Crystal Palace and Sunderland lead the World Cup goal scorers among Premier League clubs after the group stage, with seven goals each. That puts both clubs ahead of Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United in the club-by-club race, even though Palace and Sunderland are not the league’s established heavyweight names.
Brian Brobbey Powers Sunderland
Brian Brobbey is the clearest individual driver of Sunderland’s total. The Netherlands forward scored three goals at the World Cup, and Sunderland’s seven-goal haul also included strikes from Granit Xhaka, Habib Diarra, Wilson Isidor and Nilson Angulo.
That spread tells the story of the club’s totals. Sunderland did not need one dominant scorer to move to the top of the Premier League chart; the goals came from five players across the Netherlands, Switzerland, Senegal, Haiti and Ecuador.
Crystal Palace Spread The Load
Crystal Palace matched Sunderland on seven through a different route. Ismaila Sarr scored three goals for Senegal, while Daichi Kamada added two for Japan and Daniel Munoz added two for Colombia.
Pierre Sage’s side has turned that spread into the highest Premier League total after the group stage. The three scorers also show why Palace stayed in front of Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United, all of which trail on the club list after the same stage.
Premier League clubs lag Real Madrid
The broader picture is still tilted toward the biggest international scoring collections. Only Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain had players score more goals than Premier League clubs during the tournament so far, even with 182 players connected to Premier League clubs selected and 154 players counted in the restricted total from last season’s registrations.
For readers tracking the club race, the main takeaway is simple: Palace and Sunderland have already set the pace, and they have done it without leaning on the usual Premier League powers. Which of these club scorers will still be in the tournament at the next stage is not answered, but the current table already belongs to two clubs that sit outside the usual top-tier script.
