Premier League top goal scorers 2025/2026: Updated Golden Boot rankings as Igor Thiago closes in on Haaland

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Erling Haaland is leading the way in the Premier League Golden Boot race.

Mohamed Salah equaled the Premier League record for goal contributions in a single season last campaign, scoring 29 goals to win the Golden Boot while pairing it with 18 assists to put himself in contention for the Ballon d'Or.

However, he already appears out of the running after Haaland once again reached double figures in quick time. He moved to 14 with a goal in City's 3-1 win over Liverpool on November 9, even though he missed a penalty earlier in the contest.

Brentford's Igor Thiago, Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta and Brighton veteran Danny Welbeck are among the chasing pack. Igor and Welbeck made a marginal inroad on Haaland in matchweek 12, when City's star striker drew a blank in the 2-1 defeat at Newcastle. Mateta did likewise with a penalty in Palace's November 30 loss to Manchester United, but only after Igor Thiago bagged a brace in the Bees' 3-1 win over Burnley to move within three of the leader

The Sporting News details the chase for the Premier League top goal-scorer award, which will be a heated battle throughout the 2025/26 season.

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Premier League top scorers table 2025/26

Table updated after all matches on Sunday, November 30.

Rank

Player

Club

Goals (PKs)

Assists

Matches

1.

Erling Haaland

Man City

14 (0)

1

13

2.

Igor Thiago

Brentford

11 (4)

0

13

3.

Danny Welbeck

Brighton

7 (0)

0

13

=

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Crystal Palace

7 (3)

0

13

5.

Antoine Semenyo

Bournemouth

6 (1)

3

12

6.

Richarlison

Tottenham

5 (0)

2

13

=

Bryan Mbeumo

Man United

5 (0)

1

13

=

Nick Woltemade

Newcastle

5 (1)

0

10

9.

Joao Pedro

Chelsea

4 (0)

3

12

=

Cody Gakpo

Liverpool

4 (0)

3

13

=

Eberechi Eze

Arsenal

4 (0)

2

12

=

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

4 (1)

2

12

=

Pedro Neto

Chelsea

4 (0)

2

13

=

Jaidon Anthony

Burnley

4 (0)

1

13

=

Iliman Ndiaye

Everton

4 (1)

1

13

=

Eli Kroupi

Bournemouth

4 (0)

0

10

=

Viktor Gyokeres

Arsenal

4 (1)

0

11

=

Wilson Isidor

Sunderland

4 (0)

0

13

=

Enzo Fernandez

Chelsea

4 (1)

1

12

=

Callum Wilson

West Ham

4 (0)

0

10

=

Lukas Nmecha

Leeds United

4 (1)

0

13

=

Zian Flemming

Burnley

4 (1)

0

10

Assists serve as the first tiebreaker for the Premier League top scorer, followed by a lower minutes-per-goal value.

MORE: Premier League's all-time top scorers

Premier League Golden Boot winners all-time

Below are the top scorers in each season of the Premier League era (since 1992-93).

Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer saw their record for most goals in a Premier League season shattered by Erling Haaland in 2022/23.

Thierry Henry finished atop the Premier League scoring chart in four different seasons, more than any player all-time until Mohamed Salah equaled his mark in 2024/25. Shearer and Harry Kane follow with three scoring titles each.

MORE: Premier League all-time top scorers

Year

Player

Team

Goals

2024/25

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

29

2023/24

Erling Haaland

Manchester City

27

2022/23

Erling Haaland

Manchester City

36

2021/22

Son Heung-min

Tottenham Hotspur

23

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

23

2020/21

Harry Kane

Tottenham Hotspur

23

2019/20

Jamie Vardy

Leicester City

23

2018/19

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Arsenal

22

Sadio Mane

Liverpool

22

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

22

2017/18

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

32

2016/17

Harry Kane

Tottenham Hotspur

29

2015/16

Harry Kane

Tottenham Hotspur

25

2014/15

Sergio Aguero

Manchester City

26

2013/14

Luis Suarez

Liverpool

31

2012/13

Robin Van Persie

Arsenal

26

2011/12

Robin Van Persie

Arsenal

30

2010/11

Dimitar Berbatov

Manchester United

20

Carlos Tevez

Manchester City

20

2009/10

Didier Drogba

Chelsea

29

2008/09

Nicolas Anelka

Chelsea

19

2007/08

Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United

31

2006/07

Didier Drogba

Chelsea

20

2005/06

Thierry Henry

Arsenal

27

2004/05

Thierry Henry

Arsenal

25

2003/04

Thierry Henry

Arsenal

30

2002/03

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Manchester United

25

2001/02

Thierry Henry

Arsenal

24

2000/01

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Chelsea

23

1999/00

Kevin Phillips

Sunderland

30

1998/99

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Leeds United

18

Michael Owen

Liverpool

18

Dwight Yorke

Manchester United

18

1997/98

Dion Dublin

Coventry City

18

Michael Owen

Liverpool

18

Chris Sutton

Blackburn Rovers

18

1996/97

Alan Shearer

Newcastle United

25

1995/96

Alan Shearer

Blackburn Rovers

31

1994/95

Alan Shearer

Blackburn Rovers

34

1993/94

Andy Cole

Newcastle United

34

1992/93

Teddy Sheringham

N. Forest / Tottenham

22

Recent Premier League top goal scorer tables

2024/25 Premier League top scorer table

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah ran away with the 2024/25 Premier League Golden Boot award, equaling the league record for most goal contributions in a season. The Egyptian scored 29 goals and assisted 18 more for a combined 47 total contributions.

Newcastle striker Isak burst onto the scene by finishing second with 23 goals, while ever-present Haaland was third with 22. Mbeumo and Cunha both secured moves to Manchester United in the ensuing summer by finishing in the top 10, while Chris Wood helped Nottingham Forest qualify for Europe with a sensational season of his own.

Rank

Player

Club

Goals (PKs)

Assists

Matches

Mins

1.

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

29 (9)

18

38

3377

2.

Alexander Isak

Newcastle

23 (4)

6

34

2769

3.

Erling Haaland

Man City

22 (3)

3

31

2741

4.

Bryan Mbeumo

Brentford

20 (5)

7

38

3415

=

Chris Wood

N. Forest

20 (3)

3

36

2976

6.

Yoane Wissa

Brentford

19 (0)

4

35

2927

7.

Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa

16 (2)

8

38

2610

8.

Matheus Cunha

Wolves

15 (0)

6

33

2600

=

Cole Palmer

Chelsea

15 (4)

8

37

3195

10.

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Crystal Palace

14 (2)

2

37

2654

=

Jorgen Strand Larsen

Wolves

14 (0)

4

35

2599

2023/24 Premier League top scorer table

Erling Haaland secured his second consecutive Premier League Golden Boot in 2023/24 with 27 goals, despite a mid-season injury. He led Manchester City to another title, finishing five goals ahead of Chelsea's Cole Palmer, who surged with a record-breaking hat-trick.

Isak placed third with 21 goals. Haaland scored against all 22 league opponents and capped City's title with a double against Tottenham.

Rank

Player

Club

Goals (PKs)

Assists

Matches

Mins

1.

Erling Haaland

Man City

27 (7)

5

31

2556

2.

Cole Palmer

Chelsea

22 (9)

11

34

2624

3

Alexander Isak

Newcastle

21 (5)

2

30

2266

4.

Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa

19 (0)

13

37

3221

=

Dominic Solanke

Bournemouth

19 (2)

3

38

3331

=

Phil Foden

Man City

19 (0)

8

35

2865

7.

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

18 (5)

10

32

2535

8.

Son Heung-min

Tottenham

17 (2)

10

35

2946

9.

Jarrod Bowen

West Ham

16 (0)

6

34

3020

=

Bukayo Saka

Arsenal

16 (6)

9

35

2933

=

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Crystal Palace

16 (2)

5

35

2283

2022/23 Premier League top scorer table

Erling Haaland won the 2022/23 Premier League Golden Boot with a new Premier League single-season record of 36 goals.

The City striker had built an insurmountable lead over Harry Kane (30 goals), who previously won the Golden Boot three times. Brentford's Ivan Toney was the other to hit the 20-goal mark, while the previous season's joint-top scorer Salah slowly rose up the ranks to fourth.

Rank

Player

Club

Goals (PKs)

Assists

Matches

Mins

1.

Erling Haaland

Man City

36 (7)

8

35

2,776

2.

Harry Kane

Tottenham

30 (5)

3

38

3,406

3.

Ivan Toney

Brentford

20 (6)

4

33

2,953

4.

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

19 (2)

12

38

3,294

5.

Callum Wilson

Newcastle

18 (3)

5

31

1,885

6.

Marcus Rashford

Man United

17 (0)

5

35

2,888

7.

Martin Odegaard

Arsenal

15 (0)

7

37

3,143

Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa

15 (1)

6

37

3,134

Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal

15 (0)

5

36

2,805

10.

Bukayo Saka

Arsenal

14 (2)

11

38

3,191

Aleksandar Mitrovic

Fulham

14 (4)

1

24

2,011

12.

Rodrigo

Leeds United

13 (1)

1

31

1,943

Harvey Barnes

Leicester City

13 (0)

1

34

2,718

2021/22 Premier League top goal scorer table

It came down to the final day of the 2021/22 season between Tottenham's Son Heung-min and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.

Son's two goals at Norwich City on the final day allowed him to momentarily move ahead of Salah in the scoring table. But the Liverpool star came off the bench and netted late to catch Son, as the two stars shared the Golden Boot on 23 goals.

MORE:Full Premier League goalscoring leaders & statistics from 2021/22 season

Rank

Player

Club

Goals (PKs)

Assists

Matches

Mins

1.

Mohamed Salah

Liverpool

23 (5)

13

35

2,761

Son Heung-min

Tottenham

23 (0)

7

35

3,019

3.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Man United

18 (3)

3

30

2,458

4.

Harry Kane

Tottenham

17 (4)

9

37

3,232

5.

Sadio Mane

Liverpool

16 (0)

2

34

2,824

6.

Kevin De Bruyne

Man City

15 (0)

8

30

2,205

Diogo Jota

Liverpool

15 (0)

4

35

2,372

Jamie Vardy

Leicester City

15 (0)

2

25

1,805

9.

Wilfried Zaha

Crystal Palace

14 (5)

1

33

2,761

10.

Raheem Sterling

Man City

13 (2)

5

30

2,127

11.

Jarrod Bowen

West Ham

12 (0)

10

36

2,987

James Maddison

Leicester City

12 (0)

8

35

2,466

Ivan Toney

Brentford

12 (5)

5

33

2,908