Haaland Chases 4th Golden Boot as 27-Goal Mark Again Sets Premier League Bar
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 18
Haaland Chases 4th Golden Boot as 27-Goal Mark Again Sets Premier League Bar
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 18
Summary
Erling Haaland enters the season seeking a fourth Premier League Golden Boot after winning last term with 27 goals, a total that has become the recent benchmark for the award.
112 goals in 132 top-flight games underline why the Manchester City striker remains the favorite, even with Enzo Maresca now in charge and after Haaland's seven-goal World Cup for Norway.
Alexander Isak and Igor Thiago look the clearest threats: Isak hit 23 goals in 2024-25 but managed only four in 22 games last season after his £125m Liverpool move, while Thiago scored 22 for Brentford.
Joao Pedro, Viktor Gyokeres, Ollie Watkins and Benjamin Sesko also feature as outside contenders, with Sesko's late-season surge at Manchester United and Watkins' 91 league goals since 2020 standing out.
Recent history favors a high-scoring striker: the last four Golden Boots were won with 27 to 36 goals, and Haaland can now match Mohamed Salah and Thierry Henry's joint-record four titles.