The odds on Will Lankshear to be the Championship top goalscorer have shortened from 4/6 to 4/11 with Betway, as five of six bookmakers cut their prices.
The odds on Will Lankshear to be the Championship top goalscorer have been slashed from 4/6 to 4/11 with Betway, and after the week he has just had, it is hard to argue with the bookies.
Five of six bookmakers have cut their odds on the Middlesbrough striker, with 1/3 the best price available at Bet365.
His brace in the win over Charlton Athletic took him to 13 Championship goals for the season.
Middlesbrough sit top of the table and have stretched their unbeaten league run to 11 matches.
His late substitution against Charlton turned out to be nothing more than cramp, and he is fit to start at Wrexham.
This move has been earned on the grass. Lankshear scored just before the break and again late on as Middlesbrough brushed Charlton Athletic aside at home last time out, and that brace took him to 13 Championship goals this season. The result also pushed Boro's unbeaten league run to 11 matches and kept them top of the log. A striker who keeps scoring for the side at the top of the table is exactly the profile you want in a race like this, because he will keep getting the service. His finishing is the whole story here.
The only wobble came when he went off late with physical discomfort, and for a moment that looked like it might cool the market. Middlesbrough then confirmed it was only cramp and that he had avoided any training setback, which settled the nerves. Once the fitness worry was out of the way, the bookies moved quickly, and five of six bookmakers have cut their odds. At Betway, Lankshear has now shortened to 4/11, a price that tells you the firms see this as his race to lose.
Championship Top Goalscorer odds
Best odds on Will Lankshear to be the Championship top goalscorer are 1/3 with Bet365. No second bookmaker price is listed alongside it, so there is no worst price to set against it.
Last updated: 3 November 2026, 19:55 UK time
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Who is favourite to be the Championship top goalscorer?
Will Lankshear is the clear favourite at a best price of 1/3 with Bet365. That works out at an implied probability of 75%, and the gap back to the chasing pack is enormous. Jarrod Bowen and Cyle Larin are next in line, level with each other, while Andri Guðjohnsen sits further back. Nobody else in the priced field is close enough to make this a genuine contest on current form, and the market is saying exactly that.
Will Lankshear – 1/3 with Bet365. Already on 13 Championship goals this season and leading the line for the division's leaders.
Jarrod Bowen – 12/1 with William Hill. Stayed at West Ham United after their relegation and committed his long-term future to the club through 2030.
Cyle Larin – 12/1 with Bet365. Has established himself as the central striker for promotion contenders Southampton.
Andri Guðjohnsen – 25/1 with Bet Victor. The longest of the priced front-runners and a long way behind the leader.
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Can Will Lankshear be the Championship top goalscorer?
Next up is a trip to Wrexham on 4 November 2026, and Middlesbrough have confirmed Lankshear is fit and available to start. Boro go there top of the division, so the supply line to their striker is not about to dry up, and that is the key point for anyone weighing this market. Our view is simple: the move is fully justified, because he is in form, he is fit and he is the main finisher in the best side in the league. The flip side is value. At 1/3 with Bet365 there is not much meat left on the bone, so backing him now is about trusting the goals rather than hunting a big return. Bowen and Larin need Lankshear to go quiet for a long stretch to get back into it, and nothing in his recent outings suggests that is coming. Unless an injury or a lengthy dry spell intervenes, this looks like Lankshear's race to lose.
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