The race to unseat Mohamed Salah and keep him from standing alone atop the Premier League Golden Boot record list is fast and furious.
Salah, and everyone else is now looking up at another familiar face as Erling Haaland’s finishing is lethal and he’s bidding to restore order and win his third Golden Boot in four seasons.
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So many players are hopeful of leading the Premier League in goals, a feat achieved by some of the biggest names to ever grace the pitches of England, and there is a crowded field gathering just behind Haaland.
There will be plenty of twists and turns en route to the trophy’s collection in May.
Who won last season’s Premier League Golden Boot?
Mohamed Salah built a big lead and held on to comfortably claim his fourth Golden Boot, tying Thierry Henry for the most in Premier League history.
Salah’s conquest came a year after Erling Haaland shrugged off a month on the shelf with an injury and a host of challenges to win his second-straight Golden Boot. Haaland scored 27 goals in 2023-24, nine fewer than his record-devouring 2022-23 campaign.
Who are the favorites for the 2025-26 Premier League Golden Boot?
Haaland’s lead is healthy but there are a lot of intriguing possibilities.
Liverpool’s Alexander Isak was one of them, but his refusal to play for Newcastle put him behind the pack in an ignominious start to the season. Then he suffered an injury. New Arsenal center forward Viktor Gyokeres and Manchester United signings Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha will be fighting for goals in crowded attacks.
Liverpool’s Ekitike is doing okay, while Phil Foden is on a run, but there are players from Brentford, Bournemouth, and Crystal Palace all thriving early in this Premier League season.
Premier League 2025-26 goal scoring leaders
- Erling Haaland, Manchester City — 19
- Igor Thiago, Brentford — 12
- Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth — 9
- Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool — 8
- Danny Welbeck, Brighton & Hove Albion — 7
- Jean-Philippe Mateta, Crystal Palace — 7
- Phil Foden, Manchester City — 7
- Nick Woltemade, Newcastle United — 7
- Richarlison, Tottenham Hotspur — 7
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Leeds United — 7
- Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa — 7
- Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United — 6
- Kevin Schade, Brentford — 6
- Joao Pedro, Chelsea — 6
- Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle United — 5
- Zian Flemming, Burnley — 5
- Harry Wilson, Fulham — 5
- Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United — 5
- Eli Junior Kroupi, Bournemouth — 5
- Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal — 5
- Jaidon Anthony, Burnley — 4
- Wilson Isidor, Sunderland — 4
- Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 4
- Iliman Ndiaye, Everton — 4
- Pedro Neto, Chelsea — 4
- Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea — 4
- Callum Wilson, West Ham United — 4
- Eberechi Eze, Arsenal — 4
- Lukas Nmecha, Leeds United — 4
- Cody Gakpo, Liverpool — 4
- Donyell Malen, Aston Villa — 4
- Bukayo Saka, Arsenal — 4
- Leandro Trossard, Arsenal — 4
- Emilano Buendia, Aston Villa — 4
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hal, Everton — 4
- Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United — 4
- Casemiro, Manchester United — 4
- Marcus Tavernier, Bournemouth — 4
- Tijjani Reijnders, Manchester City — 4
- Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool — 4
- Raul Jimenez, Fulham — 4
- Moises Caicedo, Chelsea — 3
- Micky van de Ven, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Lucas Paqueta, West Ham United — 3
- Morgan Gibbs-White, Nottingham Forest — 3
- Harvey Barnes, Newcastle United — 3
- Dango Ouattara, Brentford — 3
- Ismaila Sarr, Crystal Palace — 3
- Trevoh Chalobah, Chelsea — 3
- Mikel Merino, Arsenal — 3
- Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace — 3
- Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa — 3
- Jan Paul van Hecke, Brighton & Hove Albion — 3
- Matty Cash, Aston Villa — 3
- Mason Mount, Manchester United — 3
- Emile Smith Rowe, Fulham — 3
- Lesley Ugochukwu, Burnley — 3
- Callum Hudson-Odoi, Nottingham Forest — 3
- Anton Stach, Leeds United — 3
- Matheus Cunha, Manchester United — 3
- Diego Gomez, Brighton & Hove Albion — 3
- Chris Wood, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Brennan Johnson, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Jurrien Timber, Arsenal — 2
- Martin Zubimendi, Arsenal — 2
- Federico Chiesa, Liverpool — 2
- Joao Palhinha, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Noah Okafor, Leeds United — 2
- Benjamin Sesko, Manchester United — 2
- Mathias Jensen, Brentford — 2
- Joe Rodon, Leeds United — 2
- Lyle Foster, Burnley — 2
- Pape Matar Sarr, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Ryan Sessegnon, Fulham — 2
- Declan Rice, Arsenal — 2
- Jacob Murphy, Newcastle United — 2
- Mathys Tel, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Idrissa Gana Gueye, Everton — 2
- Tomas Soucek, West Ham United — 2
- Michael Keane, Everton — 2
- Josh Cullen, Burnley — 2
- Dan Ballard, Sunderland — 2
- Nicolo Savona, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Enzo Le Fee, Sunderland — 2
- Brian Brobbey, Sunderland — 2
- Malick Thiaw, Newcastle United — 2
- Mohammed Kudus, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Maxim De Cuyper, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Tyler Adams, Bournemouth — 2
- Amadou Onana, Aston Villa — 2
- Alex Iwobi, Fulham — 2
- Samuel Chukwueze, Fulham — 2
- Jack Grealish, Everton — 2
- Cristian Romero, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Chemsdine Talbi, Sunderland — 2
- Josko Gvardiol, Manchester City — 2
- Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool — 2
- Ao Tanaka, Leeds United — 2
- Eddie Nketiah, Crystal Palace — 2
- Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace — 2
- Cole Palmer, Chelsea — 2
- Malo Gusto, Chelsea — 2
- Mateus Fernandes, West Ham United — 2
- Ibrahima Sangare, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Evanilson, Bournemouth — 2
- Reece James, Chelsea — 2
- Keane-Lewis Potter, Brentford — 2
- Rayan Cherki, Manchester City — 2
- Santiago Bueno, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 2
- Rodrigo Muniz, Fulham — 1
- Dan Ndoye, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal — 1
- James Garner, Everton — 1
- Leny Yoro, Manchester United — 1
- William Osula, Newcastle United — 1
- Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool — 1
- Beto, Everton — 1
- Hee-chan Hwang, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- David Møller Wolfe, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- James Milner, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Brajan Gruda, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Eliezer Mayenda, Sunderland — 1
- Alex Scott, Bournemouth — 1
- Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Lucas Bergvall, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Fabio Carvalho, Brentford — 1
- Neco Williams, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Ladislav Krejcí, Wolves — 1
- Yankuba Minteh, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Yasin Ayari, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Tyrick Mitchell, Crystal Palace — 1
- Mikkel Damsgaard, Brentford — 1
- Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal — 1
- Sean Longstaff, Leeds United — 1
- Matheus Nunes, Manchester City —1
- Matt O’Riley, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Omar Alderete, Sunderland — 1
- John McGinn, Aston Villa — 1
- Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal — 1
- Justin Kluivert, Leeds United — 1
- Estevao Willian, Chelsea — 1
- Josh Acheampong, Chelsea — 1
- Nordi Mukiele, Sunderland — 1
- Loum Tchaouna, Burnley — 1
- Ryan Christie, Bournemouth — 1
- Rodrigo Bentancur, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Harry Maguire, Manchester United — 1
- Brenden Aaronson, Leeds United — 1
- Alejandro Garnacho, Chelsea — 1
- Sasa Lukic, Fulham — 1
- Charalampos Kostoulas, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Milos Kerkez, Liverpool — 1
- Jorgen Strand Larsen, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Marshall Munetsi, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Nico O’Reilly, Manchester City — 1
- Granit Xhaka, Sunderland — 1
- Matthijs de Ligt, Manchester United — 1
- Kyle Walker-Peters, West Ham United — 1
- Ross Barkley, Aston Villa — 1
- Elliot Anderson, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Nico Gonzalez, Manchester City — 1
- Jeremy Doku, Manchester City — 1
- Murillo, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Yeremy Pino, Crystal Palace — 1
- Enes Unal, Bournemouth — 1
- Amine Adli, Bournemouth — 1
- Bertrand Traore, Sunderland — 1
- Lewis Miley, Newcastle United — 1
- Kenny Tete, Fulham — 1
- Joshua Zirkzee, Manchester United — 1
- Alexander Isak, Liverpool — 1
- Boubacar Kamara, Aston Villa — 1
- Stefanos Tzimas, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Anthony Gordon, Newcastle — 1
- Jaka Bijol, Leeds United — 1
- Igor Jesus, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Diogo Dalot, Manchester United — 1
- Soungoutou Magassa, West Ham United — 1
- Ruben Dias, Manchester City — 1
- Xavi Simons, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Thierno Barry, Everton — 1
- Georginio Rutter, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Calvin Bassey, Fulham — 1
- Oliver Sonne, Burnley — 1
- Tolu Arokodare, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Jordan Henderson, Brentford — 1
- Amad Diallo, Manchester United — 1
- Armando Broja, Burnley — 1
- Alexander Isak, Liverpool — 1
- Ethan Ampadu, Leeds United — 1
- Patrick Dorgu, Manchester United — 1
- Omari Hutchinson, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Martin Odegaard, Arsenal — 1
- Florian Wirtz, Liverpool — 1
