14/02/2026
Golden Boot race: How the contenders compare We look at the current standings of the players battling for the Coca-Cola Golden boot prize.
Football writer Adrian Clarke takes a closer look at the players vying to win the Coca-Cola Golden Boot award, which is given to the Premier League player/s with the most goals.
The Coca-Cola Premier League Golden Boot is awarded to the top goalscorer in a season and, since the start of the competition in 1992/93, it has become a prestigious award.
It has been won by numerous iconic stars, with Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah tied for the most Golden Boot wins with four apiece.
Premier League Hall of Fame members Alan Shearer, Andrew Cole, Sergio Aguero and Didier Drogba, have all won the award at least once.
This season, chasing his third Golden Boot in four seasons, is the irrepressible Erling Haaland, who leads the Premier League’s 2025/26 goalscoring standings with 22 goals.
While it would take an extraordinary run to eclipse his record-breaking 36 goals in 2022/23, the Manchester City striker continues to set the standard, netting once every 97.5 mins.
Interestingly, none of the other contenders are previous Golden Boot winners.
Brentford’s Igor Thiago is Haaland’s closest challenger, enjoying a sensational breakthrough campaign, with 17 goals so far this season. The Brazilian leads the way for penalty goals, with six.
Man City’s Antoine Semenyo is enjoying his most-prolific Premier League season having scored 13 times in total, including 10 for previous club AFC Bournemouth.
The Ghanaian could make a late run to pip team-mate Haaland to the prize after scoring three times in his first five Premier League appearances for his new club.