Who will challenge Erling Haaland for the Golden Boot in the Premier League?
As the season has progressed into its thicker second half, Haaland’s problematic ankle issue has caused him to miss a significant amount of time, adding to the list of potential winners. Although Haaland has scored three goals in his last three games, he has also squandered several significant opportunities as he recovers from rust.
Numerous attempts have been made, and Mohamed Salah even managed to tie his rival from Norway before heading out to the Africa Cup of Nations. Despite suffering a personal injury, Salah made a comeback on Saturday, scoring his 15th goal of the year to keep the chase alive.
Aside from Salah and Haaland, there is no clear favourite to win the Golden Boot in the Premier League for the 2023–24 campaign.
Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke lead North London opponents Heung-min Son and Bukayo Saka with 13 and 14, respectively, while Jarrod Bowen has cooled off but is still on 11. Up until 10, Hee-chan Hwang is accompanied by Cole Palmer, Richarlison, and Alexander Isak.
Even with Harry Kane absent in Germany (and now leading Haaland in the race for Europe’s Golden Shoe), it’s safe to say Haaland has a lot more competition this season.
Haaland, who set a new Premier League single season record with 36 goals, won the Golden Boot with Manchester City in 2022–2023 and will be looking to repeat the feat this season.
As the 2023–24 Premier League season approaches its halfway point, these are the leading goal scorers.
Premier League 2023-24 goal scoring leaders
Erling Haaland, Manchester City — 17
Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 15
Dominic Solanke, Bournemouth — 14
Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa — 13
Heung-min Son, Tottenham — 12
Bukayo Saka, Arsenal — 12
Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United — 11
Hee-chan Hwang, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 10
Alexander Isak, Newcastle United — 10
Richarlison, Tottenham Hotspur — 10
Cole Palmer, Chelsea — 10
Diogo Jota, Liverpool — 9
Elijah Adebayo, Luton Town — 9
Matheus Cunha, Wolves — 9
Darwin Nunez, Liverpool —9
Chris Wood, Nottingham Forest — 8
Julian Alvarez, Manchester City — 8
Joao Pedro, Brighton — 8
Phil Foden, Manchester City — 8
Anthony Gordon, Newcastle United — 8
Callum Wilson, Newcastle United — 7
Bryan Mbeumo, Brentford — 7
Nicolas Jackson, Chelsea — 7
Leon Bailey, Aston Villa — 7
Scott McTominay, Manchester United — 7
Douglas Luiz, Aston Villa — 7
Leandro Trossard, Arsenal — 7
Rasmus Hojlund, Manchster United — 7
Carlton Morris, Luton Town — 7
Odsonne Edouard, Crystal Palace — 6
Abdoulaye Doucoure, Everton — 6
Mohammed Kudus, West Ham — 6
Evan Ferguson, Brighton — 6
Bernardo Silva, Manchester City — 6
Michael Olise, Crystal Palace — 6
John McGinn, Aston Villa — 6
Dejan Kulusevski, Tottenham Hotspur — 6
Taiwo Awoniyi, Nottingham Forest — 6
Simon Adingra, Brighton — 6
Luis Diaz, Liverpool — 6
Premier League hat tricks, 2023-24 season
Eddie Nketiah scored the most recent one in Week 10 and Ollie Watkins scored the most in Week 7.
In Week 11, Chelsea defeated the 9-man Spurs team with three goals from Nicolas Jackson.
In Week 18, Dominic Solanke scored three goals to lead Bournemouth to a 3-2 victory over 10-man Forest.
In Week 19, Chris Wood had a Boxing Day of his own, scoring three goals for Nottingham Forest against his old team, Newcastle.
Luton Town defeated Brighton 4-0, with three goals from Elijah Adebayo lifting the Hatters out of the relegation zone.
With a late penalty, Wolves’ Matheus Cunha accomplished his hat trick against Chelsea in Week 23.
In the opening 70 minutes of Manchester City’s Week 23 match against Brentford, Phil Foden scored three goals.