With only a few games left in the Premier League this season, the race for the Golden Boot is heating up among the three main contenders. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool, Heung Min Son of Tottenham Hotspur, and Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United are the three leading candidates with the most goals thus far. Here’s a look at the season’s total goals and assists, along with some goal highlights from each player to keep you entertained;
Mohamed Salah (22)
Is anyone capable of catching Mohamed Salah? With only three games left in the season, the Liverpool forward has 22 goals. With a few games left in the season, Son Heung-min (20 goals) and Cristiano Ronaldo (18 goals) are leading the battle for the Golden Boot, but the Egyptian may now be out of reach.
Salah’s Liverpool teammates Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane (both with 15 goals) are similarly close behind him, but their chances of catching him are minimal. Son Heung-min of Tottenham Hotspur scored his 20th league goal on Saturday, putting him just two goals behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in the Premier League Golden Boot competition.
Highlights of Mohamed Salah’s goals so far:
Salah is 1/1 to win the title for the third time, after sharing it with Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Liverpool teammate Sadio Mane 12 months after winning it outright. After scoring Tottenham Hotspur’s goal in Saturday’s 1-1 tie with Liverpool at Anfield, Son Heung-min is the 6/1 second favorite to win the Golden Boot.
Heung-Min Son (20)
His 20th goal of the season puts him just two behind Mohamed Salah, who has only scored once in Liverpool’s previous seven Premier League games. In comparison, the South Korean international has nine Premier League goals in his last seven games, including three against Aston Villa and two each against Leicester City and West Ham United.
Highlights of Son’s goals so far:
This season, Mohamed Salah has been playing like a demon. The outstanding Egyptian had threatened to fade from view in the Golden Boot competition, but Son is putting up a late push to meet up with his goal record. Salah is also in contention for the Playmaker title, with 13 assists to Liverpool teammate Trent Alexander’s (12). It’s easy to see how he’s accumulated such outstanding stats. The 29-year-old has 131 shots this season, more than any other player in the Premier League, and is the only player with more than 50 shots on target (57).
Cristiano Ronaldo (18)
Despite Manchester United’s inconsistent season, Ronaldo has entered the competition. To win this time, though, the Portugal captain would have to score five goals in Man Utd’s final game against Crystal Palace while also hoping none of his rivals add to their tally.
Highlights of Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals so far:
Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, has played 27 games (plus 3 as a sub). They have scored 18 goals with 42 shots on target from a total of 79 shots (17.21 xG). Cristiano Ronaldo averages 30 passes per game, an 82 percent pass completion rate, and three assists per game. Cristiano Ronaldo has received eight yellow cards and zeroes red cards during his career. Cristiano Ronaldo’s average Infogol Player Rating in the English Premier League for the 2021/22 season is 7.66.
