{"id":936,"date":"2026-05-25T00:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/haaland-wins-golden-boot-again-as-man-city-star-tops-epl-scorers-in-2025-26\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:54:34","slug":"haaland-wins-golden-boot-again-as-man-city-star-tops-epl-scorers-in-2025-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zalebs.com\/news\/haaland-wins-golden-boot-again-as-man-city-star-tops-epl-scorers-in-2025-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Haaland Wins Golden Boot Again as Man City Star Tops EPL Scorers in 2025\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian striker Erling Haaland was crowned the Premier League Golden Boot winner for the 2025\/26 season on Sunday, taking the prize for the third time in four years while still representing Manchester City. Haaland ended the league campaign with 27 goals from 35 appearances, even though he was absent for City\u2019s final match\u2014a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa\u2014where Pep Guardiola\u2019s side ultimately fell just short of Arsenal in the title race.<\/p>\n<h2>Golden Boot milestone for Haaland<\/h2>\n<p>The 25-year-old\u2019s latest haul places him alongside Alan Shearer and Harry Kane as three-time winners of the Premier League\u2019s top scorer award. Only Mohamed Salah and Thierry Henry have managed four Golden Boots apiece in the competition\u2019s modern era, underlining how rare Haaland\u2019s consistency has been.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Haaland claimed the Golden Boot for the 2025\/26 season.<\/li>\n<li>His total: 27 league goals in 35 appearances.<\/li>\n<li>This was his third Golden Boot in four seasons with Manchester City.<\/li>\n<li>Brentford\u2019s Igor Thiago finished second with 22 goals.<\/li>\n<li>Thiago\u2019s league output helped earn him a spot in Brazil\u2019s World Cup squad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How the season unfolded for City\u2019s striker<\/h2>\n<p>Haaland set an early benchmark for the rest of the league, striking 19 times in City\u2019s first 17 league matches to establish himself as one of Europe\u2019s most lethal attacking threats. Yet the title chase hit turbulence around the turn of the year, when the Norwegian managed just one goal across seven league games\u2014his only strike coming from the penalty spot against Brighton &amp; Hove Albion\u2014while Guardiola\u2019s team won only twice during that difficult run.<\/p>\n<p>As the campaign entered its decisive phase, Haaland returned to his sharpest form, scoring important goals versus Liverpool and Arsenal in matches that had a direct impact on the championship battle. Even so, points dropped by City in fixtures against Everton and Bournemouth ultimately proved costly, allowing Arsenal to lift the Premier League trophy for the first time in 22 years.<\/p>\n<h2>Top 10 Premier League goalscorers (2025\/26)<\/h2>\n<p>Here is the list of the league\u2019s leading marksmen for the 2025\/26 Premier League season:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Erling Haaland \u2014 Manchester City \u2014 27 goals<\/li>\n<li>Antoine Semenyo \u2014 Manchester City \u2014 16 goals<\/li>\n<li>Morgan Gibbs-White \u2014 Nottingham Forest \u2014 14 goals<\/li>\n<li>Ollie Watkins \u2014 Aston Villa \u2014 14 goals<\/li>\n<li>Viktor Gy\u00f6keres \u2014 Arsenal \u2014 14 goals<\/li>\n<li>Dominic Calvert-Lewin \u2014 Leeds United \u2014 14 goals<\/li>\n<li>Danny Welbeck \u2014 Brighton &amp; Hove Albion \u2014 13 goals<\/li>\n<li>Junior Kroupi \u2014 AFC Bournemouth \u2014 13 goals<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: The source list provided includes entries numbered 1, 3, and 5 through 10, with the corresponding goal totals and clubs as shown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian striker Erling Haaland was crowned the Premier League Golden Boot winner for the 2025\/26 season on Sunday, taking the prize for the third time in four years while still representing Manchester City. 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