Can King Henry Retain Golden Boot?

The bookies are starting to make 'Premiership Top Goalscorer' a two-horse race after Thierry Henry increased his tally to 9 on Sunday. This still leaves him trailing Chelsea's Didier Drogba by five goals but hasn't stopped firms slashing his odds so that the best price is now 5/2 (Blue Square, Coral). Drogba can still be backed at 13/8 (Blue Square, Coral) and the Ivorian is still banging them in, collecting six goals in the last eight league games, despite firing a blank at Anfield on Saturday. Given how reliant his team are on Drogba to deliver the goals, it could be said that his price is crying out to be backed, especially as Henry has only recently returned from injury.It could easily go down to the final game of the season, although with bookmakers offering either a quarter or a fifth of the odds for the first three places, there's some big prices out there which look ripe for the taking. Middlesbrough's Yakubu certainly looks an interesting betting proposition at 40/1 (Ladbrokes) after racking up six of his ten league goals in the last eight games. This puts him joint-fourth in the scoring table alongside the injured Kevin Doyle. However, with third-placed Robin Van Persie breaking a metatarsal in his foot, the Yak can clamber into the places by the end of the season - he's certainly forging a formidable partnership with Mark Viduka.It's unusual that a midfielder finishes in the Top Goalscorer placings and that's why you shouldn't rush to back Cristiano Ronaldo at 7/1 (bet365) even if he has plundered 13 goals this season. Six of these goals came in three consecutive matches over Christmas and with Rooney, Larsson and Saha all playing in a more advanced position, it would be a big surprise to see the talented winger continue such prolific scoring.The other player worth a small each-way bet is Benni McCarthy (40/1 Ladbrokes) who has 9 to his name so far and, along with Yakubu, can fight for third place behind Drogba and Henry. You can back both of these strikers and guarantee a profit if either are in the frame.