He’s been injured and out of action since the 6th December but Manchester City’s goal machine Erling Braut Haaland is still joint top in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot.
Both Haaland and Liverpool talisman Mo Salah have 14 goals, though the big Norwegian has reached that tally in 15 games, five fewer than the Egyptian.
But while Haaland is ready to return to action when the Sky Blues take on Burnley on Wednesday, Salah picked up an injury at the start of the African Cup of Nations and he is doubtful for the Reds’ next two games.
Elsewhere, Spurs captain Heung-Min Son and Bournemouth hitman Dominic Solanke both have 12 goals from 20 games, while Newcastle’s Alexander Isak has ten goals from 16 games.
So which, if any, of these players can beat Haaland to the Premier League’s top scorer prize? It will certainly take some doing. In his first season as a Manchester City player, the Norway star scored the most goals in a Premier League season with 36 in 35 games, and he plundered 50 goals in all competitions.
He was also the fastest player to score two, three, four, and five hat-tricks in the competition and the first to score three consecutive hat-tricks in league games.
He’s been out injured for a while, and before that, he missed a host of chances that you would expect him to convert, and so the return of a hungry and frustrated Haaland could spell disaster for opposition defences.
The latest Premier League 2024 betting odds make the Sky Blues odds on favourites to retain their league title, priced here at SBOTOP at 1.71. And with Kevin De Bruyne already back in the fold after being out since August, the thought of these two linking up is terrifying.
Alexander Isak
Swedish striker Isak is outscoring Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron at Newcastle United, and with a one goal in two games ratio with the Magpies, he has the potential to be a Golden Boot winner.
Still only 24 years of age, Isak started the season with a brace in a 5-1 win over Aston Villa, and he has been a bright light among the gloom that has shrouded the Magpies’ campaign as they currently sit tenth in the Premier League table.
Isak is quick and powerful and, at 6 feet 4 inches, a real handful in the air. He is in the race, but as an outsider.
Dominic Solanke
Cherries forward Solanke is having the season of his life, and he’s been the subject of speculation about a big move, with the top clubs all looking for the next big goal scorer.
A former Liverpool squad player and Chelsea academy graduate, Solanke has always shown plenty of promise, which he is now fulfilling.
He bagged the last goal in Bournemouth’s 5-0 destruction of Swansea City in the FA Cup and Solanke plundered a hat-trick when the Cherries won a 3-2 thriller against Nottingham Forest and if he keeps up the momentum Solanke could keep pace with the leaders.
Heung-Min Son
Tottenham Hotspur’s early season Premier League 2024 results were simply outstanding, and with the new look, Spurs stormed to the top of the league. Without his old sparring partner, Harry Kane, Son took on the role of captain and chief goal scorer.
He is currently away at the Asian Cup, and that has interrupted his Premier League scoring run, and he will miss Tottenham’s game against Brentford on Wednesday.
A quick runner with a sharp mind, superb footwork, and clinical finishing skills, Son has become South Korea’s best player and one of the Premier League’s finest, and, alongside Richarlison and with service from James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, he will get plenty of chances.
The fluid Spurs attack does share the goals around, though, and that might just leave Son a little short.
Mo Salah
And that leaves Liverpool legend Mo Salah, who has been one of the Premier League’s best goal scorers, racking up 151 goals in 238 games for the Reds in his seven sparkling seasons at Anfield.
At 31 years of age, he is still in prime, and Liverpool fans were delighted that he resisted the lure of the Saudi Pro League, and they hope he will fire their team to glory in Jurgen Klopp’s final season as head coach.
Salah was missing when Liverpool met Norwich, but the Reds ran out 5-2 winners with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota both on target. Nunez is quickly becoming a fans favourite and he has been a superb partner for Salah up front.
If anyone can beat Haaland to the Golden Boot I reckon it will be Salah; but I suspect he’ll need to get near 30 to stay in the hunt.
Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
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