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Football Muse

6 September 2026

Football Muse

6 September 2026

Premier League clubs reshaped their attacking units over the summer, but which team currently boasts the best front three?

Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City all brought in new attacking options during the summer window, with several deals completed for huge fees as the 20 Premier League sides spent a combined £3.5bn.

Here is our ranking of the best front threes in the Premier League at this moment.

Manchester United revamped their attack in the 2025 summer transfer window, with Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko and Bryan Mbeumo all joining in the same window.

All three managed 10+ Premier League goals as Manchester United finished in the top four and qualified for the Champions League. Each of them offers dependable output, but for now they fall just short of the very top tier.

Arsenal brought in Viktor Gyokeres last summer as what they believed was the final piece of the jigsaw, and the Sweden striker scored 21 goals in all competitions last season.

Even so, Mikel Arteta has gone back to Kai Havertz as his first-choice forward, placing great value on the German's all-round contribution. Arsenal had wanted to sign a marquee attacker to play alongside Havertz and Bukayo Saka this summer, but that position will instead be filled by Christos Tzolis.

The Greece international produced 59 goals and assists for Club Brugge last season, though stepping up to the Premier League is a major challenge.

Chelsea's revamped frontline has begun the season impressively, scoring seven goals across victories over Fulham and Brighton.

Joao Pedro netted 23 goals in an excellent debut season at Stamford Bridge, while Cole Palmer has developed into one of the Premier League's poster boys in West London. Palmer's bright opening to the campaign has been a major positive, alongside close friend and record signing Morgan Rogers.

Xabi Alonso's system gives Palmer and Rogers genuine freedom to operate in the pockets, which is a worrying prospect for opposing teams.

Andoni Iraola will be delighted after Liverpool's attack showed signs of really finding its rhythm on Friday night.

Cody Gakpo has opened the season looking like a man with something to prove after nearly leaving for Manchester City, with the Netherlands international supplying two superb assists for Alexander Isak at Ipswich.

Isak has scored three goals in three league matches, already equalling his output from a difficult first season at Anfield. The Sweden forward scored 54 goals in 86 league games for Newcastle to establish himself as one of the division's leading number nines. If he can rediscover that level, Liverpool have a genuine game-changer.

Bradley Barcola, a back-to-back Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, has arrived in a big-money move to provide even more firepower.

Manchester City sit top of our ranking of the best Premier League frontlines. City's argument is strengthened by the unstoppable Erling Haaland, whose astonishing scoring numbers show no sign of slowing down.

Haaland is the fastest player in Premier League history to reach both 50 and 100 goals in the competition, and he has now scored 115 in 135 games for the Cityzens.

Rayan Cherki's nimble, skilful football has been a joy to watch, but there is end product to go with the flair, with the attacker averaging a Premier League goal or assist every 98 minutes.