Chelsea's Goal King Cole vying for Golden Boot

Published date17 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The Chelsea midfielder surged alongside Manchester City goal machine Haaland in the race for the Golden Boot, with both players currently on 20 in the top flight this season

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the top six contenders for the award as the 2023-24 Premier League campaign enters the run-in.

GoLDEN Boot BAttLE ¦¦Cole Palmer (Chelsea) - 20 goals in 28 appearances The 21-year-old's remarkable first season at Chelsea just keeps getting better. Palmer, who did not score a league goal for Manchester City, has notched 10 in his last five league matches, rocketing into Golden Boot contention.

¦¦Erling Haaland (Man City) - 20 goals in 26 appearances Haaland set the Premier League ablaze in 2022-23, claiming a new record of 36 goals in a season. The 23-year-old started like a train again this season before missing five games with a foot injury. Since returning in January he has scored six in 11 appearances, underwhelming by his standards, but the Norway hit man remains a heavy favourite to retain the Golden Boot.

¦¦ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) - 19 goals in 32 appearances Watkins is enjoying his most prolific season in the top flight, already surpassing his 15 goals from last season, while also providing the most assists (10) of those on this list. The 28-year-old's current goal conversion rate is better than Haaland's and he will be hoping to feature for England at the Euros.

¦¦Alexander Isak (Newcastle) - 17 goals in 24 appearances Isak has more than justified Newcastle's outlay of around £60million after a thigh injury limited his impact in his first campaign at St James' Park. The 24-year-old is the first Newcastle player since Alan Shearer in 2003-04 to score 20 goals in a season for the club in all...

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