Erling Haaland has registered his 35th Premier League goal of the season (Picture: Getty)
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has overtaken Andy Cole and Alan Shearer to become the first-ever player to score 35 goals in a single Premier League season.
City’s £51.2 million signing from Borussia Dortmund scored against West Ham on Wednesday at the Etihad, taking his tally in the Premier League to 35 goals so far.
Cole set the initial record with 34 goals for Newcastle United in the 1993/94 season, while Shearer followed that up the following year by scoring the same amount for Blackburn Rovers, however, both records were set when the Premier League included 22 teams, which made it a 42-game campaign.
In a 38-game season, Mohamed Salah had previously held the record with 32 goals for Liverpool in the 2017/18 Premier League campaign before he was overtaken by Haaland.
The Norway international is now chasing down Dixie Dean’s 63 goals in all competitions for Everton in 1927-28, which is the English all-time record.
MOST GOALS SCORED IN A SINGLE PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON
1. Erling Haaland (Man City, 2022/23) – 35 goals
2. Andy Cole* (Newcastle, 1993/94) – 34 goals
3. Alan Shearer* (Blackburn, 1994/95) – 34 goals
4. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, 2017/18) – 32 goals
5. Luis Suarez (Liverpool, 2013/14) – 31 goals
6. Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd, 2007/08) – 31 goals
7. Alan Shearer* (Blackburn, 1993/94) – 31 goals
8. Alan Shearer (Blackburn, 1995/96) – 31 goals
9. Harry Kane (Tottenham, 2017/18) – 30 goals
10. Robin van Persie (Arsenal, 2011/12) – 30 goals
11. Thierry Henry (Arsenal, 2003/04) – 30 goals
12. Kevin Phillips (Sunderland, 1999/00) – 30 goals
*42-game Premier League season
As it stands, Haaland has 51 goals in 45 games in his debut season for City.
The 22-year-old has already broken several records with City this season, including becoming the fastest player to score 10 Premier League goals in just six games.
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Haaland also needed just eight matches to score three Premier League hat-tricks, with Michael Owen the previous quickest to that tally, which took him 48 Premier League appearances.
Haaland also became the first Premier League player to score hat-tricks in three successive home games.
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