Premier League Golden Boot: Back Chelsea star while Glasner can inspire Forest forward

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Erling Haaland - Manchester City

4/61.67 to win the Golden Boot

An overwhelming favourite, and with good reason. Haaland ended the season five goals clear of closest challenger Igor Thiago, bashing in 27 top-flight strikes. The Norwegian sensation powered his country's run to the World Cup quarter-finals with seven goals, and he has been the Premier League's top scorer in three of the last four campaigns. Pep Guardiola's departure from the Etihad produces a question mark, but Enzo Maresca will still have a world-class attacking talent at his disposal. Even at 4/61.67 you might see this as a worthy season-long investment.

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Alexander Isak - Liverpool

8/19.00 to win the Golden Boot

After his contentious and hugely expensive move to Liverpool, Alexander Isak was battling for full fitness from the get-go. A serious leg injury against Tottenham then further damaged his season. The Swedish international ended up with just four goals in his debut campaign for the Reds, but the early signs in pre-season are that he looks sharper and fitter. Isak finished third in the scorers' list in 2023-24 and second in 2024-25, but his odds seem a bit skinny to me for a player that had such a nightmare last term.

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Igor Thiago - Brentford

10/111.00 to win the Golden Boot

The burly centre-forward was a revelation for the Bees last term, scoring 22 Premier League goals. However, the former Club Brugge hitman slowed down in the second half of the season (just five goals arrived after January 7^th) and he had a disastrous World Cup for Brazil, as he missed a sitter in the opener against Morocco and then lost his place. Can he regain his form and confidence, and can Brentford keep defying the odds?

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Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa

14/115.00 to win the Golden Boot

To his credit, Ollie Watkins reached the target he set for himself last term, reaching a total of 21 club goals for the season. He helped Villa qualify for the Champions League for the second time under Unai Emery, and was part of them winning the Europa League. Watkins was a successful each-way bet last term with 16 Premier League strikes, and he has scored 15 or more top-flight goals in each of the last four campaigns.

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Joao Pedro - Chelsea

16/117.00 to win the Golden Boot

The Brazilian forward missed out on the each-way spots by a single goal last term, and there's a lot to recommend him this season. Despite scoring 15 times in the Premier League, Joao Pedro wasn't selected for the Brazil World Cup squad, and Carlo Ancelotti sheepishly admitted in a roundabout way that he had been sacrificed on the altar of Neymar. Joao Pedro had a summer off, has a point to prove and seems to have a manager who trusts him in Xabi Alonso. Chelsea aren't in Europe, so Joao Pedro should be able to stay fresh. At 16/117.00 I think he's an attractive bet here.

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Benjamin Sesko - Manchester United

20/121.00 to win the Golden Boot

The big Slovenian thrived under Michael Carrick in the second half of last season, and he finished his first Premier League season with 11 Premier League goals from 30 appearances. Only 17 of those were starts, and the competition for places in the final third is the only concern here. Are Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha going to suppress Sesko's minutes and goals?

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Viktor Gyokeres - Arsenal

20/121.00 to win the Golden Boot

Gyokeres won the Premier League in his first season with Arsenal and featured in a Champions League final. The Swedish international rattled in 14 league goals as the Gunners won the title with room to spare. He feels like a player who has been seriously and consistently underrated, despite his performances for Sporting in Portugal and the Swedish national team. Given Kai Havertz' injury troubles, Gyokeres should get games and chances, and 20/121.00 feels generous.

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Antoine Semenyo - Manchester City

25/126.00 to win the Golden Boot

Last season Ghana winger Semenyo scored ten competitive goals for Bournemouth, and once he'd made a mid-season switch to Manchester City, he netted 11 more. That tally included the winner in the FA Cup final. He's an attractive each-way option, and his 17 Premier League goals put him third in the scorers' chart last term.

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Dominic Solanke - Tottenham

33/134.00 to win the Golden Boot

I was bullish about Solanke ahead of last term, tipping him to score at least 15 times in the league, but his season was ruined by injury. The England international managed just 15 Premier League appearances and scored three goals. Solanke has once again been hit by injury in pre-season, and It wouldn't surprise me if Spurs bring in another striker.

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Cole Palmer - Chelsea

40/141.00 to win the Golden Boot

In each of the last two seasons Palmer has hit double-figures in the Premier League, and a lack of European football at Stamford Bridge should allow new Blues' boss Xabi Alonso to carefully manage the Mancunian's minutes. Palmer was left out of Thomas Tuchel's England squad, and has a point to prove. With Morgan Rogers and Joao Pedro around him in the Chelsea attack, Palmer could thrive this term. He is also an excellent penalty taker.

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Kai Havertz - Arsenal

40/141.00 to win the Golden Boot

I'm a huge fan of Havertz, but given his injury problems it's just impossible to recommend him in this market. He made just seven Premier League starts last term and scored just twice. He hasn't managed double-figures in a Premier League season since the 2023/2024 campaign, and although he's a magnificent all-round forward, he isn't the kind of natural goalscorer that racks up 20+ goals a season.

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Yoane Wissa - Newcastle

40/141.00 to win the Golden Boot

After agitating for a move from Brentford to Newcastle last summer, Yoane Wissa had his season ruined by injury. The DR Congo striker scored once in 19 Premier League games, a huge drop-off from the previous two campaigns, when he had scored 12 and 19 goals. After the departures of Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and manager Eddie Howe, the mood at St. James' Park is pretty sombre. Can Wissa stay fit and thrive under new coach Matthias Jaissle?

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Nick Woltemade - Newcastle

50/151.00 to win the Golden Boot

German international Woltemade started his first Newcastle season brilliantly, scoring the winner on his debut and netting six times before the end of October. Then everything unravelled, and embattled manager Eddie Howe ended up playing the tall forward in midfield, a move that drew criticism from ex-Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann. I'd back Woltemade to outscore Wissa, and I like the football that new coach Matthias Jaissle plays, but there are too many questions here.

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Cody Gakpo - Liverpool

50/151.00 to win the Golden Boot

I have a theory about Cody Gakpo that might be proven wrong, but if it's correct it makes backing him in this market a sensible option. Although Gakpo has been linked with a move to Spurs, I think he's exactly the kind of direct winger Andoni Iraola likes, and I believe he could have a scoring explosion in the same way that Semenyo did for Iraola at Bournemouth. His PL goal totals in the last three seasons are eight, ten and seven, but I like the 9/25.50 on offer for him to be Liverpool's top goalscorer. Hugo Ekitike is injured and Alexander Isak has had fitness issues too.

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin - Leeds United

50/151.00 to win the Golden Boot

Given his litany of injury issues in recent seasons, there were understandable question marks when Dominic Calvert-Lewin joined Leeds on a free transfer. However, the former England striker had a superb campaign, whacking in 14 league goals. Perhaps more importantly, he managed 35 league appearances, his highest tally since 2020. If you think he can stay fit, he's absolutely worth backing for a Leeds team that should kick on under Daniel Farke.

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Bukayo Saka - Arsenal

80/181.00 to win the Golden Boot

Any move to back the England winger in this market is a leap of faith. He remains one of the most talented wingers in Europe, but for a 24-year-old he has an enormous amount of miles on the clock for club and country. In a three-season spell from 2021 to 2024, Saka scored 41 Premier League goals and only missed three top-flight matches. In the two campaigns since, he has missed 20 PL games and scored a total of 13 goals. Given that Arsenal are targeting the Premier League and Champions League, Saka might be used more sparingly in the top division to protect him.

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Igor Jesus - Nottingham Forest

100/1101.00 to win the Golden Boot

Nottingham Forest's acquisition of former Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner is a real coup, and the wily Austrian could have the same effect on Igor Jesus that he did on Jean-Philippe Mateta. The Brazilian has been a regular starter and scorer in pre-season, and I'm expecting him to become Forest's premier striking option this term. Forest aren't in Europe, so he can be a regular league starter, and can massively improve upon the six-goal tally of last term.

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Rayan - Bournemouth

150/1151.00 to win the Golden Boot

It's been a meteoric rise for Rayan, who blasted his way into Brazil's World Cup squad with some excellent displays for Bournemouth. The 20-year-old delivered five goals and two assists in just 15 Premier League appearances, and with Eli Kroupi sidelined by a foot injury, even more of Bournemouth's attacking play could go through the former Vasco Da Gama star.

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Florian Wirtz - Liverpool

150/1151.00 to win the Golden Boot

It's become clear in Liverpool's pre-season games under Andoni Iraola that the preferred attacking pairing at Anfield will be Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz. The German international is being deployed in his preferred number ten role, and he has looked sharp. Wirtz put up double-figure goal tallies in his last two league seasons for Bayer Leverkusen, and another 10+ goal season is well within his reach if he stays fit.

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Brian Brobbey - Sunderland

150/1151.00 to win the Golden Boot

Last season, burly Dutch striker Brian Brobbey became the centre-forward he was always meant to be. At Ajax and RB Leipzig he struggled for consistency, but under the shrewd guidance of Regis Le Bris he has blossomed. His physicality is prefect for the Premier League, and he netted seven league goals last term. I'd expect him to boost that tally into double-figures this season.

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