Predicting every Premier League team's top goalscorer in 2025/26

Ollie Watkins has finished as Aston Villa's top goalscorer in each of the last five seasons, becoming the club's record PL scorer in the process with 76 goals. In his five seasons at the club, he's never scored fewer than 11 league goals in a season, and will also now be keen to become the outright penalty taker for the Europa League side.

The Englishman was the subject of multiple transfer rumours this summer, but with Villa adamant that he would remain at Villa Park - and Unai Emery knowing how to get the very best out of him - we think Ollie Watkins will once again be Aston Villa's top goalscorer in the 2025/26 season.

Before the season kicked off, many people would've expected Evanilson to be the main threat for Bournemouth as the Cherries look for another top-half finish, but it's Antoine Semenyo who has emerged as Andoni Iraola's key man.

The winger notched a decent tally of 11 Premier League goals last term, and has already found the net six times in Bournemouth's opening seven games this time around. The Ghana international is catching the eyes of every football fan right now, and in such irresistible form, he looks like the obvious choice when predicting Bournemouth's 2025/26 top scorer.

Last season saw the dynamic duo of Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa emerge as the standout men for Brentford, scoring 39 goals between them - but with both now playing for new teams, we're backing Igor Thiago to fill their boots.

The Brazilian scored his first Premier League goal on the opening day at Nottingham Forest, and with a clear route into the team and a point to prove, we think this season could see Igor really burst onto the scene - out-scoring the likes of Kevin Schade to become Brentford's main man.

34-year-old Danny Welbeck is still fit and firing at the very top level, and as he enters what will be his 18th season of Premier League football, we're backing him to once again prove he knows where the back of the net is for Brighton.

The veteran striker bagged 10 PL goals for the first time ever last season, and has since seen fellow strikers Joao Pedro and Evan Ferguson leave the club, meaning the minutes will certainly be there for Welbeck - and with his finishing ability, we wouldn't be surprised to see him break his own personal record for the second year in a row.

After such a strong season in the Championship as he helped Burnley hit 100 points, Jaidon Anthony has stepped up at Premier League level too, already bagging four goals and notching an assist in the Clarets' opening seven games.

The winger has never hit double figures in a campaign, but has set himself up excellently as he looks to break that duck this season - with the ultimate goal of keeping Burnley in the Premier League. It'll be a tough season for Scott Parker's side, but with Anthony fit and firing, there could definitely be a positive ending come May.

In a team that is quickly becoming rammed with exciting talent, Cole Palmer still stands out as the superstar of the side - and Ladbrokes is predicting that he will once again be Chelsea's top Premier League scorer.

In his two PL campaigns for the Blues, Palmer has scored a remarkable 40 goals from attacking midfield, and despite the likes of confirmed summer signings Joao Pedro and Liam Delap giving him a run for his money this year, the Englishman will continue to shine. A composed penalty taker, adept with free kicks and the first name on Enzo Maresca's team sheet, Palmer will certainly be finding the net a lot this season.

In a summer where transfer rumours for strikers were flying around almost endlessly, Jean-Philippe Mateta's name stayed surprisingly out of the headlines - but that is simply Crystal Palace's gain.

The enigmatic Frenchman has scored 30 goals across the past two Premier League campaigns, helping Palace turn around what could have been a difficult season last term to end with a comfortable mid-table finish and an FA Cup - and with Oliver Glasner's style of play suiting the big striker to a tee, we're expecting another goal-laden campaign at Selhurst Park.

After finding themselves towards the bottom of the league with disappointing goalscoring numbers again last season, Everton will be hoping new signing Thierno Barry hits the ground running and finds his scoring boots in the PL - and while that hasn't happened just yet, we're still backing him.

Everton have been a very solid side since David Moyes rejoined the club in January, with the Toffees starting to look more like their old selves. Thierno Barry came in from Villarreal off the back of a decent campaign in La Liga, and will look to be the figurehead as Everton enter their new era at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Raul Jimenez is no stranger to a Premier League goal, scoring 60 times in the league and continuing to cause problems for defences up and down the country. With that in mind, we're predicting that he will end the season as Fulham's top Premier League goalscorer, despite the competition from Rodrigo Muniz.

12 goals completed an excellent season for Jimenez last time out, and as Fulham's primary penalty taker, we're expecting another fruitful campaign for the Mexican as Marco Silva's side set their sights on the top seven and Conference League football.

Last season's Golden Boot winner in the Championship, Joel Piroe will be leading the line in the Premier League for the very first time in 2025/26, and we're backing him to pick up where he left off last season - ending the campaign as Leeds' top Premier League goalscorer.

While defenders will be trickier to beat in the top tier, Piroe knows where the net is, and with Leeds looking primed to bring an exciting approach to the PL, expect plenty of chances to fall his way - and for the Dutchman to take them. He hasn't scored yet, but it's a long season, and he will have his moments.

Despite the signings of Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike - and the addition of Alexander Isak - it's impossible to look past Mohamed Salah in a Liverpool shirt, with the Egyptian heading into the 2025/26 campaign hunting for his fifth Premier League golden boot.

With Liverpool second-favourites to retain their title, Salah will yet again look to be the main man for Arne Slot's side, and you wouldn't be surprised to see him score the 21 goals needed to overtake Wayne Rooney in the all-time standings. The undisputed penalty taker and a relentless goalscoring machine - who else could we predict?

In a similar vein to Liverpool, Man City's top goalscorer seemed a formality before a ball had even been kicked. Arguably the best striker in the world, Erling Haaland has now scored 98 Premier League goals, and will once again lead the line for Pep Guardiola's men as they seek to avenge last season's poor performances.

Despite competition from the likes of Omar Marmoush and Phil Foden, Erling Haaland is the bookies' early favourite to win the Premier League Golden Boot this season, with his range of goals being something to admire. That being said, if he struggles with injuries again, the door could open for another player to pounce and de-throne the Norwegian - so this is an open race.

This one is less cut and dry, with Man United's strikers offering very little in front of goal last season. If it wasn't for Bruno Fernandes, their 15th-placed finish could have been a lot worse, so we're predicting that the Portuguese playmaker will step up again and show his teammates how it's done this season.

Ruben Amorim has already made a handful of really useful additions in the form of Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko, so expect the Red Devils to be much more clinical this term. However, Bruno Fernandes has been the main man at Old Trafford for a number of years now, and we're not backing anyone to take his crown just yet.

After losing Alexander Isak, on deadline day, Newcastle's recruitment had to be spot on to avoid a major drop off - and in Nick Woltemade, they seem to have found a very adept replacement, with the big German already scoring goals.

A strong season in the Bundesliga was enough to convince Newcastle to take a punt on the 6ft 6in striker - who wasn't cheap - but the gamble has paid off so far. Off the mark in the Premier League and the Champions League, and already scoring penalties in a Newcastle shirt, Woltemade is now the clear favourite to be Newcastle's top Premier League scorer in the 2025/26 season.

Last season saw Chris Wood notch 20 PL goals for the first time in his career, as Forest - the Premier League's surprise package - led an unlikely charge for European football.

This time around, we might not be backing Wood to score 20 (in what could be a much more difficult campaign), but we do predict that he will lead the way for goals in a Nottingham Forest shirt again. The striker made scoring look easy last season, and we're predicting another decent campaign for the New Zealander.

In a season that saw them finally return to the Premier League following a memorable stoppage-time victory in the play-off final, Sunderland had Wilson Isidor to thank for some key contributions throughout the campaign - and we're backing the young forward to repeat the feat and take home Sunderland's Golden Boot again this term.

Despite some impressive signings like Simon Adingra and Chemsdine Talbi, the Black Cats will still be looking to their centre forward for inspiration - especially in games where their backs are against the wall - and it's the pacey Isidor who can deliver this. It won't be an easy season for Sunderland, with a number of special pre-season markets tipping them to struggle, but Isidor will certainly help them on their quest for Premier League survival.

After missing a chunk of last season through injury, Dominic Solanke will be eager to make this campaign one to remember in a Spurs shirt, rediscovering the goalscoring form that got him a move to north London in the first place.

Thomas Frank had the likes of Mbeumo and Wissa scoring a bucket-load of goals at Brentford last season, and with the quality of the Spurs squad at his disposal, we're sure to see an exciting team create a lot of goalscoring chances - which Solanke will take. Alongside the league, Tottenham will also have the Champions League to find their rhythm and get Solanke into a run of form, so don't be surprised to see the striker break some personal milestones this year.

As we mentioned in our piece highlighting one player every PL club should sign in the summer, Jarrod Bowen has had to carry West Ham on his back for a while now, with even the likes of Mohammed Kudus and Lucas Paqueta failing to match the Englishman's impressive output in front of goal.

Now, with Kudus gone and even more impetus being put on Bowen to deliver, we're backing the West Ham skipper to continue the form that makes him such a favourite at the London Stadium. 29 goals across his previous two PL seasons is no mean feat, and in a team that relies on him so heavily, he's comfortably the front-runner to come out on top again.

Rounding off our predictions is Jorgen Strand Larsen at Wolves, with the 25-year-old Norwegian proving his worth at the back-end of last season. With 14 goals last term - and seven of them since March - he really started to find his feet in the Premier League, and will have to step up even more convincingly now that Wolves have waved goodbye to Matheus Cunha.

Wolves finished the season in decent shape last term, winning six in a row between March and May, and will still be hopeful of pushing on this season despite a winless start. They weren't the league's most prolific scorers, and that isn't likely to change this year, but Strand Larsen will certainly play his part.

So, that concludes our attempt at predicting every Premier League team's top goalscorer in the 2025/26 campaign. Check out one of our other pieces looking at the season as a whole, where the Ladbrokes writers made their predictions for the campaign.

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