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Golden Boy 2026: Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly among Premier League stars on 25-man shortlist for Europe’s best U21 player | Football News
6 October 2026 Off

Golden Boy 2026: Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly among Premier League stars on 25-man shortlist for Europe’s best U21 player | Football News

By Total Football News

Arsenal and England midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly has been included in the 25-man shortlist for this year’s Golden Boy award.

The 20-year-old is one of eight Premier League players in contention for the prize, presented by Italian publication Tuttosport, which is awarded to the best U21 men’s player in Europe.

Bournemouth and Brighton both have two players among the finalists, making up half of the Premier League contingent. Eli Junior Kroupi

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Erling Haaland: Man City striker hot favourite for Golden Boot
11 October 2025 Off

Erling Haaland: Man City striker hot favourite for Golden Boot

By Total Football News

Of course, injury could definitively intervene in the destination of the Golden Boot, but there are two reasons why Haaland is such a strong favourite for the award so early.

First, the number of goals he has already scored – and, just as importantly, the number and quality of chances he is getting. And second, the slow start his usual rivals for the prize have made.

A player’s expected goals

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Newcastle: ‘Now Isak has the stage he craves as Magpies secure golden ticket’
26 May 2025 Off

Newcastle: ‘Now Isak has the stage he craves as Magpies secure golden ticket’

By Total Football News

Despite the anti-climax of this performance, it capped a superb season for Newcastle and their inspirational manager Howe.

The start to their campaign was overshadowed by financial uncertainly as Howe became a reluctant seller to avoid the club breaking profit and sustainability rules. It has ended in glory, with the estimated £100m riches of the Champions League flooding into the coffers.

The notion of Newcastle winning silverware and qualifying for

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Premier League: Who will win Golden Boot in 2024-25?
14 August 2024 Off

Premier League: Who will win Golden Boot in 2024-25?

By Total Football News

Dominic Solanke will fancy himself to be in the running having hit 19 goals last season for Bournemouth and now spearheading an attack-minded Tottenham side.

Darwin Nunez is the league’s enigma, at times looking unplayable and at others looking out of his depth. Can Slot coax more consistency from Liverpool’s Uruguay striker?

He is not a striker, but City midfielder Phil Foden was in the mix last term with an

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Premier League Golden Glove: Arsenal keeper David Raya wins award
3 May 2024 0

Premier League Golden Glove: Arsenal keeper David Raya wins award

By Total Football News

Eyebrows were raised when Raya joined on a season-long loan from Brentford in August with the option to make the move permanent.

The Gunners already had a settled keeper in Aaron Ramsdale who had played all 38 of Arsenal’s matches the previous season, keeping 14 clean sheets.

A day after the signing a poll of BBC Sport readers resulted in 63% saying Ramsdale should keep his place over Raya.

Raya

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Cole Palmer: Can Chelsea midfielder win the Premier League Golden Boot?
16 April 2024 0

Cole Palmer: Can Chelsea midfielder win the Premier League Golden Boot?

By Total Football News
Cole Palmer celebrates his goal
Cole Palmer is the fourth player to score four goals for Chelsea in a Premier League match, after Frank Lampard (twice), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Gianluca Vialli

“You’d have got good odds on him winning the golden boot.”

Palmer was simply sensational, netting a hat-trick inside 29 minutes and adding his 20th Premier League goal of the season in the second half to move him level with Erling Haaland in

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