Crystal Palace and Sunderland sit at the top of the World Cup 2026 top scorers chart after the group stage, with seven goals each. For the Premier League, that means the scoring through North America has been spread far beyond the usual heavyweights, even though the totals are still climbing only within the tournament so far.
Crystal Palace's seven-goal spread
Crystal Palace's seven came from three players. Ismaila Sarr scored three for Senegal, Daichi Kamada added two for Japan and Daniel Munoz finished with two for Colombia. Those three names were enough to put Palace level with Sunderland, and ahead of Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United on the Premier League World Cup list after the group stage.
That is the part that changes the shape of the chart. Crystal Palace and Sunderland, not the Premier League's established heavyweights Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United, led the goals table when the group stage ended.
Sunderland's five scorers
Sunderland reached seven through five players. Brian Brobbey led the way with three goals for the Netherlands. Granit Xhaka scored for Switzerland, Habib Diarra for Senegal, Wilson Isidor for Haiti and Nilson Angulo for Ecuador.
Brobbey's three gave Sunderland the same total as Palace, but with a far wider spread across the squad. Sunderland returned to the Premier League in 2025-26 after an eight-year absence and finished seventh, so the club's showing at the World Cup has come from a much different place than the division's biggest names.
Premier League clubs behind them
Three clubs were next on five goals. Arsenal's total came from Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard and Viktor Gyokeres, while Manchester United had three from Matheus Cunha, plus goals from Marcus Rashford and Amad Diallo. Newcastle United also reached five through Yoane Wissa and Anthony Elanga, who scored two for Sweden.
Liverpool and Manchester City were on four goals apiece. Across world football, only Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain had seen their players score more goals during the tournament so far, and 182 players connected to Premier League clubs were selected for the competition, with 154 left after restricting the count to players who ended last season registered with Premier League clubs.
For readers tracking the tournament's scoring race, the immediate picture is simple: Crystal Palace and Sunderland have set the pace among Premier League clubs, but the ranking is only a snapshot after the group stage. Which specific matches accounted for each club's seven goals is not explained.
