Can anyone catch Mohamed Salah? The Liverpool star has already hit 20 goals on the season and his own teammate, Diogo Jota, is his closest competition, seven goals away.
There’s a trio of Premier League stars who sit eight goals behind Salah. Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent hat trick has lifted him alongside Tottenham’s Harry Kane and another Liverpool player, Sadio Mane on 12 goals.
The group of players on 11 goals includes Kane’s Spurs teammate Son Heung-min and Brentford’s Ivan Toney. Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez are also on double digits with 10 goals together with Leicester’s Jamie Vardy.
Below is the top scorer table with assists and minutes played serving as the first and second tiebreakers as per major European tournaments run by UEFA.
Premier League Top Scorers (2021-2022)
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals (PKs) | Assists | Matches | Mins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 20 (5) | 10 | 27 | 2,261 |
| 2. | Diogo Jota | Liverpool | 13 (0) | 1 | 26 | 1,757 |
| 3. | Cristiano Ronaldo | Man United | 12 (2) | 3 | 24 | 1,918 |
| Harry Kane | Tottenham | 12 (2) | 4 | 28 | 2,332 | |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 12 (0) | 1 | 26 | 2,230 | |
| Son Heung-min | Tottenham | 12 (0) | 5 | 26 | 2,162 | |
| 7. | Ivan Toney | Brentford | 11 (5) | 2 | 25 | 2,188 |
| 8. | Riyad Mahrez | Man City | 10 (4) | 4 | 22 | 1,207 |
| Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 10 (0) | 2 | 18 | 1,400 | |
| Raheem Sterling | Man City | 10 (2) | 1 | 23 | 1,568 | |
| 11. | Bruno Fernandes | Man United | 9 (0) | 6 | 27 | 2,314 |
| Bukayo Saka | Arsenal | 9 (0) | 5 | 28 | 2,145 | |
| Emmanuel Dennis | Watford | 9 (0) | 5 | 27 | 2,183 | |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Man City | 9 (0) | 3 | 22 | 1,537 | |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 (3) | 3 | 27 | 2,251 | |
| Emile Smith Rowe | Arsenal | 9 (0) | 2 | 24 | 1,504 | |
| Wilfried Zaha | Crystal Palace | 9 (3) | 1 | 24 | 2,022 | |
| 18. | Jarrod Bowen | West Ham | 8 (0) | 8 | 28 | 2,360 |
| Mason Mount | Chelsea | 8 (1) | 7 | 24 | 1,666 | |
| Michail Antonio | West Ham | 8 (0) | 7 | 29 | 2,430 | |
| Conor Gallagher | Crystal Palace | 8 (0) | 3 | 25 | 2,204 | |
| Neal Maupay | Brighton | 8 (1) | 2 | 27 | 2,046 | |
| Teemu Pukki | Norwich City | 8 (3) | 2 | 28 | 2,451 | |
| 24. | Phil Foden | Man City | 7 (0) | 3 | 21 | 1,611 |
| James Maddison | Leicester City | 8 (0) | 3 | 26 | 1,725 | |
| Che Adams | Southampton | 7 (0) | 3 | 23 | 1,650 | |
| Bernardo Silva | Man City | 7 (0) | 2 | 28 | 2,409 | |
| Ollie Watkins | Aston Villa | 7 (0) | 1 | 26 | 2,166 | |
| 29. | James Ward-Prowse | Southampton | 6 (3) | 4 | 27 | 2,407 |
| Odsonne Edouard | Crystal Palace | 6 (1) | 3 | 23 | 1,275 | |
| Kai Havertz | Chelsea | 6 (0) | 3 | 20 | 1,306 | |
| Raul Jimenez | Wolves | 6 (1) | 3 | 28 | 2,160 | |
| Youri Tielemans | Leicester City | 6 (2) | 2 | 22 | 1,813 | |
| Jorginho | Chelsea | 6 (6) | 2 | 24 | 1,873 | |
| Pablo Fornals | West Ham | 6 (0) | 2 | 27 | 2,134 | |
| Jacob Ramsey | Aston Villa | 6 (0) | 1 | 27 | 1,939 | |
| Maxwel Cornet | Burnley | 6 (0) | 0 | 17 | 1,106 | |
| Callum Wilson | Newcastle | 6 (1) | 0 | 15 | 1,187 | |
| Armando Broja | Southampton | 6 (0) | 0 | 25 | 1,517 | |
| Said Benrahma | West Ham | 6 (0) | 6 | 26 | 1,719 |
- 5 goals: 17 players
- 4 goals: 19 players
- 3 goals: 23 players
- 2 goals: 56 players
- 1 goal: 91 players
Note: There have also been 28 own goals among the total of 793 goals scored in the 2021-22 Premier League thus far.
Premier League Top Scorers (since 1992-93)
Below are the top scorers in each season of the Premier League era (since 1992-93). Andy Cole and Alan Shearer share the record for most goals scored in a single campaign with 34.
Thierry Henry finished atop the Premier League scoring chart in four different seasons, more than any player all-time. Shearer and Harry Kane follow with three scoring titles each, with Kane figuring as the most recent top scorer after scoring 23 goals in 2020-21.
| Year | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
| 2019-20 | Jamie Vardy | Leicester City | 23 |
| 2018-19 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal | 22 |
| Sadio Mane | Liverpool | 22 | |
| Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 22 | |
| 2017-18 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 32 |
| 2016-17 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 |
| 2015-16 | Harry Kane | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
| 2014-15 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City | 26 |
| 2013-14 | Luis Suarez | Liverpool | 31 |
| 2012-13 | Robin Van Persie | Arsenal | 26 |
| 2011-12 | Robin Van Persie | Arsenal | 30 |
| 2010-11 | Dimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | 20 |
| Carlos Tevez | Manchester City | 20 | |
| 2009-10 | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 29 |
| 2008-09 | Nicolas Anelka | Chelsea | 19 |
| 2007-08 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 31 |
| 2006-07 | Didier Drogba | Chelsea | 20 |
| 2005-06 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 27 |
| 2004-05 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 25 |
| 2003-04 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 30 |
| 2002-03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 25 |
| 2001-02 | Thierry Henry | Arsenal | 24 |
| 2000-01 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Chelsea | 23 |
| 1999-00 | Kevin Phillips | Sunderland | 30 |
| 1998-99 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | Leeds United | 18 |
| Michael Owen | Liverpool | 18 | |
| Dwight Yorke | Manchester United | 18 | |
| 1997-98 | Dion Dublin | Coventry City | 18 |
| Michael Owen | Liverpool | 18 | |
| Chris Sutton | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | |
| 1996-97 | Alan Shearer | Newcastle United | 25 |
| 1995-96 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | 31 |
| 1994-95 | Alan Shearer | Blackburn Rovers | 34 |
| 1993-94 | Andy Cole | Newcastle United | 34 |
| 1992-93 | Teddy Sheringham | N. Forest / Tottenham | 22 |
