Last season’s Premier League Golden Boot winner- Norwegian talisman Erling Haaland, who scored a whopping 36 goals in 35 games for Manchester City on route to breaking various League goalscoring records is leading the Premier League Golden Boot standings again this season.
Erling Haaland has started off this season brilliantly and is top of the goalscoring charts once again after game week 18 of the Premier League. As other players try to catch up with the Norwegian in a bid to win the Premier League Top Goal Scorer award this year, here we look at the top 5 scorers and standings from this 2023/24 season so far:
1. Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 14 goals
The Norwegian forward recorded four separate hat-tricks in the Premier League on his way to scoring 36 goals in 35 games last season. Haaland has one hat trick to his name this season in game week 4. Haaland has scored 14 goals in 15 appearances this season so far. The forward from Norway also has managed to give 4 assists this season, making him a complete forward.
2. Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 12 goals
Liverpool’s 31-year-old Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah has found his magical stride as he has been the most impressive player in the Premier League with 10 goals scored and 8 assists delivered after match week 18 of the English Premier League. Salah has narrowed the gap with Haaland at the top of the goalscoring charts to just 2 goals in recent weeks.
3. Son Heung-Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 goals
Jarrod Bowen | West Ham United | 11 goals
Dominic Solanke | Bournemouth | 11 goals
Tottenham Hotspur’s enigmatic forward South Korean Heung-min Son has been lethal for Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou who has seen Son score 11 goals (including a hat-trick in game week 4) already in 18 games this season. Heung-min Son also has recorded 2 assists to his name in 1163 minutes played this season.
Conference League star, West Ham United forward Jarrod Bowen is a nightmare for defenders to deal with in the final third. A potent goal-scorer and goal-creator, Bowen manages to give his team a chance in attacking transitions, and his scintillating displays have seen him score 11 goals in 17 appearances for the season so far.
Dominic Solanke scored an emphatic hat-trick in game week 18 of the EPL to take his tally for the season to 11 goals in 17 appearances. Solanke has also got an assist to his name as he tries to catch up with Erling Haaland at the top of the Golden Boot race.
4. Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 9 goals
England international and Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins has been in a spectacular vein of form for both club and country over the past three years. Watkins has become a key player in Aston Villa’s astounding start to the campaign under manager Unai Emery which has seen them be placed 3rd in the Premier League table. Ollie has registered 9 goals and 6 assists to his name this season in 18 games of the season played.
5. Hwang Hee-chan | Wolves| 8 goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan has notched up eight goals in eighteen Premier League appearances for Wolves this season. The 27-year-old South Korean attacker has also got 2 assists in 18 games played this season.
Premier League Top Scorer: Latest Golden Boot Standings
| RANK | PLAYER | GOALS | ASSISTS | MATCHES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erling Haaland | 14 | 4 | 16 |
| 2. | Mohamed Salah | 12 | 7 | 18 |
| 3. | Son Heung-min | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 4. | Jarrod Bowen | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 5. | Ollie Watkins | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 6. | Dominic Solanke | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 7. | Hwang Hee-chan | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 8. | Bryan Mbuemo | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 9. | Callum Wilson | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 10. | Alexander Isak | 7 | 0 | 13 |