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  "id": 15238760,
  "title": "Premier League top scorers: Golden Boot rankings for 2026-27 season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/premier-league-top-scorers-golden-boot-rankings-for-2026-27-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T16:54:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/premier-league-top-scorers-golden-165450107.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Premier League's Golden Boot race for the 2026-27 season has started, with Manchester City's Erling Haaland currently leading the way. The Norwegian forward extended his impressive goal-scoring form on Saturday, Oct. 17, netting two more goals in the match against Ipswich, further widening his lead. As of now, 14 players have scored at least three goals this season, with Haaland leading the tally at 8 goals.\n\nChelsea players João Pedro and Morgan Rogers, as well as Manchester City's Rayan Cherki, are close behind with 5 goals each. Bruno Fernandes from Manchester United has scored 4 goals, while Rayan Cherki and Bryan Brobbey of Manchester City have also added 3 goals to their respective statues. Dominic Calvert-Lewin from Leeds United, Pascal Gross of Brighton & Hove Albion, Bukayo Saka from Arsenal, Marcus Tavernier from Bournemouth, Kevin Schade from Brentford, Mohamed Belloumi and Thierno Barry from Brentford, and Mohamed Belloumi from Brentford have each scored 3 goals.\n\nLooking back at previous Golden Boot winners, Erling Haaland led the table in the 2025-26 season with 27 goals. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool took the top spot in the 2024-25 season with 29 goals, while Haaland also won in the 2023-24 season with 27 goals. In the 2022-23 season, Haaland set a new record with 36 goals, followed by Heung-Min Son and Mohamed Salah from Tottenham, who both scored 23 goals in the 2021-22 season. Harry Kane of Tottenham had a remarkable 2020-21 campaign with 23 goals, and Jamie Vardy of Leicester won the award in the 2019-20 season with 23 goals.",
  "summary": "Reigning English Premier League top scorer Erling Haaland is once again scoring early and often, but new contenders are working to keep pace.",
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