Premier League Golden Boot Watch: A New Leader

Premier League Golden Boot Watch: A New Leader

This article is part of our Soccer Picks series.

Despite failing to hit the back of the net in a scoreless draw against Chelsea this past weekend, Tottenham's Harry Kane moved ahead of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah as the favorite in the Golden Boot race. Salah, who also didn't score in his match against Brighton, remained at +450 while Kane moved to +400, which were his odds as recently as two weeks ago.

Kane's teammate Son Heung-Min not only failed to score in that Chelsea match but didn't even take a shot, which presumably played a small part in his odds moving from +850 to +1000, leaving us with four players under that line: Kane, Salah, Jamie Vardy (+600) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (+600). The Everton striker continues to lead the Premier League in goals (10), with Son one behind, and Salah and Vardy two back.

We saw some movement near the top, with Bruno Fernandes going from +2500 to +2000 after he scored against Southampton, giving him seven goals for the season. The oddsmakers are obviously much more optimistic about him continuing it, as Callum Wilson also has seven goals but only improved from +6600 to +5000. Wilson scored his fourth open-play goal of the season this weekend against Crystal Palace, leaving him one goal short of his total from last year with Bournemouth in 35 appearances (32 starts).

Wilson's odds are the same as Riyad Mahrez's after the Manchester City attacker moved from +15000 to +5000 after bagging a hat trick against Burnley. It was a great performance but also just leaves him with four Premier League goals this season. Then again, teammate Sergio Aguero is still at +5000 and is without a goal in league play, so we can't really make much of it.

And going back to Liverpool for a moment, Salah and Mane didn't score against Brighton but Diogo Jota did, his second straight Premier League game with a goal, giving him five for the season plus four in the Champions League. His performance moved him from +3300 to +2000, leaving him with only six players with better odds to win the award.

We also had Raul Jimenez drop off the list, though that has to be because of the horrific skull fracture he suffered during Sunday's game against Arsenal. Jimenez underwent emergency surgery and is reportedly okay, but it's unclear if he'll be able to play again this season after such a traumatic episode.

Player

Team

G

Pen

FKG

11/30

11/23

11/16

11/9

11/2

10/26

10/19

10/5

9/28

9/21

9/15

9/2

Harry Kane

TOT

7

2

0

 +400

 +450

 +400

 +400

 +400

 +450

 +400

 +700

 +1000

 +700

 +700

+500

Mohamed Salah

LIV

8

4

0

 +450

 +450

 +325

 +350

 +400

 +400

 +375

 +350

 +400

 +400

 +350

+600

Jamie Vardy

LEI

8

5

0

 +600

 +600

 +550

 +550

 +600

 +700

 +1100

 +800

 +500

 +1200

 +900

+1400

Dominic Calvert-Lewin

EVE

10

0

0

 +600

 +600

 +1200

 +1000

 +700

 +700

 +600

 +650

 +1000

 +1400

+5000

+6600

Son Heung-Min

TOT

9

0

0

 +1000

 +850

 +1200

 +1200

 +800

 +600

 +800

 +900

 +2500

 +2000

+6600

-

Timo Werner

CHE

4

0

0

 +1200

 +1200

 +1200

 +1200

 +1200

 +1600

 +1400

+2000

 +1600

 +1200

 +800

+1000

Bruno Fernandes

MUN

7

3

0

 +2000

 +2500

 +3300

 +3300

 +6600

+5000

+4000

+4000

+4000

 +3300

+2500

+1600

Diogo Jota

WLV

5

0

0

 +2000

 +3300

 +6600

 +6600

+8000

+8000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+15000

+15000

Patrick Bamford

LEE

7

0

0

 +2500

 +2500

 +2500

 +2500

 +2500

 +2500

+10000

+8000

 +6600

+10000

+8000

+10000

Sadio Mane

LIV

4

0

0

 +2500

 +2500

 +2500

 +2500

+2000

 +1600

 +1600

 +1600

 +1000

 +1200

 +1600

+1400

Raheem Sterling

MCI

2

0

0

 +2800

 +2800

 +2500

 +2500

+2000

 +1800

 +1400

 +1600

 +1400

 +1200

 +1200

+1100

Ollie Watkins

AVL

6

1

0

 +2800

 +2800

 +2500

 +2500

+5000

+5000

+5000

+4000

+10000

+8000

+8000

-

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

ARS

2

1

0

 +3300

 +2800

 +2500

 +2500

 +1800

 +1800

 +1600

 +900

 +550

 +500

 +450

+500

Gabriel Jesus

MCI

2

0

0

+4000

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

 +3300

 +2500

 +1200

+2000

+1600

Danny Ings

SOU

5

1

0

+4000

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

 +2500

 +2500

 +1800

+2000

 +1400

 +1600

+2500

+2000

Edinson Cavani

MUN

3

0

0

+4000

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

-

-

-

-

-

Sergio Aguero

MCI

0

0

0

+5000

+5000

+5000

+5000

+4000

 +2500

 +2500

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

 +1200

+600

Riyad Mahrez

MCI

4

0

0

+5000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

+10000

+8000

+8000

Marcus Rashford

MUN

2

0

0

+5000

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+5000

+5000

+4000

+4000

 +2500

 +2500

+2000

+2000

Callum Wilson

NEW

7

3

0

+5000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

 +3300

 +6600

+5000

+4000

+5000

+5000

+4000

-

Tammy Abraham

CHE

3

0

0

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

+8000

+8000

+8000

 +6600

+5000

-

-

-

Che Adams

SOU

3

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+20000

+20000

Alexandre Lacazette

ARS

3

0

0

+10000

+10000

+8000

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

+4000

+4000

Michail Antonio

WHU

3

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

 +6600

+10000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

+8000

+8000

Kevin De Bruyne

MCI

1

1

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+5000

Roberto Firmino

LIV

2

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+4000

+4000

+3300

Mason Greenwood

MUN

0

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+4000

+3300

+2500

Neal Maupay

BHA

4

2

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

+10000

+10000

Anthony Martial

MUN

0

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

+8000

 +6600

+5000

 +3300

 +2500

+2000

+2000

Richarlison

EVE

1

1

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+8000

+6600

+6600

Wilfried Zaha

CRY

5

2

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+15000

+15000

Hakim Ziyech

CHE

1

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

+8000

+8000

+5000

+5000

Kai Havertz

CHE

1

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+5000

-

Jack Grealish

AVL

5

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+15000

 +6600

 +6600

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

Christian Pulisic

CHE

0

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

Chris Wood

BUR

2

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

+8000

+8000

+8000

James Rodriguez

EVE

3

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+8000

 +6600

+15000

+15000

+15000

-

Rhian Brewster

LIV

0

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

 +6600

 +6600

+6600

-

Gareth Bale

TOT

1

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

-

-

Aleksandar Mitrovic

FUL

2

1

0

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

-

-

Raul Jimenez

WLV

4

0

0

-

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

 +2500

 +2500

 +2500

 +3300

 +2500

 +1600

+2000

+2500

Jarrod Bowen

WHU

4

0

0

 

-

+20000

+20000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+20000

+20000

+20000

Phil Foden

MCI

2

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

Sebastien Haller

WHU

2

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+15000

+10000

+10000

Olivier Giroud

CHE

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

+15000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+6600

+6600

Ashley Barnes

BUR

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

+15000

+15000

Jordan Ayew

CRY

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

Edward Nketiah

ARS

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

+15000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

Donny van de Beek

MUN

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

-

Lucas Moura

TOT

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+15000

+20000

+20000

-

Oliver McBurnie

SHU

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

Moise Kean

EVE

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+15000

+15000

Dele Alli

TOT

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

+20000

Paul Pogba

MUN

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

+20000

Jay Rodriguez

BUR

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

+20000

Bernardo Silva

MCI

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

+20000

David McGoldrick

SHU

2

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+25000

+25000

+25000

Allan Saint-Maximin

NEW

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+25000

+25000

+25000

Leandro Trossard

BHA

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+25000

+25000

+25000

Miguel Almiron

NEW

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+25000

+25000

Dwight Gayle

NEW

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

Kelechi Iheanacho

LEI

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+15000

+15000

Joelinton

NEW

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

Naby Keita

LIV

0

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+25000

-

Nicolas Pepe

ARS

1

0

0

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+15000

+15000

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