Man City's Erling Haaland claims Premier League Golden Boot for third time

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/haaland-erling/UmV9iQmE/"]Haaland[/a] was left out of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] squad for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/summary/stats/?mid=zLXUefTr"]a 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa[/a] as City celebrated [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guardiola-pep/hxNijWrJ/"]Guardiola[/a]'s trophy-laden 10-year reign in the manager's final match in charge of the club.[/p][p][b]Norwegian star Haaland scored 27 times in 35 league appearances as City fell just short in their quest to deny [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] the Premier League title.[/b][/p][p]Haaland joins [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shearer-alan/8Sjq8hJa/"]Alan Shearer[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a] as three-time winners and trails [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-mohamed/08FBycgB/"]Mohamed Salah[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/henry-thierry/S4aJ3ciG/"]Thierry Henry[/a] as the only players to win the award four times in the Premier League era.[/p][image alt="Top scorers" id="1d33375f-9da5-4bb8-ba4f-e3326b927fd2" credit-line="REUTERS/Chris Radburn / Opta by Stats Perform" guid="4844d3eb-9a1e-4b15-b348-1927323d4f4c" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-thiago/MmJb4MzQ/"]Igor Thiago[/a] finished second to Haaland on 22 goals, which propelled him into the Brazil squad for the World Cup.[/p][p]Haaland began the season in blistering form with 19 of his Premier League goals coming in the first 17 games.[/p][p][b]His importance to the success of Guardiola's side was emphasised during a rare lean spell, which arguably cost City the title.[/b][/p][p]Haaland netted just once, from the penalty spot against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a], in seven games around the turn of the year, with City winning just twice during that run.[/p][embed guid="5797d51a-39f3-41c7-b038-9fcbf8236c62" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2058596150983155792" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 25-year-old returned to form for a late-season push, scoring the winner away to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] and against Arsenal in a clash billed as a title-decider last month.[/p][p]But despite Haaland scoring in both games, City dropped points at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bournemouth/OtpNdwrc/"]Bournemouth[/a] to allow the Gunners to be crowned champions for the first time in 22 years.[/p]