Erling Haaland will aim to secure a record-equalling fourth Premier League Golden Boot, but faces significant competition from a field of in-form strikers and wingers. The award has seen an increase in the number of goals required to win it in recent seasons. Between the 2018-19 and 2021-22 seasons, no player scored more than 23 goals. However, the past four Golden Boot awards have been won with goal tallies ranging from 27 to 36.
Historically, the Golden Boot has predominantly been awarded to center-forwards. However, recent years have seen a rise in players from other positions claiming the accolade. Cristiano Ronaldo, playing primarily as a winger at the time, was the first wide player to win the award in the 2007-08 season. Mohamed Salah has won the Golden Boot a joint-record four times, sharing the record with Thierry Henry. Haaland will be attempting to match this achievement. In the last eight years, wide forwards Sadio Mané and Son Heung-min have also shared the Golden Boot award, indicating a broader range of attacking threats capable of finishing as the league's top scorer.