Sports · 23 August 2026

Brentford striker Igor Thiago backed to beat Erling Haaland to Golden Boot

Football pundit Tony Cascarino believes Brentford's Igor Thiago will top the Premier League goalscoring charts this season. Thiago scored 22 goals in the 2025/26 campaign, finishing second behind Erling Haaland's 27 goals. Cascarino chose Thiago as an outsider over Chelsea's Joao Pedro and Liverpool's Alexander Isak, who both had injury struggles.

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