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 the rest of the league are 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 including Brentford breakout Igor Thiago.
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 Hugo Ekitike has found his footing, while Antoine Semenyo is rising after his move to Man City, but there are players from Leeds, Brighton, and Bournemouth angling to finish in the top five in this Premier League season.
Premier League 2025-26 goal scoring leaders
- Erling Haaland, Manchester City — 20
- Igor Thiago, Brentford — 16
- Antoine Semenyo, Bournemouth/Manchester City — 12
- Hugo Ekitike, Liverpool — 10
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Leeds United — 9
- Joao Pedro, Chelsea — 9
- Danny Welbeck, Brighton & Hove Albion — 8
- Jean-Philippe Mateta, Crystal Palace — 8
- Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle United — 8
- Harry Wilson, Fulham — 8
- Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa — 8
- Bryan Mbeumo, Manchester United — 8
- Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United — 8
- Enzo Fernandez, Chelsea — 8
- Eli Junior Kroupi, Bournemouth — 8
- Phil Foden, Manchester City — 7
- Nick Woltemade, Newcastle United — 7
- Richarlison, Tottenham Hotspur — 7
- Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa — 7
- Kevin Schade, Brentford — 6
- Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal — 6
- Matheus Cunha, Manchester United — 6
- Raul Jimenez, Fulham — 6
- Zian Flemming, Burnley — 5
- Leandro Trossard, Arsenal — 5
- Cody Gakpo, Liverpool — 5
- Tijjani Reijnders, Manchester City — 5
- Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United — 5
- Jaidon Anthony, Burnley — 5
- Harvey Barnes, Newcastle United — 5
- Lukas Nmecha, Leeds United — 5
- Callum Wilson, West Ham United — 5
- Marcus Tavernier, Bournemouth — 5
- Brian Brobbey, Sunderland — 5
- Evanilson, Bournemouth — 5
- Emilano Buendia, Aston Villa — 5
- Thierno Barry, Everton — 5
- Morgan Gibbs-White, Nottingham Forest — 5
- Casemiro, Manchester United — 5
- Benjamin Sesko, Manchester United — 5
- Wilson Isidor, Sunderland — 4
- Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 4
- Iliman Ndiaye, Everton — 4
- Pedro Neto, Chelsea — 4
- Eberechi Eze, Arsenal — 4
- Donyell Malen, Aston Villa — 4
- Bukayo Saka, Arsenal — 4
- Kiernan Dewsbury-Hal, Everton — 4
- Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool — 4
- Lucas Paqueta, West Ham United — 4
- Declan Rice, Arsenal — 4
- Brenden Aaronson, Leeds United — 4
- Cole Palmer, Chelsea — 4
- Micky van de Ven, Tottenham Hotspur — 4
- Yasin Ayari, Brighton & Hove Albion — 4
- Cristian Romero, Tottenham Hotspur — 4
- Mikel Merino, Arsenal — 4
- Florian Wirtz, Liverpool — 4
- Martin Zubimendi, Arsenal — 4
- Ismaila Sarr, Crystal Palace — 4
- Dango Ouattara, Brentford — 4
- Moises Caicedo, Chelsea — 3
- Trevoh Chalobah, Chelsea — 3
- Daniel Munoz, Crystal Palace — 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
- Diego Gomez, Brighton & Hove Albion — 3
- John McGinn, Aston Villa — 3
- Gabriel Magalhaes, Arsenal — 3
- Malick Thiaw, Newcastle United — 3
- Mathys Tel, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Michael Keane, Everton — 3
- Joao Palhinha, Tottenham Hotspur — 3
- Enzo Le Fee, Sunderland — 3
- Mateus Fernandes, West Ham United — 3
- Lyle Foster, Burnley — 3
- Samuel Chukwueze, Fulham — 3
- Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool — 3
- Crysencio Summerville, West Ham United — 3
- Patrick Dorgu, Manchester United — 3
- Beto, Everton — 3
- Rayan Cherki, Manchester City — 3
- Chemsdine Talbi, Sunderland — 3
- Chris Wood, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Brennan Johnson, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Jurrien Timber, Arsenal — 2
- Federico Chiesa, Liverpool — 2
- Noah Okafor, Leeds United — 2
- Mathias Jensen, Brentford — 2
- Joe Rodon, Leeds United — 2
- Pape Matar Sarr, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Ryan Sessegnon, Fulham — 2
- Jacob Murphy, Newcastle United — 2
- Idrissa Gana Gueye, Everton — 2
- Tomas Soucek, West Ham United — 2
- Josh Cullen, Burnley — 2
- Dan Ballard, Sunderland — 2
- Nicolo Savona, Nottingham Forest — 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
- Jack Grealish, Everton — 2
- Josko Gvardiol, Manchester City — 2
- Ao Tanaka, Leeds United — 2
- Eddie Nketiah, Crystal Palace — 2
- Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace — 2
- Malo Gusto, Chelsea — 2
- Ibrahima Sangare, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Reece James, Chelsea — 2
- Keane-Lewis Potter, Brentford — 2
- Santiago Bueno, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 2
- Justin Kluivert, Bournemouth— 2
- James Garner, Everton — 2
- Joshua Zirkzee, Manchester United — 2
- Ladislav Krejcí, Wolves — 2
- Georginio Rutter, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Hee-chan Hwang, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 2
- Joelinton, Newcastle United — 2
- Yeremy Pino, Crystal Palace — 2
- Charalampos Kostoulas, Brighton & Hove Albion — 2
- Amine Adli, Bournemouth — 2
- Igor Jesus, Nottingham Forest — 2
- Estevao Willian, Chelsea — 2
- Anthony Gordon, Newcastle United — 2
- Alex Scott, Bournemouth — 2
- Gabriel Jesus, Arsenal — 2
- Dominic Solanke, Tottenham Hotspur — 2
- Rodrigo Muniz, Fulham — 1
- Dan Ndoye, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal — 1
- Leny Yoro, Manchester United — 1
- William Osula, Newcastle United — 1
- Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool — 1
- David Møller Wolfe, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- James Milner, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Brajan Gruda, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Eliezer Mayenda, Sunderland — 1
- Kaoru Mitoma, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Lucas Bergvall, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Fabio Carvalho, Brentford — 1
- Neco Williams, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Yankuba Minteh, 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
- 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
- Alejandro Garnacho, Chelsea — 1
- Sasa Lukic, Fulham — 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
- Enes Unal, Bournemouth — 1
- Bertrand Traore, Sunderland — 1
- Lewis Miley, Newcastle United — 1
- Kenny Tete, Fulham — 1
- Alexander Isak, Liverpool — 1
- Boubacar Kamara, Aston Villa — 1
- Stefanos Tzimas, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Jaka Bijol, Leeds United — 1
- Diogo Dalot, Manchester United — 1
- Soungoutou Magassa, West Ham United — 1
- Ruben Dias, Manchester City — 1
- Xavi Simons, Tottenham Hotspur — 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
- Omari Hutchinson, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Martin Odegaard, Arsenal — 1
- Simon Adingra, Sunderland — 1
- Archie Gray, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- David Brooks, Bournemouth — 1
- Yoane Wissa, Newcastle United — 1
- Josh Laurent, Burnley — 1
- Joel Veltman, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Tom Cairney, Fulham — 1
- Jhon Arias, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Mateus Mane, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 1
- Ben Davies, Tottenham Hotspur — 1
- Nathan Collins, Brentford — 1
- Harrison Reed, Fulham — 1
- Yehor Yarmoliuk, Brentford — 1
- Liam Delap, Chelsea — 1
- Marcus Edwards, Burnley — 1
- Omar Marmoush, Manchester City — 1
- Axel Tuanzebe, Burnley — 1
- Alex Jimenez, Bournemouth — 1
- Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool — 1
- Taiwo Awoniyi, Nottingham Forest — 1
- Chris Richards, Crystal Palace — 1
- James Justin, Leeds United — 1
- Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool — 1
- Marc Cucurella, Chelsea — 1
- Pascal Gross, Brighton & Hove Albion — 1
- Kevin, Fulham — 1
- Habib Diarra, Sunderland — 1
