The Coca-Cola Premier League Golden Boot is awarded to the top goalscorer in a season andsince the start of the competition in 1992/93it has become a prestigious award.
It has been won by numerous iconic starswith Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah tied for the most Golden Boot wins with four apiece.
Premier League Hall of Fame members Alan ShearerAndrew ColeSergio Aguero and Didier Drogba have all won the award at least once.
This seasonManchester City’s Erling Haaland is chasing his third Golden Boot in four seasonsand after netting in four successive matchesthe Norwegian leads the Premier League’s 2025/26 goalscoring standings on 26 goals.
Strikes against ArsenalBurnleyEverton and Brentford have maintained a healthy four-goal cushion over his closest challengerBrentford’s Igor Thiago.
The Brazilian is enjoying a sensational breakthrough campaignwith 22 goals so far. This represents a 42 per cent proportion of all the Bees goalsthe most of any player for a club in 2025/26.
Man City’s Antoine Semenyo is enjoying his most prolific Premier League season having scored 15 timesincluding 10 for previous club AFC Bournemouth.
Scoring six of Chelsea’s last nine top-flight goalsJoao Pedro is also on 15 for the campaignwith none of his efforts coming from spot-kicks. He is the only front man in the top five who has not scored a penalty in 2025/26.
Joao Pedro and Ollie Watkins are the only players in the top 10 who have not scored a penalty in 2025/26.
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After going over two months without a Premier League goalHaaland is finishing 2025/26 with a bangscoring against BrentfordEvertonBurnley and Arsenal in consecutive matches.
His Manchester City team-mate Jeremy Doku is also on fire. The gifted winger scored a sumptuous brace against Everton that was sandwiched by strikes against Chelsea and Brentford.
Most goals last five PL matches
| Player | Goals |
| Haaland (MCI) | 4 |
|---|---|
| Doku (MCI) | 4 |
| Okafor (LEE) | 4 |
| Gibbs-White (NFO) | 4 |
Swiss international Noah Okafor has netted four in his last four appearances to help guide Leeds United to safety.
Finding his best form of the campaign at an opportune timeOkafor has scored in key wins against Manchester UnitedWolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley.