The race to unseat Mohamed Salah and keep him from standing alone atop the Premier League Golden Boot record list began in earnest when Liverpool teammate Hugo Ekitike scored the first goal of this season on Friday, August 15.
Ekitike, 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.
It will be a fun season with many players hopeful of leading the Premier League in goals, a feat achieved by some of the biggest names to ever grace the pitches of England.
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 Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, and Matheus Cunha will be fighting for goals in crowded attacks.
Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike and Chelsea’s Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer started well, but there are players from Brentford, Bournemouth, and Burnley all thriving early in this Premier League season.
Premier League 2025-26 goal scoring leaders
- Erling Haaland, Manchester City — 15
- Igor Thiago, Brentford — 11
- Danny Welbeck, Brighton & Hove Albion — 7
- Jean-Philippe Mateta, Crystal Palace — 7
- Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth — 6
- Richarlison, Tottenham Hotspur — 6
- Phil Foden, Manchester City — 6
- Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United — 5
- Nick Woltemade, Newcastle United — 5
- Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle United — 5
- Zian Flemming, Burnley — 5
- Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool — 5
- Jaidon Anthony, Burnley — 4
- Wilson Isidor, Sunderland — 4
- Eli Junior Kroupi, Bournemouth — 4
- Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal — 4
- Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 4
- Iliman Ndiaye, Everton — 4
- Joao Pedro, Chelsea — 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
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Leeds United — 4
- Ismaila Sarr, Crystal Palace — 3
- Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United — 3
- Moises Caicedo, Chelsea — 3
- Micky van de Ven, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Casemiro, Manchester United — 3
- Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool — 3
- Lucas Paqueta, West Ham United — 3
- Kevin Schade, Brentford — 3
- Marcus Tavernier, Bournemouth — 3
- Morgan Gibbs-White, Nottingham Forest — 3
- Harvey Barnes, Newcastle United — 3
- Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa — 3
- Dango Ouattara, Brentford — 3
- Harry Wilson, Fulham — 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
- Chris Wood, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Brennan Johnson, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Jurrien Timber, Arsenal — 2
- Martin Zubimendi, Arsenal — 2
- Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United — 2
- Federico Chiesa, Liverpool — 2
- Joao Palhinha, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Noah Okafor, Leeds United — 2
- Benjamin Sesko, Manchester United — 2
- Lesley Ugochukwu, Burnley — 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
- Diego Gomez, Brighton & Hove Albion — 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
- Raul Jimenez, Fulham — 2
- Enzo Le Fee, Sunderland — 2
- Brian Brobbey, Sunderland — 2
- Malick Thiaw, Newcastle United — 2
- Mohammed Kudus, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Mason Mount, Manchester United — 2
- Maxim De Cuyper, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Tyler Adams, Bournemouth — 2
- Amadou Onana, Aston Villa — 2
- Tijjani Reijnders, Manchester City — 2
- Emile Smith Rowe, Fulham — 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
- Anton Stach, Leeds United — 2
- Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool — 2
- Ao Tanaka, Leeds United — 2
- Matt O’Riley, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Eliezer Mayenda, Sunderland — 1
- Rodrigo Muniz, Fulham — 1
- Rayan Cherki, Manchester City — 1
- Dan Ndoye, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal — 1
- James Garner, Everton — 1
- Callum Hudson-Odoi, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Leny Yoro, Manchester United — 1
- William Osula, Newcastle United — 1
- Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool — 1
- Evanilson, Bournemouth — 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
- Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace — 1
- Alex Scott, Bournemouth — 1
- Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Lucas Bergvall, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Cole Palmer, Chelsea — 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
- Eddie Nketiah, Crystal Palace — 1
- Omar Alderete, Sunderland — 1
- Santiago Bueno, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- John McGinn, Aston Villa — 1
- Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal — 1
- Justin Kluivert, Leeds United — 1
- Estevao Willian, Chelsea — 1
- Josh Acheampong, Chelsea — 1
- Reece James, 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
- Mateus Fernandes, West Ham United — 1
- Alejandro Garnacho, Chelsea — 1
- Sasa Lukic, Fulham — 1
- Matheus Cunha, Manchester United — 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
- Malo Gusto, Chelsea — 1
- Ibrahima Sangare, Nottingham Forest — 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
