WATCH: Chris Wood scores 18th goal in his best-ever Premier ...

All Whites captain Chris Wood has added another goal to his record-breaking season with English Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

The New Zealand striker scored for Forest in their 2-1 loss to Fulham, a result that still keeps the club in third position and in contention for a spot in next season’s European competitions.

Wood’s goal took him to clear third on the EPL Golden Boot table behind Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.

He has scored 87 goals in the EPL, making him 46th equal on the all-time list of goalscorers, level with Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp and England international Marcus Rashford.

Main photo: Wood’s latest goal was a smartly engineered control, turn and shoot effort from the edge of the Fulham penalty area.

Watch Chris Wood’s latest goal

Result

Game played on Sunday February 16, 2025 (NZT)

Fulham 2 (Emile Smith Rowe 15′, Calvin Bassey 62′)Nottingham Forest (Chris Wood 37′)

2024-25 Premier League Golden Boot

22 — Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)19 — Erling Haaland (Manchester City)18 — Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)17 — Alexander Isak (Newcastle United)14 — Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), Cole Palmer (Chelsea)

Chris Wood’s six double-figure seasons

2017-18: 10 (Burnley)2018-19: 10 (Burnley)2019-20: 14 (Burnley)2020-21: 12 (Burnley)2023-24: 14 (Nottingham Forest)2024-25: 18 (Nottingham Forest)

All-time scorers of headed goals in Premier League

40 — Peter Crouch, Harry Kane33 — Christian Benteke32 — Olivier Giroud29 — Chris Wood

New Zealand’s next fixtures

In March, Wood and his New Zealand teammates will play in the final stages of their FIFA Men’s World Cup Oceania qualifiers.

To reach the 2026 World Cup tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the All Whites need to beat Fiji in the semi-finals, and then overcome the winner of the Tahiti/New Caledonia semi-final.

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This story was first published on February 16, 2025

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