Erling Haaland Leads Premier League Golden Boot Race on Six Goals as João Pedro Closes to Within One
Erling Haaland is the early leader in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot, the Manchester City striker topping the 2026-27 goalscoring charts with six goals.
His tally puts him one clear of Chelsea's João Pedro, who has made a strong start to the campaign on five goals and is the only player within a single strike of the Norwegian.
Isak, Rogers and Cherki stay in touch on four
A trio of attackers sits level on four goals, keeping themselves firmly in the early conversation for the season's leading scorer:
- Alexander Isak (Liverpool)
- Morgan Rogers (Chelsea)
- Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)
Cherki's arrival in the upper reaches of the chart gives Manchester City two names among the top five, underlining the defending champions' attacking output in the opening weeks of the season.
The crowded pack on three goals
Behind them, a congested group of 12 players is bunched on three goals — a cluster that includes a blend of established internationals, new signings and one defender:
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
- Brian Brobbey (Sunderland)
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United)
- Pascal Gross (Brighton)
- Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
- Kevin Schade (Brentford)
- Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth)
- Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United)
- Thierno Barry (Everton)
- Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City)
- Pedro Neto (Chelsea)
Statistics compiled on 16 October recorded Marcus Tavernier's Premier League 2026-27 contribution at six appearances, three goals and no assists, confirming his place among the leading scorers at this stage of the campaign.
Chelsea's attacking depth is on show elsewhere in the list, with Cole Palmer among those on two goals alongside a raft of players still finding their rhythm.
The two-goal contingent
Fourteen players are on two goals for the 2026-27 Premier League season:
- Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
- Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City)
- Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton)
- Charalampos Kostoulas (Brighton)
- Emersonn (Ipswich Town)
- Leif Davis (Ipswich Town)
- Josh King (Fulham)
- Malick Yalcouyé (Brighton)
- Vitaly Janelt (Brentford)
- Kai Havertz (Arsenal)
- Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal)
- Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal)
- Anthony Elanga (Newcastle)
- Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton)
- Nicolas Jackson (Aston Villa)
- Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace)
- Joe Willock (Newcastle)
- Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest)
Brighton are particularly well represented, with four players already off the mark on two goals or more, while Arsenal's midfield contingent of Kai Havertz, Bruno Guimarães and Martin Ødegaard all feature.
The wider picture
The Golden Boot standings will shift repeatedly as the campaign unfolds, with the chart maintained and updated throughout the season to track which of the English top flight's sharp shooters are firing their way up the goalscoring charts.
Earlier season analysis from Opta Analyst, published on 14 October after five matchdays of the 2026-27 Premier League campaign, noted that Manchester City were the only side with a 100% record at that point and possessed the league's most efficient attack — form that is reflected in Haaland and Cherki's presence near the top of the scoring list.