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Telegraph
3 days ago
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Premier League top scorer odds: City hotshot leads the way
Mohamed Salah comfortably secured his fourth Premier League Golden Boot with 29 goals last term but the 2025-26 leading goalscorer odds suggest he will be up against it to repeat the feat. Want to explore a vast array of online bookmakers? Check out the UK's best free bets and betting sites Since Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland broke the record for netting the most in the domestic top flight in a season in his maiden campaign in 2022-23, the leading goalscorer market has had a predictable feel to it. The Norwegian topped the chart in 2023-24 as well – but then Liverpool ace Salah showed last term that others can best the Light Blues giant. This is a market that could well change a lot before the start of the season, with a handful of top clubs targeting strikers in the transfer window, so punters should have their wits about them when eyeing up a wager on the 2025-26 top goalscorer. Premier League top goalscorer 2025-26 – latest odds Erling Haaland @ evens with bet365 Mohamed Salah @ 4/1 with bet365 Alexander Isak @ 7/1 with bet365 Joao Pedro @ 16/1 with bet365 Cole Palmer @ 16/1 with bet365 Ollie Watkins @ 25/1 with bet365 Matheus Cunha @ 33/1 with bet365 Bukayo Saka @ 33/1 with bet365 Dominic Solanke @ 33/1 with bet365 Bar @ 40/1 with bet365 Odds correct at the time of publishing and subject to change. Already a bet365 member? Check out more Paddy Power and William Hill welcome offers. Playing the percentages – Premier League top goalscorer 2025-26 As implied by the latest bookmakers' odds: Player Chance of being top goalscorer Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 50% Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 20% Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) 12.5% Joao Pedro (Chelsea) 5.9% Cole Palmer (Chelsea) 5.9% Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) 3.8% Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) 2.9% Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) 2.9% Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) 2.9% Check out the latest Premier League relegation odds Premier League top goalscorer 2025-26 contenders analysed Erling Haaland (Manchester City) The Norwegian's odds of evens give him an implied probability of 50 per cent to be the Premier League's top goalscorer next season – and some will argue that he should be odds-on, with Salah expected to wane (more on that shortly). And while Pep Guardiola's side should improve on their 2024-25 performance and their new creative additions should aid Haaland, there are surely too many factors to consider – most notably injury – to back any player at such a short price. Premier League top goalscorer odds @ evens with bet365 Looking for another way to get behind Haaland next season? Check out our expert analysis of his total goals market with bet365 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) The Egypt superstar's figures of 29 goals and 18 assists in last season's Premier League were outstanding, but it is hard to see him getting anywhere near that scoring tally in 2025-26. He stayed completely free of injuries last term, meaning he played all 38 league matches, and nine of his goals came from the penalty spot. Salah will start this season aged 33 and, with the Africa Cup of Nations set to reduce his club appearance total midway through the domestic campaign, he should be swerved at 4/1. Find out why we think the 2025-26 season could be Salah's worst in a Liverpool shirt Premier League top goalscorer odds @ 4/1 with bet365 Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) There is not a huge amount of value in this market but Isak at 7/1 could be a smart pick. The Swede was sandwiched between Salah and Haaland in the top goalscorer rankings last term, netting 23 goals in 34 appearances – with 19 of those strikes coming from open play. The 25-year-old is arguably yet to hit his prime and should benefit from the addition of winger Anthony Elanga should he stay at St James' Park. The Magpies are in a good position to retain his services, but if Isak does depart for Liverpool his odds will surely shorten. So now could be the time to get behind him. Premier League top goalscorer odds @ 7/1 with bet365 Joao Pedro (Chelsea) Former Brighton & Hove Albion forward Joao Pedro excelled in his two appearances for the Blues over the summer, scoring three goals across matches against Fluminense and PSG. Those performances are likely to have played a part in him being among the first five in the top goalscorer market, but his versatility means he may not always be deployed as a striker. He scored just 19 goals across the past two seasons for the Seagulls – not the most prolific return. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) If punters are going to back a Stamford Bridge employee at 16/1 in the top goalscorer market, Cole Palmer is a smarter selection than Pedro. The Englishman was excellent against PSG and netted 22 times in the Premier League in 33 appearances in his first season with the Blues. He was off the pace with just 15 strikes last term, but this Chelsea side are improving under Enzo Maresca – and if Palmer continues on penalty duty, he should have a better chance than his implied probability of just 5.9 per cent suggests. Premier League top goalscorer odds @ 16/1 with bet365 Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) While Ollie Watkins could look big at 25/1 to some punters, all things considered his price looks right. The Aston Villa marksman played in every Premier League game last term and scored 16 goals, three fewer than in 2023-24. The West Midlanders have been pretty quiet on the transfer front this summer and the loss of Marco Asensio, whose loan spell from PSG has ended, makes them less of a threat going forwards. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) Backing a Red Devils player in the top goalscorer market may seem laughable given the club finished 15th in the 2024-25 Premier League, but there are worse bets than Matheus Cunha at 33/1. The Brazilian bagged 15 goals for Wolves last season and should theoretically get better service at United with Bruno Fernandes behind him. Cunha ranked second for shots-per-90-minutes in the previous top-flight campaign with 3.81, and could be in for a decent 2025-26 if he improves his temperament. Premier League top goalscorer odds @ 33/1 with bet365 Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) There is no doubt that Bukayo Saka is one of the best players in the Premier League and he should thrive again this season at Arsenal. But the Gunners look set to sign a top-class striker this summer, which should ease the goalscoring burden on Saka, who is more of a creative outlet anyway with 10 assists in the league last term. Premier League top goalscorer odds @ 33/1 with bet365 Find out why we think Arsenal can finally land the Premier League title under Mikel Arteta Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur) It is anyone's guess how Spurs will perform in the coming season. The north Londoners finished 17th in the standings last term, but won the Europa League and are now under the stewardship of Thomas Frank, who is known for improving players. It will be particularly interesting to see what he gets out of striker Dominic Solanke, although going from just nine goals in 27 appearances last term to being Premier League top scorer this season feels like a bit of a stretch. Premier League top goalscorer odds @ 33/1 with bet365 Top goalscorer outsiders Of the outsiders in the Premier League top goalscorer betting, Liam Delap and Omar Marmoush could both make each-way appeal at 40/1 with bet365 paying four places. Marmoush scored seven goals in 16 appearances for Manchester City after arriving in January last season and averaged 3.75 shots per game, although the Egyptian's expected involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations is a minus factor. Delap, meanwhile, could be the focal point of Chelsea's attack if Pedro is fancied more as a wide player and Nicolas Jackson keeps getting suspended, and a haul of 12 goals for the relegated Ipswich Town last term was a good effort. The current Brentford pair Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa will also have their backers at 50/1, with moves to bigger clubs on the radar this summer.
BBC News
23-05-2025
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- BBC News
Who will win the European Golden Shoe?
League titles have been won, relegation has been decided and there will be newcomers in the Champions League, but one thing that is still up for grabs is the Golden Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo won the award for European football's top goalscorer for fun during their prime, but others like Thierry Henry, Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski have also netted the Kane became the second Englishman to pick up the award last year after scoring 36 times in his debut campaign for Bayern Munich, but he is certain to have to hand it over in the coming European leagues are already done, with just one game remaining for top-flight teams in England, Spain and Italy. What is the Golden Shoe? The Golden Shoe, also known as the European Golden Boot, is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture of a golden football boot. The award, originally called Soulier d'Or - French for Golden Shoe - was launched in the 1967-68 season, and was given to the top goalscorer in all European leagues during a season. Originally presented by French newspaper L'Equipe, it has been awarded by the European Sports Media since the 1996-97 season, where it would be decided that the award will be won on a weighted-points based system - where the goals players score are multiplied by a specific number based on the league they play scored by players competing in Europe's top five leagues - Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 - are worth two points. Goals from those who play in leagues ranked sixth to 22nd in Uefa's coefficient, including the Portuguese Primeira Liga, are worth 1.5 points. And goals from the remaining players competing in the lower-ranked European leagues are worth one point. Who are the main contenders? England captain Kane will see his reign come to an end in a matter of days after he ended the Bundesliga campaign with 26 goals, meaning his 52 points place him fourth in the seems almost certain that there will be a first-time winner with Viktor Gyokeres, Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah making up the top striker Gyokeres could become the first player outside the top five leagues to land the award since 2002 and he leads the way with 58.5 points after netting a terrific 39 goals in Portugal's Primeira Liga - no wonder he's been linked with a summer move to the Swede's campaign has come to an end, meaning he can no longer add to his tally - while Real Madrid's Mbappe and Liverpool's Salah still have one more game to Mbappe is on 58 points and can overtake the Sporting striker with one goal in Real's final game against Real Sociedad on Salah is on 56 points so needs to outscore Mbappe and net at least twice when Liverpool host Crystal Palace on Sunday to move above Gyokeres. Who has previously won the award? Since its introduction nearly 60 years ago, the Golden Shoe has been won by some of football's biggest Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi has captured the prize a record six times, with rival Cristiano Ronaldo being crowned Europe's top scorer on four legend Eusebio was the first player to win the award back in 1968 after scoring 42 times for Benfica. He won it for a second time five years Rush became the first player to win the award with an English club when the Welshman netted 32 times in the 1983-84 season for 1996-97, Brazilian striker Ronaldo was the first player to triumph under the current system. His 34 goals for Barcelona meant he scored 68 years later, the dominance of Ronaldo and Messi started. Ronaldo claimed his first Golden Shoe while playing for Manchester United in 2008 with Barcelona's Messi earning his first two years forward another 11 years and the duo have won a further eight between year's race is going right to the finish - and it looks as if a new name will be etched on the trophy.
