As the 2025-26 Premier League season kicks into gear, the race for the Golden Boot is already shaping up to be one of the most intriguing storylines of the campaign. For those with an Ireland mobile, you can visit the LiveScore Bet app to find out who are the favourites to score the most goals in the English top-flight this campaign.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland remains the overwhelming favourite to claim the league’s top scorer award, but with threats at Arsenal and Liverpool, and a superstar at Bournemouth going from strength to strength, the Norwegian may face sterner competition than ever.
Haaland, who has already bagged two Golden Boots since arriving in England, is unsurprisingly placing himself firmly ahead of the chasing pack with the bookmakers. His lethal finishing, positional intelligence, and the attacking firepower that surrounds him at Manchester City make him the man to beat. Barring injury or extended rotation under Pep Guardiola, few would bet against the 25-year-old adding a third Golden Boot to his collection.
At the time of writing, Haaland has netted nine goals in seven appearances in the Premier League to date this season. In addition to Haaland, let’s take a look at a couple of the other early season contenders to claim the Premier League’s Golden Boot award.
Antoine Semenyo
Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo is fast becoming one of the Premier League’s standout performers in the early stages of the 2025-26 campaign. With six goals and three assists in just seven league appearances, the 25-year-old Ghana international has hit a rich vein of form — and is spearheading Bournemouth’s impressive start to the season.
Semenyo’s attacking output marks a clear leap forward from his performances last term, where he managed 11 goals and five assists across 37 Premier League appearances. This season, he has already been involved in nine goals, matching the total attacking contributions of some of the league’s more established names — and doing so with remarkable efficiency.
One of his most eye-catching performances came in Bournemouth’s 3-1 win over Fulham last weekend, where Semenyo netted twice — including a dramatic late winner. His ability to deliver in key moments is earning him plaudits from both pundits and fans, with calls growing for his inclusion in more mainstream discussions around the league’s top forwards.
The challenge for Semenyo — and Bournemouth — will be to maintain this form as the season wears on and fixtures grow tougher. But if his current trajectory holds, he could be on course for a 20+ goal season, a milestone no Bournemouth player has reached in the Premier League era.
For now, though, Semenyo is enjoying his moment — and turning heads across the league in the process.
Hugo Ekitike
Liverpool’s summer signing Hugo Ekitike has made an immediate impression in the Premier League, with the French forward already contributing three goals and one assist in his first six top-flight appearances.
Signed from Eintracht Frankfurt in a deal reportedly worth more than £70 million, the 23-year-old arrived at Anfield amid high expectations — and so far, he’s delivering. Ekitike opened the Premier League season with a goal in Liverpool’s 4-2 victory over Bournemouth, announcing himself to English football in style. Since then, he has continued to show composure in front of goal and signs of fitting seamlessly into Liverpool’s high-octane attacking system.
Ekitike has also added one assist and has been actively involved in Liverpool’s pressing and link-up play, something manager Arne Slot has demanded from all his forwards since taking over at the start of last season.
Liverpool fans will be encouraged by what they’ve seen. After years of promise in France and Germany, Hugo Ekitike is finally showing why Europe’s elite were tracking him — and why Liverpool made him their marquee summer signing.