Chris Wooden simply can’t cease scoring proper now. The Nottingham Forest ahead is as much as eight for the season within the Premier League to assist Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet to the dizzying heights of third.
Wooden’s great begin to the season has propelled Forest into the Champions League locations and the 32-year-old into exterior rivalry – with the bookmakers not less than – for the Golden Boot.
Certain, stopping Erling Haaland from taking the highest scorer gongs appears an virtually unimaginable process however Wooden sits second for targets within the Premier League proper now.
For these involved in and eager to again their countryman, we’ve ranked the present 5 favourites for the Premier League’s Golden Boot.
The favourites to win the Premier League’s Golden Boot
Chris Wooden – Nottingham Forest (22/1)
Wooden’s burst of targets to start out the season have positioned him as fifth favorite. He’s forward of huge names together with Bukayo Saka, Nicolas Jackson and Alexander Isak within the present operating, after scoring eight instances in simply 10 appearances.
Solely Erling Haaland (11) has extra targets than the New Zealander, whereas solely Haaland can higher his common of a Premier League purpose each 101 minutes.
Ollie Watkins – Aston Villa (16/1)
Ollie Watkins produced the very best season of his profession to fireplace Aston Villa to a top-four end and Champions League qualification final season.
Watkins scored 19 targets and laid on 13 assists, with the latter sufficient to earn him the Premier League’s Playmaker of the Season award. He’s aiming to hitch an unique group of gamers to have led the league for targets and assists, alongside the likes of Thierry Henry, Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane.
Cole Palmer – Chelsea (12/1)
Cole Palmer’s astonishing ascent to stardom final season culminated within the Chelsea midfielder incomes the PFA Younger Participant of the 12 months award.
No participant was instantly concerned in additional targets than the 22-year-old in 2023/24, as Palmer scored 22 targets and created 11 extra in his first full season within the Premier League.
He’s confirmed that type was no fluke, with seven targets and 5 assists already this time round.
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool (8/1)
Mohamed Salah is aiming to win the Premier League’s Golden Boot for a record-equalling fourth time this season.
The Egyptian topped the league for targets in 2018, 2019 and 2022 and will match ex-Arsenal nice Thierry Henry with 4 accolades. Simply three gamers have scored greater than the 32-year-old’s seven targets thus far this season.
Erling Haaland – Manchester Metropolis (1/5)
It is going to take some feat – or unexpected circumstances – to cease Erling Haaland this season.
The Norwegian is aiming for a 3rd consecutive Golden Boot, an achievement solely beforehand achieved by Alan Shearer and Thierry Henry. Given he’s now scored 74 targets in simply 76 top-flight appearances since transferring to the Etihad – he’ll take some stopping.
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