Palmer, Haaland, Watkins... Who WILL win the Premier League Golden Boot?
As the Premier League enters its final stage, we are all set for a dramatic end to the season.
The 2023-24 campaign has treated us to a three-way title race, an enthralling battle to avoid the drop and a see-saw struggle between Aston Villa and Tottenham to qualify for the Champions League.
We're also approaching the time for individual accolades, with the likes of Rodri, Phil Foden, Declan Rice and Cole Palmer among those in the running for the esteemed PFA Player of the Year award.
Another much-coveted honour is the Golden Boot, with Palmer and his former Man City team-mate Erling Haaland leading the way on 20 goals, but the likes of Ollie Watkins, Mohamed Salah, Dominic Solanke and Alexander Isak remain in the running.
In light of the competition - which sees six English stars in the top 10 goalscorers list - Mail Sport takes a look at the major runners and riders in the battle to win the Golden Boot.
You would have got good odds on Cole Palmer being in the running for the Golden Boot back in the summer when the 21-year-old was merely a promising youngster and bench player at Man City.
But ever since his £42.5million move to Chelsea, Palmer has been sensational and thoroughly deserves to be in the conversation for the Premier League's Player of the Season.
His 20 goals and nine assists have carried an otherwise uninspiring and grim campaign for Mauricio Pochettino's side and Palmer has rightfully been rewarded with England honours.
His four goals against Everton on Monday shot the attacking midfielder to the top of the scoring charts, and although he has netted nine penalties, this shouldn't take anything away from the Chelsea star.
In fact, Palmer is vastly outperforming his stats, with his 20 strikes coming from an xG of
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