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ERLING HAALAND has stopped Premier League rivals from getting anywhere near the Golden Boot recently – and it’s shaping up to be that way once more.

The Manchester City goal-scoring machine secured the prestigious award for a second successive season despite being injured for approximately eight weeks last campaign.

Erling Haaland's 27 Prem goals last season fired Man City to a fourth consecutive title

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Erling Haaland’s 27 Prem goals last season fired Man City to a fourth consecutive titleCredit: Reuters

And after scoring a record-breaking 36 goals during his first year with the Premier League champions, Haaland scored 27 during the 2023-25.

But can the Norwegian superstar make it three in a row?

Who are the 2024/25 Premier League top scorers?

Here are the current Premier League highest scorers for this season:

  • Erling Haaland – Man City – 11
  • Bryan Mbeumo – Brentford – 6
  • Cole Palmer – Chelsea – 6
  • Luis Diaz – Liverpool – 5
  • Liam Delap – Ipswich – 4
  • Nicolas Jackson – Chelsea – 4
  • Jhon Duran – Aston Villa – 4
  • Kai Havertz – Arsenal – 4
  • Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa – 4
  • Mo Salah – Liverpool – 4

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Has any player won the Golden Boot three times in a row?

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry did the tremendous trio from 2003/04 to 2005/06.

While the Premier League’s top goal scorer and Newcastle hero Alan Shearer did it a few years earlier from 1994/95 to 1996/97.

If Erling Haaland wins the Golden Boot this season, he’ll be in the company of a couple of sporting icons.

Thierry Henry is the last player to win the Golden Boot three times in a row

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Thierry Henry is the last player to win the Golden Boot three times in a rowCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Who has previously won the Premier League Golden Boot?

  • 1992/93 – Terry Sheringham (Tottenham), 22 goals
  • 1993/94 – Andy Cole (Newcastle), 34 goals
  • 1994/95 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn), 34 goals
  • 1995/96 – Alan Shearer (Blackburn), 31 goals
  • 1996/97 – Alan Shearer (Newcastle), 25 goals
  • 1997/98 – Chris Sutton (Blackburn), Dion Dublin (Coventry), Michael Owen (Liverpool), 18 goals
  • 1998/99 – Michael Owen (Liverpool), Dwight Yorke (Man Utd), Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds), 18 goals
  • 1999/00 – Kevin Phillips (Sunderland), 30 goals
  • 2000/01 – Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea), 23 goals
  • 2001/02 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 24 goals
  • 2002/03 – Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd), 25 goals
  • 2003/04 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 30 goals
  • 2004/05 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 25 goals
  • 2005/06 – Thierry Henry (Arsenal), 27 goals
  • 2006/07 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 20 goals
  • 2007/08 – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd), 31 goals
  • 2008/09 – Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), 19 goals
  • 2009/10 – Didier Drogba (Chelsea), 29 goals
  • 2010/11 – Carlos Tevez (Man City), Dimitar Berbatov (Man Utd), 20 goals
  • 2011/12 – Robin van Persie (Arsenal), 30 goals
  • 2012/13 – Robin van Persie (Man Utd), 26 goals
  • 2013/14 – Luis Suarez (Liverpool), 31 goals
  • 2014/15 – Sergio Aguero (Man City), 26 goals
  • 2015/16 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 25 goals
  • 2016/17 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 29 goals
  • 2017/18 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 32 goals
  • 2018/19 – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), Sadio Mane (Liverpool), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), 22 goals
  • 2019/20 – Jamie Vardy (Leicester), 23 goals
  • 2020/21 – Harry Kane (Tottenham), 23 goals
  • 2021/22 – Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Son Heung-min (Tottenham), 23 goals
  • 2022/23 – Erling Haaland (Man City), 36 goals
  • 2023/24 – Erling Haaland (Man City), 27 goals

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