The season might only be three months old in terms of the calendar, but with high expectations for some players when it comes to this year’s Golden Boot battle – here’s who stands out so far.
With a number of players already edging towards double figures, we’ll have to see if anybody can better Chris Wood at Leeds United last season with his tally of 27, but they’ll be a number of people who are hoping they can do just that.
There are more than enough games left for the table below to change so we’ll just have to see what happens.
With most playing 16 games so far in the 2017/18 campaign I’ll limit the list to those who are in the BBC’s top table with five or more strikes.
Top Championship Scorers 2017/18 So Far
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No
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Club
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Player
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Goals |
Assists
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1
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Wolves
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Leo Bonatini
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10 goals
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4 assists
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2
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Bristol City
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Bobby Reid
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9 goals
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1 assist
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3
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Ipswich Town
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Martyn Waghorn
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8 goals
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2 assists
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–
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Sheffield United
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Leon Clarke
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8 goals
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2 assists
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–
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Sunderland
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Lewis Grabban
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8 goals
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–
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–
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Middlesbrough
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Britt Assombalonga
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8 goals
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–
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–
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Hull City
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Jarrod Bowen
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8 goals
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–
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8
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Sheffield Wednesday
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Gary Hooper
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7 goals
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2 assists
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–
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Wolves
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Diogo Jota
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7 goals
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2 assists
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10
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Nottingham Forest
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Kieran Dowell
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6 goals
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3 assists
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–
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Derby County
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Matej Vydra
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6 goals
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2 assists
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–
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Sheffield United
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Billy Sharp
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6 goals
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2 assists
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–
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Brentford
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Ollie Watkins
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6 goals
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1 assist
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–
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Barnsley
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Tom Bradshaw
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6 goals
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–
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–
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Nottingham Forest
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Daryl Murphy
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6 goals
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–
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16
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Hull City
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Kamil Grosicki
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5 goals
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4 assists
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–
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Bristol City
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Famara Diedhiou
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5 goals
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–
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–
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Leeds United
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga
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5 goals
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3 assists
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–
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Ipswich Town
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David McGoldrick
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5 goals
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3 assists
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–
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Sheff W/Derby
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Sam Winnall
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5 goals
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1 assist
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–
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Brentford
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Neal Maupay
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5 goals
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1 assist
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–
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Aston Villa
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Conor Hourihane
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5 goals
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1 assist
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–
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Leeds United
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Kalvin Phillips
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5 goals
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1 assist
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–
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Norwich City
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Nelson Oliveira
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5 goals
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–
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–
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Ipswich Town
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Bersant Celina
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5 goals
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–
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