Last updated on December 30th, 2022 at 04:13 pm
Erling Haaland hasn’t played competitive football for six weeks. However, he remained on track to break the Premier League scoring record. The Norwegian striker scored three goals in two matches since the league resumed its schedule after the World Cup.
He scored his 19th and 20th goals to help Manchester City win against Leeds United 3-1 last Wednesday. Also, Haaland achieved the 20-goal milestone in 15 games. Thus, he is on the way to breaking the current scoring record of 34 held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. However, the two players achieved the record when there were 42 matches in a season.
Mo Salah scored 32 goals in 38 games during the 2017-2018 season. If Haaland keeps up his pace, the 22-year-old will set an unprecedented 50 goals scoring record in the Premier League this season.
Premier League Scoring Record
Haaland is the fastest player in Premier League history to score 20 goals, having done it in just 14 appearances. He missed City’s match against Leicester City in November due to injury.
According to the best sportsbook pay per head, Shearer scored 260 goals in the Premier League. Also, he claimed after Wednesday’s game that he expected Haaland to achieve at least 40 goals this season in an interview with online bookie software sources.
But even if Haaland scored 50 goals, it wouldn’t come close to the English football record for the all-time top-flight. The late Everton striker Dixie Dean holds the record with 60 goals scored in 39 games during the 1927–1928 season.
After City’s win against Leeds, manager Pep Guardiola informed reporters that Haaland is still not at his peak, suggesting that the 60-goal milestone is still possible. These comments sent chills down the spines of defenders around the country.
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