Among the top scorers in the Premier League for the 2023–2024 season, Erling Haaland is the one to beat.
The Golden Boot was won by Manchester City striker Haaland during his incredible first season in the Premier League. He set a record with 36 goals in his first season of play.
His goals enabled Man City and Pep Guardiola to win an unprecedented treble.
In the same way that Haaland was heavily favored to win the Golden Boot once more, Man City entered the new season as favorites to win an EPL championship for the sixth time in seven years.
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Even if Salah and Liverpool didn’t play at their best last season, he still scored 30 goals overall and 19 in the Premier League.
In each of his six Premier League seasons with Liverpool, Egypt’s Mohamed Salah has netted at least 19 goals.
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Pre-season betting odds indicated that Darwin Nunez, another attacker for the Reds, was a serious contender. Nunez only managed nine goals in the previous year, but he showed he could find good scoring situations.
Harry Kane’s situation was unclear in 2023–2024. Despite playing for a subpar Tottenham squad the previous season, the striker scored an incredible 30 goals, making him a formidable challenger to Haaland. However, his move to Bayern Munich improved the prospects of the other best attackers in the Premier League.
With 17 goals in the Premier League last time out, Marcus Rashford led Manchester United in goal scoring. This time, he hopes to record 20 goals.
Manchester United: Previous Golden Boot winners and top scorers in 2023–2024
Candidates included former Golden Boot winner Son Heung-min, Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson of Newcastle, Gabriel Jesus, an Arsenal attacker, and Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa.
And with Kai Havertz being their highest EPL scorer with just seven goals, Chelsea’s strikers wanted to do better than they did the previous campaign. The forward from Germany has now signed with Arsenal.
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This page will show the Premier League’s best scorers as the season progresses. With updates following each matchday, we will examine in-depth the most recent rankings for the players with the most Premier League goals.
Premier League top scorers for 2023–2024
Despite losing ground, Erling Haaland is still the leading scorer in the Premier League for the 2023–2024 season.
With eight Premier League goals from eight games, Manchester City attacker Haaland is leading the race for the Premier League Golden Boot.
Haaland has a two-goal advantage over his nearest rivals, Son Heung-min and Alexander Isak.
Son’s goal in Tottenham’s dramatic 2-1 victory against Liverpool on Matchday 7 closed the gap. Haaland was scoreless as Man City unexpectedly fell to Wolves 2-1.
Son was not on the scoresheet in Tottenham’s 1-0 victory over Luton on Saturday, but Haaland was unable to widen his lead in the crucial Sunday match between Arsenal and Man City, as the Gunners prevailed 1-0 thanks to a late deflection goal from Gabriel Martinelli.
Isak’s two goals in Newcastle’s exciting 2-2 draw against West Ham put him and Son on six goals in a tie for second place, making Haaland under further pressure. This was one of the biggest shifts to the scoring rankings this weekend.
Standings for goal scoring
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | Man City | 8 |
| Alexander Isak | Newcastle | 6 |
| Son Heung-min | Tottenham | 6 |
| Jarrod Bowen | West Ham | 5 |
| Hwang Hee-chan | Wolves | 5 |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 5 |
| Odsonne Edouard | Crystal Palace | 4 |
| Callum Wilson | Newcastle | 4 |
| Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 4 |
| Evan Ferguson | Brighton | 4 |
| Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 4 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Brentford | 4 |
| Solly March | Brighton | 3 |
| Julian Alvarez | Man City | 3 |
| Darwin Nunez | Liverpool | 3 |
| Raheem Sterling | Chelsea | 3 |
| Martin Odegaard | Arsenal | 3 |
| Douglas Luiz | Aston Villa | 3 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | N Forest | 3 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | Brighton | 3 |
| Dominic Solanke | Bournemouth | 3 |
| Eddie Nketiah | Arsenal | 2 |
| Luis Diaz | Liverpool | 2 |
| Michail Antonio | West Ham | 2 |
Leading scorer in the Premier League, Haaland, has already tallied three goals as Man City defeated Fulham 5-1 in September.
His most recent goal in the MD6 victory over Nottingham Forest extended his impressive run of form and gave Pep Guardiola’s team six wins out of a possible six. However, that streak has been abruptly ended with back-to-back EPL losses to Wolves and Haaland, with the striker failing to score in each contest.
The other competitors didn’t need a reminder of how difficult it would be to prevent Haaland from winning again after his valiant efforts from the previous season.
weeks of the Premier League, and the Norwegian player continues to dominate the top goalscoring rankings in England.
On opening night of the new season, Haaland’s squad defeated Burnley 3-0, and he scored twice in the first half to make it plain that he intended to repeat as Golden Boot winner.
Haland has also scored in victories over West Ham and Sheffield United. The only other game he hasn’t scored in thus far, aside from the defeats at Wolves and Arsenal, came on Matchday 2, when champions Man City defeated Newcastle 1-0 at home thanks to a goal from teammate Julian Alvarez.
Man City’s Premier League championship defense got off to a great start, but after eight games, they suddenly behind Arsenal and Tottenham with 18 points each. After the international break, the champions play Brighton at home in a crucial match.
A few well-known early competitors wish to compete with Halaand for the title of team with the most goals scored in the 2023–2024 campaign.
Three other players this season have scored hat-tricks in addition to Haaland: Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, Brighton’s rising prospect Evan Ferguson, and Tottenham’s Son, the previous Golden Boot winner.
In addition to his three goals against Burnley, Son’s devastating double in the thrilling 2-2 derby draw against Arsenal has elevated him to the status of one of Haaland’s main rivals. Watkins’ three goals came during Aston Villa’s 6-1 victory over Brighton on Matchday 7.
Isak got off to a quick start on MD1, scoring twice as Newcastle defeated Villa 5-1. Following a brief slump, he has increased his goal total to six, while Calum Wilson—the team’s second leading candidate for the Golden Boot—has scored goals against Villa, Brighton, Brentford, and Sheffield United.
Mohamed Salah, a forward for Liverpool, is also a contender. In Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Brighton, he scored two goals to bring his tally to five.
With five goals, Jarrod Bowen is included in the scoring charts after helping West Ham get off to a quick start in the season.
Odsonne Edouard, a striker for Crystal Palace, tied the score at four goals with his goal versus Villa on Matchday 5.
The captain of Arsenal, Martin Odegaard, has three goals, his most recent coming in a 4-0 victory over Bournemouth. Meanwhile, the team’s top scorer, Bukayo Saka, has four goals after his most recent effort.
Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi has scored goals in their matches against Manchester United, Sheffield United, and Arsenal.
The early front-runner Bryan Mbeumo of Brentford.Mbeumo has netted four goals in his first eight Premier League games without Ivan Toney.
Haaland has been a familiar face at the top of the goal rankings thanks to his excellent start; but, after two Man City games without a goal, rivals Isak, Son, and Salah are now leading the scoring.
Golden Boot of the Premier League: Previous Winners
In the Premier League, only four players have scored the most goals three or more times.
Three times with Newcastle and twice with Blackburn Rovers, Alan Shearer took home the Golden Boot; Harry Kane’s victory in 2020–21 was his third.
Due to his performance in the 2021–2022 season, Mohamed Salah became one of the three-time winners.
The record is held by Thierry Henry, who has been crowned Arsenal’s best scorer in the Premier League four times.
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Among the most well-known winners of the title are Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez, who scored 31 goals in the 2007–08 and 2013–14 seasons, respectively.
Champions League: Top scorers currently in play and previous Golden Boot winners
With seven Golden Boot winners in the Premier League, Liverpool has had the most victors.
Chelsea has four wins, Man Utd and Tottenham have five, while Arsenal is close behind with six. Man City’s third victory came from Haaland.
The 1992–1993 season saw the start of the Premier League.
Ian Wright was England’s best goalscorer in the previous division, the First Division. Before the league changed its name, Gary Lineker and Alan Smith were also winners in the 1990s
Current Golden Boot Recipients
| Season | Winner/Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | Erling Haaland, Man City | 36 |
| 2021/22 | Salah/Son, Liverpool/Spurs | 23 (award shared) |
| 2020/21 | Harry Kane, Spurs | 23 |
| 2019/20 | Jamie Vardy, Leicester City | 23 |
| 2018/19 | Aubameyang/Mane/Salah, Arsenal/Liverpool | 22 (award shared) |
| 2017/18 | Mohamed Salah, Liverpool | 32 |
| 2016/17 | Harry Kane, Spurs | 29 |
| 2015/16 | Harry Kane, Spurs | 25 |
| 2014/15 | Sergio Aguero, Man City | 26 |
| 2013/14 | Luis Suarez, Liverpool | 31 |
| 2012/13 | Robin van Persie, Man Utd | 26 |
| 2011/12 | Robin van Persie, Arsenal | 30 |
highest scoring season in the Premier League
With 36 goals in just 35 Premier League games during the 2022–2023 season, Erling Haaland holds the record for most goals in a single season.
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Previously, Andy Cole (1993/94) and Alan Shearer (1994/95) shared the record for the most goals in an EPL season. Despite the lengthier season schedule at the time—Shearer scored 34 goals in 42 games, Cole scored 40—both players achieved an incredible 34 goals.
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Haaland, who won the Golden Boot last season with 1.03 goals per game, also has the greatest goals per game ratio in a season. It was Kane before, as the England captain averaged 0.97 GPG while scoring 29 goals in just 30 games to win the 2016–17 championship.
Who are the all-time highest scorers in the Premier League?
With an incredible 260 goals in the top division of England at the end of his career in 2006, Alan Shearer holds the record for most goals scored in Premier League history.
Former Premier League players Andy Cole (187), Sergio Aguero (184), Frank Lampard (177) and Thierry Henry (175) are among the top scorers on the all-time list.
