ) , Les Ferdinand ( Newcastle ) , Efan Ekoku ( Wimbledon ) , Gianluca Vialli ( Chelsea ) 7 - Robbie Earle ( Wimbledon ) , Les Ferdinand ( Newcastle ) 6 - Marcus Gayle ( Wimbledon ) , Gary Speed ( Everton ) , Chris Sutton ( Blackburn ) 5 - Robbie Fowler ( Liverpool ) , Steve McManaman ( Liverpool ) 4 - Peter Beardsley ( Newcastle ) .