Who will win Premier League top goal scorer? Predictions as Haaland, Palmer lead 2023/24 Golden Boot race
As the run-in to the Premier League season sees the focus largely on the thrilling title race, with three teams all within a game at the top of the table, there's an individual battle taking place as well.
With just six games remaining in the campaign, there are two players tied at the top of the Golden Boot standings, with one more a goal back and three others three goals shy of the top.
Last year's record-setting winner Erling Haaland has understandably seen a regression at the head of the Manchester City attack, and while he's led the list for much of the campaign, a mid-season injury plus a late-season slump has seen him caught at the top.
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Emerging Chelsea star Cole Palmer is level with Haaland on 20 goals with six matches to go in the season, while Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa is one behind on 19 goals. Still very much in the chase are Mohamed Salah of Liverpool, Alexander Isak of Newcastle, and Dominic Solanke of a surging Bournemouth side.
As Palmer displayed brilliantly against Everton on April 15, it only takes one match for a player in the hunt to surge forward, as the Chelsea forward bagged an incredible four goals to pull even with Haaland at the top. Will the Man City star retain his Premier League title at the individual level as the first sole back-to-back winner since Harry Kane in 2017, or will there be a new champion crowned?
An up-to-date list of Premier League top goal scorers for 2023/24 season
All stats updated as of full-time in matches on Monday, April 15, 2024. Odds via DraftKings (USA) and updated as of Tuesday, April 16, 2024.
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