Premier League Golden Boot Watch: Gameweek 5

Premier League Golden Boot Watch: Gameweek 5

This article is part of our Soccer Picks series.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin came into Gameweek 5 as the only player in the Premier League to score in every game and he remains in that spot as he found the back of the net in Everton's 2-2 draw against Liverpool in the latest Merseyside derby. The Everton striker leads the league with seven goals, though he shares the top spot with Tottenham's Son Heung-Min, who scored against West Ham to help him keep pace.

Mohamed Salah also scored in the Merseyside derby, leaving him one goal behind Calvert-Lewin and Son, which is enough for the oddsmakers to keep him as the favorite to win the Golden Boot at +375, with Son's teammate Harry Kane close behind at +400 after bagging a brace in that West Ham match, his second consecutive match with two goals. Calvert-Lewin (+600) and Son (+800) round out the top four, and they're starting to create a little separation between themselves and the rest of the field. As a reminder, Calvert-Lewin and Son each opened at +6600.

Our biggest mover was Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha, who connected from the penalty spot on Crystal Palace's only shot in their 1-1 draw with Brighton at Selhurst Park. Zaha has four goals in five games, which matches his total from all of last season. He's still a long-shot to win the Golden Boot, but if you got him at +15000 before the international break, you've got to feel pretty good seeing it at +8000 now.

We also saw a new entrant to the field, with Manchester United's Edinson Cavani debuting at +5000, putting him on level odds with Neal Maupay (four), Callum Wilson (four), Alexandre Lacazette (three goals) and Ollie Watkins (three). It wouldn't be crazy to see him make up the ground on those guys, though they have the benefit of being clear starters for their teams, while Cavani seems more likely to be used as a depth attacker. And with Cavani joining in, we said goodbye to Edward Nketiah, Donny van de Beek and Lucas Moura, who are no longer being offered after last being available at +15000, +15000 and +20000, respectively.

Player

Team

Total Goals

Pens

Free Kick Goals

10/19

10/5

9/28

9/21

9/15

9/2

Mohamed Salah

LIV

6

2

0

 +375

 +350

 +400

 +400

 +350

+600

Harry Kane

TOT

5

1

0

 +400

 +700

 +1000

 +700

 +700

+500

Dominic Calvert-Lewin

EVE

7

0

0

 +600

 +650

 +1000

 +1400

+5000

+6600

Son Heung-Min

TOT

7

0

0

 +800

 +900

 +2500

 +2000

+6600

-

Jamie Vardy

LEI

5

4

0

 +1100

 +800

 +500

 +1200

 +900

+1400

Raheem Sterling

MCI

2

0

0

 +1400

 +1600

 +1400

 +1200

 +1200

+1100

Timo Werner

CHE

2

0

0

 +1400

+2000

 +1600

 +1200

 +800

+1000

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

ARS

1

0

0

 +1600

 +900

 +550

 +500

 +450

+500

Sadio Mane

LIV

4

0

0

 +1600

 +1600

 +1000

 +1200

 +1600

+1400

Danny Ings

SOU

4

1

0

 +1800

+2000

 +1400

 +1600

+2500

+2000

Sergio Aguero

MCI

0

0

0

 +2500

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

 +1200

+600

Raul Jimenez

WLV

3

0

0

 +2500

 +3300

 +2500

 +1600

+2000

+2500

Gabriel Jesus

MCI

1

0

0

 +3300

 +3300

 +2500

 +1200

+2000

+1600

Bruno Fernandes

MUN

3

2

0

+4000

+4000

+4000

 +3300

+2500

+1600

Marcus Rashford

MUN

2

0

0

+4000

+4000

 +2500

 +2500

+2000

+2000

Alexandre Lacazette

ARS

3

0

0

+5000

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

+4000

+4000

Neal Maupay

BHA

4

2

0

+5000

+4000

 +3300

 +3300

+10000

+10000

Callum Wilson

NEW

4

2

0

+5000

+4000

+5000

+5000

+4000

-

Ollie Watkins

AVL

3

0

0

+5000

+4000

+10000

+8000

+8000

-

Edinson Cavani

MUN

0

0

0

+5000

-

-

-

-

-

Roberto Firmino

LIV

0

0

0

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+4000

+4000

+3300

Jack Grealish

AVL

3

0

0

 +6600

 +6600

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

Mason Greenwood

MUN

0

0

0

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+4000

+3300

+2500

Anthony Martial

MUN

0

0

0

 +6600

+5000

 +3300

 +2500

+2000

+2000

Richarlison

EVE

1

1

0

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+8000

+6600

+6600

Kai Havertz

CHE

1

0

0

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+5000

-

Kevin De Bruyne

MCI

1

1

0

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

+5000

Wilfried Zaha

CRY

4

2

0

+8000

+15000

+10000

+10000

+15000

+15000

James Rodriguez

EVE

3

0

0

+8000

 +6600

+15000

+15000

+15000

-

Aleksandar Mitrovic

FUL

2

1

0

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

-

-

Tammy Abraham

CHE

1

0

0

+8000

 +6600

+5000

-

-

-

Michail Antonio

WHU

2

0

0

+10000

 +6600

 +6600

 +6600

+8000

+8000

Patrick Bamford

LEE

3

0

0

+10000

+8000

 +6600

+10000

+8000

+10000

Olivier Giroud

CHE

0

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+6600

+6600

Diogo Jota

WLV

1

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

+15000

+15000

Riyad Mahrez

MCI

1

0

0

+10000

+10000

+8000

+10000

+8000

+8000

Christian Pulisic

CHE

0

0

0

+10000

+8000

 +6600

 +6600

+5000

+5000

Chris Wood

BUR

1

0

0

+10000

+10000

+8000

+8000

+8000

+8000

Hakim Ziyech

CHE

0

0

0

+10000

+8000

+8000

+8000

+5000

+5000

Gareth Bale

TOT

0

0

0

+10000

+10000

+10000

+10000

-

-

Che Adams

SOU

1

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+20000

+20000

Jarrod Bowen

WHU

3

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+20000

+20000

+20000

Phil Foden

MCI

1

0

0

+15000

+15000

+15000

+15000

+10000

+10000

Sebastien Haller

WHU

1

0

0

+15000

+10000

+10000

+15000

+10000

+10000

Rhian Brewster

LIV

0

0

0

+15000

+10000

 +6600

 +6600

+6600

-

Jordan Ayew

CRY

0

0

0

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

Ashley Barnes

BUR

0

0

0

+20000

+20000

+20000

+20000

+15000

+15000

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

1

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

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

+20000

+20000

Naby Keita

LIV

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

+25000

-

Nicolas Pepe

ARS

1

0

0

-

-

-

-

+15000

+15000

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Andrew M. Laird
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