The information might have slowed down as his goalscoring enters extra human ranges, however Erling Haaland reached one other landmark in Manchester Metropolis’s 2-2 draw with Brighton on Saturday.
His penalty meant he reached 100 Premier League aim contributions (targets and assists combined) in simply his 94th recreation.
The earlier record-holder was Alan Shearer, who took 100 matches to achieve that degree.
Haaland, who joined Metropolis from Borussia Dortmund for £51.2m in June 2022, and Shearer, are the one gamers who reached the determine of their third season within the Premier League.
Shearer had performed just a few seasons within the previous First Division that don’t rely in direction of this file.
Sergio Aguero, Thierry Henry, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Les Ferdinand and Matt le Tissier all managed it of their fourth seasons.
Eric Cantona, Mohamed Salah (together with two with Chelsea) and Andy Cole took into their fifth marketing campaign – with Harry Kane in his sixth – together with the primary season he solely performed as soon as in.
Haaland’s first 100 Premier League aim involvements have included 84 targets and 16 assists.
Solely ex-Tottenham striker Kane had fewer assists earlier than reaching the landmark, with 13.
Cantona, for Leeds and Manchester United, was on the opposite finish of the dimensions with 42, adopted by Southampton legend Le Tissier’s 38.
Haaland gained the Premier League Golden Boot in his first two seasons at Manchester Metropolis following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund.
However this season’s 20 in 27 video games has him seven targets behind Liverpool’s Salah – who additionally has 17 assists to Haaland’s three.
That’s after he scored 10 targets within the opening 5 video games, one of the best begin to an English top-flight season since Aston Villa’s Pongo Waring in 1930.
The Norway striker has a aim or help each 103 minutes this season within the Premier League, however he was managing it each 63 minutes in his first season and each 80 final marketing campaign.
Haaland’s greatest success fee within the Premier League comes towards metropolis rivals, Manchester United – with six targets and three assists in 5 video games.
In six video games towards West Ham he has netted 9 instances, with no assists.
The subsequent landmark for Haaland to achieve is 100 Premier League targets.
Shearer holds the file along with his a hundredth aim – all for Blackburn – coming in his 124th look.
Haaland has 30 video games left to seek out 16 extra targets. –BBC
