Premier League Top Scorers 2023/24: Erling Haaland Leads Golden Boot Race as Mo Salah Keeps Pace

Premier League Top Scorers 2023/24: Erling Haaland Leads Golden Boot Race as Mo Salah Keeps Pace

Fred Kennedy
February 19, 2024 at 11:07 AM
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  • Erling Haaland is the leading goal scorer in the Premier League this season
  • The Man City forward has found the back of the net 16 times in 19 games
  • Liverpool's Salah is placed second in the goal scorers' charts with 15 goals

Manchester City hotshot Erling Haaland is leading the hunt for the Premier League Golden Boot award this season after another hot start to the campaign.

Haaland won the award in his maiden season in the English top flight last term, with the Norwegian beating seasoned strikers like Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah to the crown.

Erling Haaland in action during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Etihad Stadium. Photo by James Gill.
Erling Haaland in action during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea FC at Etihad Stadium. Photo by James Gill.
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According to Metro UK, the youngster scored an impressive 36 goals to finish as the top scorer,

Additionally, he broke the previous haul of 34 goals held by Manchester United legend Andy Cole and Newcastle icon Alan Shearer.

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The former Borussia Dortmund star has endured his fair share of struggles this term, with injuries and a dip in form affecting his goalscoring prowess.

Be that as it may, he is still topping the goal scorers' charts with 16 goals to his name.

Sporting News reports that he has bagged a further five assists in the process.

The Man City ace is closely followed by Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah, who has found the back of the net 15 times so far this season.

Salah, who has missed a couple of important games through injury, has contributed to nine other goals.

Bournemouth star Dominic Solanke and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins are the other players who have also impressed.

Solanke has scored 14 EPL goals so far, while Watkins has 13 of them to his name.

Tottenham Hotspur skipper Heung-Min Son and Arsenal youngster Bukayo Saka complete the top five podium with 12 goals apiece.

Leading EPL scorers 2023-24

  1. Erling Haaland, Manchester City — 16
  2. Mohamed Salah, Liverpool — 15
  3. Dominic Solanke, Bournemouth — 14
  4. Ollie Watkins, Aston Villa — 13
  5. Heung-min Son, Tottenham — 12
  6. Bukayo Saka, Arsenal — 12
  7. Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United — 11
  8. Hee-chan Hwang, Wolverhampton Wanderers — 10
  9. Alexander Isak, Newcastle United — 10
  10. Richarlison, Tottenham Hotspur — 10
  11. Cole Palmer, Chelsea — 10
  12. Diogo Jota, Liverpool — 9
  13. Elijah Adebayo, Luton Town — 9
  14. Matheus Cunha, Wolves — 9
  15. Darwin Nunez, Liverpool —9

Rodri saves Haaland and Man City blushes

In other news, Sports Brief also reported that Rodri's late equaliser extended Manchester City's unbeaten record at home after a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Saturday.

Raheem Sterling put Chelsea ahead in the first half upon his return to the Etihad Stadium. With City facing their first home defeat in 34 games, Rodri's deflected shot seven minutes from time salvaged a point.

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