Premier League Golden Boot Race: Top Scorers, Standings

After back-to-back Erling Haaland wins, Mohamed Salah returned to the top of the Premier League’s scoring charts last season, and the pair had been expected to tussle for Golden Boot honours in 2025–26.

The award has been handed out to the leading scorer(s) of each Premier League season since the competition’s inauguration in 1992.

Some of the sport’s finest sharpshooters have tested their talents on English shores, and one of the contemporary greats, Haaland, has threatened to monopolise this scoring prize since he arrived from Borussia Dortmund in 2022. The Nordic goal-machine broke the Premier League’s single-season scoring record in year one and, after losing out to Salah last year, is performing like a striker determined to reclaim the esteemed individual award.

Here’s a look at the 2025–26 Premier League Golden Boot race.

21. Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

Chelsea star Cole Palmer — Palmer had a bad season. | Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC/Getty Images

Games Played: 26
Goals: 10

An injury-hit campaign has limited Palmer’s involvement for Chelsea, but he’s still managed to serve up some important Premier League goals—albeit over half his tally have come from the penalty spot.

There’s no overlooking just how disappointing a season it’s been for Palmer, who won’t be going to the World Cup as a result.

20. Matheus Cunha (Man Utd)

Games Played: 33
Goals: 10

The Brazilian’s debut season in Manchester had struggled to get going, with his drastic overperformance in front of goal last term perhaps catching up with him.

However, Matheus Cunha has produced the goods on the big occasions several times for the Red Devils, scoring in recent victories over Chelsea and Liverpool. Given his role in the team under Carrick, a double-digit haul of league goals would be a decent return.

19. Harry Wilson (Fulham)

Games Played: 36
Goals: 10

Harry Wilson’s left boot has been in overdrive this season as the Welsh magician produces a flurry of stupendous strikes. Renowned for his stunners, the tricky forward has been simply brilliant for Marco Silva’s side.

Critical to Fulham’s ascent up the standings, Wilson’s extended purple patch had made him one of the Premier League’s most devastating threats, but he’s endured a prolonged drought during the backend of the season.

18. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)

Games Played: 36
Goals: 10

Sub-par athleticism and lax recovery running saw Enzo Maresca reinvent Enzo Fernández as a box-crashing midfielder from a more advanced role.

He’s built on his 13-goal contribution in the 2024–25 Premier League campaign by teasing a double-digit haul of strikes this term. A standout technician who’s often donned the captain’s armband in Reece James’ absence, Fernández has looked more like the mightily lucrative asset that Chelsea signed in 2023.

17. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Games Played: 37
Goals: 10

Morgan Rogers is continuing to push for a starting role in Thomas Tuchel’s England XI at the upcoming World Cup.

Aston Villa’s No. 27 has enjoyed purple patches and forgettable lulls this season, with his penchant for the spectacular epitomising Villa’s overperformance during the first half of the season.

Recent strikes against Sunderland and Liverpool helped Villa secure Champions League qualification.

16. Zian Flemming (Burnley)

Games Played: 29
Goals: 11

The brutish Dutch forward has enjoyed his first taste of the top flight, having scored 12 times in the Championship last season.

Expectations weren’t exactly grand for Zian Flemming entering the 2025–26 campaign, so his effort in front of goal has come as a pleasant surprise for Clarets supporters.

Still, Flemming’s goals weren’t enough to keep Burnley up.

15. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United)

Games Played: 33
Goals: 11

Bryan Mbeumo emerged as Manchester United’s most impressive signing of last summer, with the Cameroon international reaching double-digit goals and enjoying a strong end to the season.

His absence at the Africa Cup of Nations was keenly felt—with Ruben Amorim coincidentally sacked while he was away—and he returned in style, scoring in Man Utd’s impressive victories over Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham at the start of Michael Carrick’s second interim spell.

14. Benjamin Šeško (Man Utd)

Games Played: 30
Goals: 11

There was an expectation that the raw Benjamin Šeško would take some time to settle into life in the Premier League, and the young Slovenian was rarely influential while Ruben Amorim was at the helm at Manchester United.

However, Šeško, like plenty of his teammates, has a new lease of life with Michael Carrick strolling around Carrington. Initially a ’super sub’, Šeško started to deliver when utilised from the start of games.

13. Richarlison (Tottenham)

Games Played: 33
Goals: 11

The Brazilian enjoyed a productive start to the 2025–26 season amid Dominic Solanke’s injury absence, but Richarlison missed a big chunk of 2026 due to a hamstring issue.

Tottenham Hotspur failed to win a Premier League game while the scrappy center forward was sidelined, and his unrelenting work ethic helped keep Spurs up.

12. Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool)

Hugo Ekitike of Liverpool — Hugo Ekitiké had been Liverpool’s brightest attacking threat. | Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images

Games Played: 28
Goals: 11

Liverpool’s blockbuster summer signings have largely underwhelmed to date, bar one: Hugo Ekitiké. The Frenchman’s infectious energy, blistering pace and clinical finishing have swiftly endeared him to the Anfield faithful, who are in desperate need of a hero.

Ekitiké’s promise shines as bright as his current ability, but the silky speedster had his first season on Merseyside cut short by an Achilles injury.

11. Jean-Phillipe Mateta (Crystal Palace)

Jean-Philippe Mateta — Mateta came close to leaving in January. | Sebastian Frej/Getty Images

Games Played: 32
Goals: 12

The French striker will be remembered as one of the most significant figures in Crystal Palace’s modern history when he eventually departs Selhurst Park, and he came close to leaving the club in January.

A knee injury scuppered his proposed move to Milan, and Mateta has subsequently struggled in front of goal since returning to Oliver Glasner’s team.

His match-winning brace against Newcastle United in April was his first Premier League goals since New Year’s Day.

10. Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)

Eli Junior Kroupi of Bournemouth — Eli Junior Kroupi has sparkled this season | Glyn KIRK/AFPGetty Images

Games Played: 33
Goals: 13

Eli Junior Kroupi has enjoyed a wonderful start to his Premier League career, repeatedly finding the net for the Cherries. Whether from the bench or the off, he’s been deadly.

The youngster, who has supplied some sumptuous finishes for Andoni Iraola this term, has become the first teenager to produce a double-digit haul in their debut Premier League season since 2000.

Clubs are starting to circle ahead of the summer transfer window.

9. Danny Welbeck (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Games Played: 37
Goals: 13

The veteran striker had never notched double-digit goals in a Premier League season until hipster German coach Fabian Hürzeler came along.

After scoring 10 times in the league for Brighton & Hove Albion last season, Welbeck bettered that tally in 2025–26. He’s ageing like a fine wine on the south coast and had even entered the conversation for England’s World Cup squad.

8. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United)

Games Played: 35
Goals: 14

Question marks over his injury record tempered expectations for Dominic Calvert-Lewin on arrival at Leeds United, but the Englishman has emphatically silenced his doubters since getting up to speed in Yorkshire.

The forward struck a career-best run of form to end 2025, scoring in six consecutive Premier League games against the likes of Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. Only 10 other English players have ever achieved that feat in the competition’s history, and no Leeds player has been able to boast such a run in the top flight since John McCole in 1959–60.

7. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal)

Viktor Gyokeres. — Gyökeres settled into his first season with the Gunners. | Vince Mignott/DeFodi Images/DeFodiGetty Images

Games Played: 36
Goals: 14

Arsenal’s blockbuster signing of the summer window has come under fire for his general ineffectiveness at times in north London. However, Gyökeres still knows where the back of the net is when handed opportunities.

The Swede has certainly not been prolific for the Gunners, yet he’s still racked up a fair few Premier League goals. He scored a brace in the second North London Derby of the season, and he found some form down the stretch.

6. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)

Games: 37
Goals: 15

It was a rather gloomy season for Nottingham Forest, cycling through four different permanent managers, but one constant was Morgan Gibbs-White.

The attacking midfielder excelled in the final third, and he came to the fore during the run-in to keep the Tricky Trees up.

Forest’s captain netted his first senior career hat-trick in a crucial victory over Burnley and enjoyed his best scoring season to date, but it wasn’t enough to earn a World Cup call-up.

5. João Pedro (Chelsea)

Games Played: 35
Goals: 15

João Pedro made a bright start to life in a Chelsea shirt, netting twice in his first three Premier League appearances for the Blues, but an injury to Cole Palmer saw him deployed deeper, and the goals temporarily dried up.

He was one of the very few who seemed to enjoy his time with Liam Rosenior, with the Brazilian refusing to let his standards slip despite the Blues’ dreadful end to the season.

4. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

Games Played: 37
Goals: 17

After a difficult start to the 2025–26 season, which saw him score just once in his opening 13 matches, Ollie Watkins rediscovered his scoring touch over the festive period. The Aston Villa striker netted five goals in December and added another in Villa’s first game of the new year.

That surge in form coincided with a superb run of results for Unai Emery’s side, and Watkins also finished the season superbly.

A brace on the final day at the Etihad Stadium took his tally up to 17.

3. Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City)

Games Played: 37
Goals: 17

Antoine Semenyo was simply unstoppable in the opening half of the campaign for Bournemouth, with his 10 goals and electrifying performances earning him a £64 million move to Manchester City in January.

After a fast start in the domestic cup competitions, Semenyo opened his Premier League account in sky blue during a 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers, and has been a more than handy addition to City’s attack.

2. Igor Thiago (Brentford)

Games Played: 38
Goals: 22

After an injury-hit debut season, Brentford are finally reaping the rewards of Igor Thiago’s labour.

Signed as an Ivan Toney replacement, Thiago is far from the standout facilitator Toney was in west London, but the Brazilian is an excellent poacher who has a knack for being in the right place at the right time.

The Bees’ opportunistic center forward is heading to the World Cup off the back of an impressive scoring campaign.

1. Erling Haaland (Man City)

Games Played: 36
Goals: 27

It’s been another impressive Premier League season for Erling Haaland, who secured yet another Golden Boot despite only scoring sporadically in 2026.

Man City were reliant on the Norwegian’s ruthless sharpshooting during the first half of the season, and Haaland has again picked up form down the stretch after a relatively slow start to 2026.

The colossus is simply inevitable, and he’ll be desperate to reclaim the title next season.

Last Five Premier League Golden Boot Winners

Season	Player	Club	Goals
2024–25	Mohamed Salah	Liverpool	29
2023–24	Erling Haaland	Man City	27
2022–23	Erling Haaland	Man City	26
2021–22	Son Heung-min & Mohamed Salah	Tottenham & Liverpool	23
2020–21	Harry Kane	Tottenham	23

Premier League Golden Boot History

Harry Kane has taken home three Golden Boots. | Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

The formative years of Premier League football were dominated by the 4-4-2 and homegrown marksmen, with the first seven Golden Boots won by an Englishman.

However, foreign influence started to be felt towards the end of the 90s, and the abundance of quality brought in from overseas this century means Harry Kane is the only man to don a Three Lions shirt and win the Premier League Golden Boot since 2001.

The competition’s second all-time leading goalscorer has prevailed three times, with only Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah (four wins) claiming the prize more. The Egyptian added a fourth success during Liverpool’s title triumph last season.

Kane joined Alan Shearer on three wins in 2021, with Shearer being only one of two players to claim the award for two different teams. Robin van Persie is the other, and he did it in back-to-back seasons; first with Arsenal, then Manchester United.

Michael Owen, Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink, Didier Drogba and Haaland have also won the Golden Boot multiple times. Both of Owen’s wins were examples of the award being shared, which has happened five times, most recently between Salah and Son Heung-min in 2021–22.

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