Best Premier League forwards - 2024/25 power rankings

Fans can appreciate those who prevent the goals from going in, but it's ultimately the folk doing the scoring who sell the tickets.

Fortunately, the Premier League is home to a fair few who know exactly where the back of the net is. The arrival of Erling Haaland has transcended what many once thought to be possible from a goalscoring perspective in this division and the Nordic superstar is on the prowl once again in 2024/25.

A deviation away from wingers who hit the byline and cross means wide players have emerged as regular scorers themselves and some of the league's finest inside forwards are among those most likely to challenge Haaland in the Golden Boot race.

90min ranks the Premier League's best forwards based on their 2024/25 performances.

5. Luis Diaz (Liverpool) ⬇️

Luis Diaz is enjoying himself at Liverpool / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages

There was a period of time over the summer where it looked like Luis Diaz would be leaving Liverpool.

With Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez all exceptional left wingers in their own right, it did feel as if Colombian winger Diaz may be surplus to requirements for Arne Slot should other areas need to be strengthened.

Luckily for Slot, and Liverpool as a whole, Diaz was pretty content where he was, and is now showing the kind of form that persuaded the club to part with £37.5m to sign him from Porto.

4. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) ⬆️

Wood has consistently delivered at Premier League level / Michael Regan/GettyImages

Chris Wood is into his eighth season as a Premier League player and in five of those campaigns he's scored at least 10 goals or more - a record that nobody seems to be talking about.

Sure, those aren't title winning numbers, but they do highlight just how effective Wood is at this level. Just ask current employers Nottingham Forest if you're still unsure.

The New Zealand international is bullying defences across the league with his physicality and could be on a career-best haul of goals if the first few months of 2024/25 are anything to go by.

3. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) ↔️

Saka helped Arsenal to an opening weekend win / Shaun Botterill/GettyImages

Bukayo Saka continues to go from strength to strength at Arsenal and is arguably their most important player.

Not only does the Englishman score goals at a frequent lick, he supplies his teammates with others and plays with a footballing intelligence well beyond his tender years.

Take Saka out of the Arsenal team for any length of time and it becomes apparant just how much Mikel Arteta relies on him.

2. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) ↔️

Haaland is the player to beat in the race for the Golden Boot / Mike Hewitt/GettyImages

Erling Haaland's appetite for goals is insatiable.

He has sky high standards, is desperately annoyed if he's not on the scoresheet at least twice, and goes bananas if he allows a chance to ever go begging.

The Golden Boot is likely his to lose, such is ability to conjure up goal after goal after goal, but Haaland will hope Manchester City's minor October to November blip ends quickly just to be sure.

1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) ↔️

Salah is flourishing once more / Jan Kruger/GettyImages

While Saka is beginning to develop that inevitable trait, Mohamed Salah has had it for years.

The Egyptian is weirdly underestimated by some but remains Liverpool's talismanic figure - one yet that could yet have another Premier League title in him before a potential Anfield exit.

At the very least, he's leapfrogged Jermain Defoe and Robbie Fowler in the list of all-time Premier League goalscorers, reinforcing his status as modern day legend.