List of top Premier League goal scorers by season
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This is a list of footballers who have scored the most goals in each season in the Premier League since its inception in 1992.[1]
1992–93[edit]
The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22.[2]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
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1 | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest / Tottenham Hotspur | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Wimbledon | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
Coventry City | 17 |
5 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 16 |
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Manchester City | ||
7 | ![]() |
Crystal Palace | 15 |
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Leeds United / Manchester United | ||
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Sheffield United | ||
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Manchester United | ||
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Southampton | ||
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Norwich City | ||
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Arsenal |
1993–94[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 34 |
2 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 31 |
3 | ![]() |
Southampton | 25 |
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Norwich City | ||
5 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 23 |
6 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 20 |
7 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | 19 |
8 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
Wimbledon | 17 |
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Leeds United | ||
10 | ![]() |
Everton | 16 |
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Queens Park Rangers |
1994–95[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 34 |
2 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 25 |
3 | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | 24 |
4 | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | 22 |
5 | ![]() |
Newcastle United / Manchester United | 21 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
7 | ![]() |
Southampton | 19 |
8 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 18 |
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Arsenal | ||
10 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 15 |
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Aston Villa | ||
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Blackburn Rovers |
1995–96[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 31 |
2 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 28 |
3 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 25 |
4 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 17 |
5 | ![]() |
Everton | 16 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
7 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 15 |
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Arsenal | ||
9 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 14 |
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Liverpool | ||
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Coventry City |
1996–97[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 18 |
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Manchester United | ||
5 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 17 |
6 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 16 |
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Middlesbrough | ||
8 | ![]() |
Coventry City | 13 |
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Southampton | ||
10 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 12 |
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Leicester City | ||
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Liverpool | ||
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Middlesbrough |
1997–98[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Coventry City | 18 |
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Liverpool | ||
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Blackburn Rovers | ||
4 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 16 |
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Blackburn Rovers | ||
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Leeds United | ||
7 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 15 |
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West Ham United | ||
9 | ![]() |
Coventry City | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Derby County | 13 |
1998–99[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 18 |
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Liverpool | ||
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Manchester United | ||
4 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 17 |
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Manchester United | ||
6 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 14 |
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Liverpool | ||
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Aston Villa | ||
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Newcastle United |
1999–2000[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Sunderland | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 19 |
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Manchester United | ||
6 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
West Ham United | 16 |
8 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
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Sunderland |
2000–01[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 17 |
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Leeds United | ||
5 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 14 |
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Sunderland | ||
9 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
Southampton | 11 |
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Charlton Athletic | ||
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West Ham United | ||
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Chelsea | ||
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Leeds United |
2001–02[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 24 |
2 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 23 |
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Manchester United | ||
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Newcastle United | ||
5 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 19 |
6 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
Liverpool / Leeds United | 15 |
8 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 14 |
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Southampton | ||
10 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 13 |
2002–03[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] |
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1 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 24 |
3 | ![]() |
Southampton | 23 |
4 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 19 |
6 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 15 |
8 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 14 |
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Arsenal | ||
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Manchester United | ||
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Chelsea |
2003–04[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[5] |
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1 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 22 |
3 | ![]() |
Manchester United / Fulham | 20 |
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Manchester United | ||
5 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | 17 |
6 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 16 |
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Aston Villa | ||
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Liverpool | ||
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Portsmouth | ||
10 | ![]() |
Southampton | 14 |
2004–05[edit]
Rank | Player | Team | Goals[6] |
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1 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Crystal Palace | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |
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Middlesbrough | ||
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Chelsea | ||
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Portsmouth | ||
8 | ![]() |
Fulham | 12 |
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Southampton | ||
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Chelsea |
2005–06[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[7] |
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1 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 27 |
2 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 16 |
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Chelsea | ||
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Manchester United | ||
7 | ![]() |
West Ham United | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 13 |
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Middlesbrough | ||
10 | ![]() |
Wigan Athletic | 12 |
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Chelsea |
2006–07[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
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1 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 14 |
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Middlesbrough | ||
6 | ![]() |
Charlton Athletic | 13 |
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Reading | ||
8 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
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Liverpool | ||
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Middlesbrough |
2007–08[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[9] |
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1 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 31 |
2 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 24 |
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Liverpool | ||
4 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 19 |
5 | ![]() |
Portsmouth / Manchester City | 15 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
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Everton | ||
9 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 13 |
2008–09[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[10] |
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1 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 19 |
2 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 14 |
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Liverpool | ||
6 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 12 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
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Bolton Wanderers | ||
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Liverpool | ||
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Chelsea | ||
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Manchester United |
2009–10[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[11][12] |
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1 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 26 |
3 | ![]() |
Sunderland | 24 |
4 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 23 |
5 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 22 |
6 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 18 |
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Liverpool | ||
8 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 15 |
9 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 13 |
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Everton |
2010–11[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[13] |
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1 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 20 |
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Manchester City | ||
3 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Sunderland / Aston Villa | 17 |
5 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 15 |
6 | ![]() |
Blackpool | 13 |
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Newcastle United / Liverpool | ||
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Manchester United | ||
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Liverpool | ||
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Chelsea | ||
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Tottenham Hotspur |
2011–12[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[14] |
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1 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 27 |
3 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 23 |
4 | ![]() |
Fulham | 17 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
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Blackburn | ||
7 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 16 |
8 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 15 |
9 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 13 |
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Newcastle United |
2012–13[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[15] |
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1 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
4 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 19 |
5 | ![]() |
Swansea City | 18 |
6 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
Chelsea / Newcastle United | 15 |
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Fulham | ||
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Southampton | ||
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Chelsea |
2013–14[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[16] |
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1 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 31 |
2 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 17 |
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Manchester United | ||
6 | ![]() |
Swansea City | 16 |
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Manchester City | ||
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Arsenal | ||
9 | ![]() |
Everton | 15 |
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Southampton |
2014–15[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[17] |
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1 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 14 |
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Arsenal | ||
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Chelsea | ||
9 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 13 |
10 | ![]() |
Southampton | 12 |
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Manchester United | ||
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Manchester City |
2015–16[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[18] |
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1 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 24 |
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Leicester City | ||
4 | ![]() |
Everton | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 17 |
6 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 16 |
7 | ![]() |
Sunderland | 15 |
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Watford | ||
9 | ![]() |
Watford | 13 |
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Arsenal |
2016–17[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
Everton | 25 |
3 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 24 |
4 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 20 |
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Manchester City | ||
6 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 18 |
7 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 17 |
8 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | 16 |
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Chelsea | ||
10 | ![]() |
Swansea City | 15 |
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Sunderland | ||
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Crystal Palace |
2017–18[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 32 |
2 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 30 |
3 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 21 |
4 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 18 |
6 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 16 |
7 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 15 |
8 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 14 |
9 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 13 |
10 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 12 |
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Leicester City | ||
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Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
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Tottenham Hotspur |
2018–19[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 22 |
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Liverpool | ||
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Arsenal | ||
4 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 21 |
5 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 18 |
6 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
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Manchester City | ||
8 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 16 |
9 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 13 |
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Manchester United | ||
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Everton | ||
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Everton | ||
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Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
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Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2019–20[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
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1 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 22 |
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Southampton | ||
4 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 19 |
6 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 18 |
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Liverpool | ||
8 | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
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Manchester United | ||
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Manchester United |
2020–21[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 22 |
3 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 17 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
6 | ![]() |
Everton | 16 |
7 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 15 |
8 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 14 |
9 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 13 |
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Arsenal |
2021–22[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
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1 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 23 |
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Tottenham Hotspur | ||
3 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
5 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 15 |
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Liverpool | ||
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Leicester City | ||
9 | ![]() |
Crystal Palace | 14 |
10 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 13 |
2022–23[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
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1 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 36 |
2 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 30 |
3 | ![]() |
Brentford | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 19 |
5 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 18 |
6 | ![]() |
Manchester United | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
Arsenal | 15 |
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Arsenal | ||
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Aston Villa | ||
10 | ![]() |
Fulham | 14 |
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Arsenal |
2023–24[edit]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[19] |
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1 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 27 |
2 | ![]() |
Chelsea | 22 |
3 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | 21 |
4 | ![]() |
Manchester City | 19 |
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Bournemouth | ||
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Aston Villa | ||
7 | ![]() |
Liverpool | 18 |
8 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
9 | ![]() |
West Ham United | 16 |
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Crystal Palace | ||
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Arsenal |
See also[edit]
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