Premier League top goal scorers 2025/2026: Updated Golden Boot rankings as Haaland edges clear with Arsenal winner originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Erling Haaland is leading the way in the Premier League Golden Boot race, despite suffering a winter slump in form.The Manchester City superstar, who has won this award twice before, got off to an electric start this season, but has just three goals in league play since Christmas. Notably, Haaland went eight matches without an open-play goal before a strike against Fulham on February 11 ended that drought.An FA Cup hat-trick against Liverpool on April 4 saw Haaland back on track ahead of the Premier League season run-in and he netted a vital winning goal against title rivals Arsenal two weeks later.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, but he has cratered this season and will leave Liverpool at the end of the campaign.Brentford's Igor Thiago has established himself as Haaland's main challenger.
Igor's five goals in four matches through November saw him named Premier League Player of the Month, and he has kept pace since to establish himself near the top of the goalscoring charts.Antoine Semenyo has taken some of the load off Haaland's shoulders since joining City from Bournemouth in January and his strike as Haaland sat out City's 1-0 win over Leeds United on February 28 moved him on to 14 for the season. Joao Pedro moved into fourth with an early March hat-trick against Aston Villa.MORE:All the latest EPL club news | Latest Premier League scores and schedulePremier League top scorers table 2025/26Table updated after Brighton vs.
Chelsea on Tuesday, April 21.RankPlayerClubGoals (PKs)AssistsMatches1.Erling HaalandMan City23 (3)7312.Igor ThiagoBrentford21 (7)1323.Antoine SemenyoBournemouth/Man City15 (1)4314.Joao PedroChelsea14 (0)5325.Danny WelbeckBrighton13 (1)0326.Viktor GyokeresArsenal12 (3)031=Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest12 (1)2338.Hugo EkitikeLiverpool11 (0)428=Dominic Calvert-LewinLeeds United11 (2)130=Ollie WatkinsAston Villa11 (0)232Assists 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 scorersPremier League Golden Boot winners all-timeBelow 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 scorersYearPlayerTeamGoals2024/25Mohamed SalahLiverpool292023/24Erling HaalandManchester City272022/23Erling HaalandManchester City362021/22Son Heung-minTottenham Hotspur23Mohamed SalahLiverpool232020/21Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur232019/20Jamie VardyLeicester City232018/19Pierre-Emerick AubameyangArsenal22Sadio ManeLiverpool22Mohamed SalahLiverpool222017/18Mohamed SalahLiverpool322016/17Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur292015/16Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur252014/15Sergio AgueroManchester City262013/14Luis SuarezLiverpool312012/13Robin Van PersieArsenal262011/12Robin Van PersieArsenal302010/11Dimitar BerbatovManchester United20Carlos TevezManchester City202009/10Didier DrogbaChelsea292008/09Nicolas AnelkaChelsea192007/08Cristiano RonaldoManchester United312006/07Didier DrogbaChelsea202005/06Thierry HenryArsenal272004/05Thierry HenryArsenal252003/04Thierry HenryArsenal302002/03Ruud van NistelrooyManchester United252001/02Thierry HenryArsenal242000/01Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkChelsea231999/00Kevin PhillipsSunderland301998/99Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkLeeds United18Michael OwenLiverpool18Dwight YorkeManchester United181997/98Dion DublinCoventry City18Michael OwenLiverpool18Chris SuttonBlackburn Rovers181996/97Alan ShearerNewcastle United251995/96Alan ShearerBlackburn Rovers311994/95Alan ShearerBlackburn Rovers341993/94Andy ColeNewcastle United341992/93Teddy SheringhamN.
Forest / Tottenham22Recent Premier League top goal scorer tables2024/25 Premier League top scorer tableLiverpool 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 seas