Premier League top scorers and stats 2026-27

Premier League stats are the counted record of the top division of English football: goals, assists, clean sheets, cards and shots for every player and all 20 clubs. The top scorer this season is whoever heads the live Golden Boot table above, which updates after every match and carries its own date. The all-time top scorer is Alan Shearer, with 260 goals in 441 appearances.

Think of these numbers the way a Lagos viewing centre treats the scoreboard on the wall, as the place where every argument about a striker starts. Whether you say football or soccer, or EPL or Premier League, the Premier League keeps one set of records. That is why every search for these stats leads to the same figures explained below.

Who Is the Top Scorer in the Premier League Right Now?

The top scorer in the EPL this season is the first name in the Golden Boot table, and the name can change after any match. Each row carries goals, assists, minutes per goal and penalties. Minutes per goal is a useful first column, because it shows how often a striker scores. The penalties column shows how much of a tally came from the spot.

Who Is the All-Time Premier League Top Scorer?

Alan Shearer is the all-time top scorer with 260 goals, and that table is kept apart from this season's race so the two are never confused. Who is chasing him? The fastest starter on record is Erling Haaland, who reached 100 goals in 111 appearances in December 2025, where Shearer needed 124. Michael Owen remains the youngest to that mark, at 23 years and 133 days.

Which Other Premier League Statistics Matter?

Premier League football statistics run well past goals. The player tables cover assists, clean sheets, cards and shots, while the club tables show goals per game alongside goals scored and conceded. Those club totals matter, because the Premier League table (or log) is ordered by points, then goal difference. Goalkeeper clean sheets and club goal totals are also what Nigerian, Ghanaian and Kenyan viewers can follow for their own players. So, the clean sheets of a goalkeeper can be worth as much to a season as the goals of a striker.

Which Golden Boot Records Still Stand?

The Golden Boot goes to the top scorer in the Premier League each season, so its history answers the question for past years. Thierry Henry and Mohamed Salah hold the most with four each through 2025-26, ahead of Alan Shearer, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland on three. The record for a 38 game season is 36 by Haaland for Manchester City in 2022-23, and he also won the 2025-26 award with 27.

How Are Goals, Penalties and Shared Golden Boots Counted?

Goals means every league goal credited to a player, penalties included, while an own goal counts for the team and for no scorer. Top scorer is the player with the most goals at any point, and the Golden Boot is the trophy handed over when the season ends. There is no tiebreaker for the award: level scorers share it, as Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min did on 23 goals in 2021-22.

Which African Players Have Topped the EPL Scoring Charts?

Africa's mark on the scoring records runs deep, as the table of African Golden Boot winners below shows. Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast was the first African to 100 Premier League goals, in March 2012, and finished on 104. Sadio Mané of Senegal reached 111, and Mohamed Salah of Egypt has passed 100 as well. Super Eagles and Black Stars followers can track this season's Nigerian and Ghanaian players in the player tables above, and Kenyan readers will remember Victor Wanyama at Southampton from 2013 and Tottenham Hotspur from 2016.

What Time Do Premier League Games Kick Off in Africa?

A 15:00 Saturday kick-off in England, while the UK is on GMT, is 15:00 GMT in Ghana, 16:00 WAT in Nigeria, 17:00 SAST in South Africa and 18:00 EAT in Kenya and Uganda. These times move one hour earlier in Africa while the UK is on British Summer Time. The Premier League fixtures show every game in those zones, and the Premier League results feed these stats once the final whistle goes. Before you quote a number in an argument, check the date on each table.