Erling Haaland has climbed to the highest of the 2025–26 Golden Boot standings after one other standout efficiency for Manchester Metropolis. Together with his purpose in opposition to Liverpool, the Norwegian now shares the lead, not with Kylian Mbappé or Harry Kane, however with a stunning contender.
Man Metropolis hosted Liverpool on Sunday as they seemed to shut the hole on leaders Arsenal within the Premier League, with Haaland in sturdy type. The Norwegian first missed a penalty within the thirteenth minute, however within the twenty ninth he opened the scoring with a exact header, serving to Metropolis safe a dominant 3-0 win and transfer into second place within the desk with 22 factors.
With that strike, Haaland elevated his Premier League tally to 14 objectives, giving him 28 factors within the Golden Boot race. Nevertheless, regardless of working below a decrease coefficient (1 level per purpose), Darko Lemajić can also be tied with the Metropolis star at 28 factors.
Lemajić, a 32-year-old striker for Rigas Futbola Skola (RFS) in Latvia’s prime division, has scored 28 objectives this season, holding a share of the Golden Boot lead till Haaland’s purpose in opposition to Liverpool. Nonetheless, the Serbian ahead is anticipated to be surpassed, not solely by Haaland, however by different elite chasers like Mbappé and Kane.
Darko Lemajić of RFS.
The Latvian Virslīga has already concluded after 36 matches. Though RFS completed one level behind champions Riga FC (87 to 88), Lemajić secured the league’s Golden Boot together with his 28-goal haul. His tally is now last for the season, leaving him susceptible to being overtaken by stars from Europe’s top-five leagues who nonetheless have dozens of matches remaining.
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How far behind are Mbappé and Kane?
Haaland and Lemajić at the moment sit atop the Golden Boot race, although the Norwegian has the clear benefit due to reaching 14 objectives in far fewer video games than the RFS striker. Nonetheless, regardless of being in scoring type throughout all competitions, Mbappé and Kane are usually not anticipated to make issues simple for him.
Kane is at the moment fifth within the Golden Boot standings with 13 objectives and 26 factors, although he has skilled a slight dip, scoring simply as soon as in his final three Bundesliga matches. Mbappé, in the meantime, can also be on 13 objectives with 26 factors, sitting sixth after failing to attain in Actual Madrid’s draw with Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, however with 24 La Liga matches nonetheless forward, the French star stays firmly in competition to climb the rankings.
