Even after scoring last weekend, Man City striker Erling Haaland almost certainly could not successfully defend the European Golden Shoe title he won last season.
Last weekend, Haaland scored only 1 goal in Man City’s 5-1 victory over Luton in round 33 of the 2023/24 Premier League. However, Haaland’s No. 1 position in the Premier League top scorer list this season is being threatened by Cole Palmer.
Early this morning (April 16), Cole Palmer made a major contribution to Chelsea’s 6-0 victory over Everton. Scoring Everton 4 times, Cole Palmer increased his total number of goals in the Premier League this season to 20, equal to Haaland’s achievement.
Both ranked first with only 1 goal more than the person behind Watkins (Aston Villa striker scored 19 goals). Not only did Cole Palmer rise to the top of the top scorer list with Haaland, he also surpassed the Norwegian international and Liverpool striker Salah in the top players with the most direct involvement in Premier League goals in 2023/24 (scoring). goal + assist).
Specifically, up to now the former Man City striker has directly contributed to 29 goals in the Premier League (scored 20 goals and had 9 assists). Meanwhile, the similar numbers for Salah and Haaland are 26 and 25 respectively (Salah scored 17 goals and had 9 assists, and Haaland scored 20 goals and had 5 assists).
However, both Haaland and Palmer are still very far from number 1 in the 2023/24 European Golden Shoe race. They ranked 6th and 7th respectively. These two stars are behind other notable names in the top 5: Harry Kane (32 goals), Guirassy (25), Kylian Mbappe (24), Lautaro Martinez (23) and Lois Openda (22).
With the few remaining matches, it is very difficult for Haaland to successfully defend this title, and similarly Cole Palmer. According to assessments, this season’s European Golden Shoe award is unlikely to escape Kane’s hands even though in the domestic tournament, he and Bayern are empty-handed. The remaining goal of Kane and Bayern is to try to win the Champions League.
