Erling Haaland is racing ahead in the Premier League’s Golden Boot race by four goals with some top players just behind him in the rankings.
Haaland broke the record for most goals in a single Premier League season in his first campaign at Manchester City where he scored 36 times in 35 games. This was followed by 27 goals in 31 league matches. Now Haaland is in his third season at City, and he has already found the back of the net 12 times in 11 Premier League games.
The Norwegian is obviously not in any danger of slowing down as he netted a hat-trick for Norway against Kazakhstan yesterday. Haaland’s goal record makes him the best goalscorer on the planet right now. However, there are still some top Premier League players who could overtake him in the race for the division’s Golden Boot.
Premier League Golden Boot rankings
| PLAYER | CLUB | GOALS |
| Erling Haaland | Man City | 12 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | Brentford | 8 |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 8 |
| Chris Wood | Nottingham Forest | 8 |
| Cole Palmer | Chelsea | 7 |
| Yoane Wissa | Brentford | 7 |
| Liam Delap | Ipswich Town | 6 |
| Nicolas Jackson | Chelsea | 6 |
| Danny Welbeck | Brighton | 6 |
| Matheus Cunha | Wolves | 5 |
Meanwhile Mohamed Salah has won the Premier League Golden Boot three times and appears to be Haaland’s biggest threat to winning the award this season, playing for the current league leaders Liverpool.
Salah is one of three players to have won the Golden Boot three times — along with Harry Kane and Alan Shearer. Only Thierry Henry has won it more times with four. Haaland already has two, so will likely eclipse these greats of the Premier League in time to come.
Brentford have two players in the top 10 goalscorers so far in the Premier League — Bryan Mbeumo with eight and Yoane Wissa with six. However, the Bees are currently 12th in the division.
It is not often that a player from outside of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ wins the Golden Boot. We’d have to go back in time to Jamie Vardy during the 2019/20 season for that. However, Mbeumo may have a chance if he continues his fantastic form.