Premier League Golden Boot standings – Haaland, Isak, Watkins and Palmer vying for crown

A tight race to be the top scorer in the English top flight could be run until the final day

Erling Haaland, Alexander Isak, Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer are among those vying to win the Premier League Golden Boot (Getty Images/Fotor)

Tight races at the top and bottom have defined this Premier League season but the battle for the Premier League’s Golden Boot is still also to be decided.

Awarded to the top scorer in the English top flight across the campaign, a number of players are still in the running to succeed Erling Haaland, who tallied a record 36 goals last season.

The Manchester City marksman is highly unlikely to get close to that mark but is still well-placed as he bids to retain the prize.

But Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Newcastle’s Alexander Isak and Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa are among those pushing Haaland, with a number of other players also in close attention with the season end drawing near.

Here’s how the top scorer standings sit:

25 goals: Erling Halaand (Manchester City)

20 goals: Alexander Isak (Newcastle), Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

19 goals: Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

18 goals: Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth)

17 goals: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

16 goals: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Son Heung-min (Tottenham)

Which players have won the Golden Boot in the past?

Season	Player	Club	Goals
1992/93	Teddy Sheringham	NFO/TOT	22*
1993/94	Andrew Cole	NEW	34*
1994/95	Alan Shearer	BLA	34*
1995/96	Alan Shearer	BLA	31
1996/97	Alan Shearer	NEW	25
1997/98	Dion Dublin/Michael Owen/Chris Sutton	COV/LIV/BLA	18
1998/99	Michael Owen/Dwight Yorke/Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	LIV/MUN/LEE	18
1999/00	Kevin Phillips	SUN	30
2000/01	Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink	CHE	23
2001/02	Thierry Henry	ARS	24
2002/03	Ruud van Nistelrooy	MUN	25
2003/04	Thierry Henry	ARS	30
2004/05	Thierry Henry	ARS	25
2005/06	Thierry Henry	ARS	27
2006/07	Didier Drogba	CHE	20
2007/08	Cristiano Ronaldo	MUN	31
2008/09	Nicolas Anelka	CHE	19
2009/10	Didier Drogba	CHE	29
2010/11	Carlos Tevez/Dimitar Berbatov	MCI/MUN	20
2011/12	Robin van Persie	ARS	30
2012/13	Robin van Persie	MUN	26
2013/14	Luis Suarez	LIV	31
2014/15	Sergio Aguero	MCI	26
2015/16	Harry Kane	TOT	25
2016/17	Harry Kane	TOT	29
2017/18	Mohamed Salah	LIV	32
2018/19	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang/Sadio Mane/Mohamed Salah	ARS/LIV/LIV	22
2019/20	Jamie Vardy	LEI	23
2020/21	Harry Kane	TOT	23
2021/22	Mohamed Salah/Son Heung-min	LIV/TOT	23
2022/23	Erling Haaland	MCI	36