Erling Haaland on verge of breaking Cristiano Ronaldos Premier League goal-scoring record
Erling Haaland on the verge of breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's goal-scoring record in the Premier League as Manchester City take on West Ham United on December 20.
New Delhi: Erling Haaland will look to surpass former Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo's goal-scoring record in the Premier League when Manchester City will face West Ham United at the Emirates on Saturday, December 19.
The Man City striker became the fastest player to reach the 100-goal mark in the Premier League with his stunning left-footed strike in the 17th minute of a thrilling 5-4 victory against Fulham on Tuesday.
City winger Jeremy Doku crossed to the Norwegian striker, who finished with a brilliant first-time shot, achieving the milestone in 111 matches, 13 less than the previous fastest centurion, Alan Shearer.
Shearer still holds the record for the most goals, scoring 260, but the 25-year-old Haaland looks set to chase it down. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the striker and said that the numbers are insane, and hopefully he's starving hungry to continue with the club and score more goals.
"If you told me when he arrived that he’d score 100 goals in 111 games, I’d say, ‘Are you sure?’ The numbers are insane. Today he was unbelievable," City boss Pep Guardiola said.
Haaland on verge of Ronaldo's record in Premier League
After netting his 100th goal in the Premier League against Fulham at Craven Cottage, Haaland failed to score in the club's 3-0 win against Sunderland. He scored twice away at Crystal Palace on December 14 to extend his tally to 102, and needs just one more goal to equal Ronaldo's record.
Top Premier League goal-scorers
Alan Shearer - 260
Harry Kane - 213
Wayne Rooney - 208
Mohamed Salah - 190
Andrew Cole - 187
Sergio Aguero - 184
Frank Lampard - 177
Thierry Henry - 175
Robbie Fowler - 163
Jermain Defoe - 162
Michael Owen - 150
Les Ferdinand - 149
Teddy Sheringham - 146
Jamie Vardy - 145
Robin van Persie - 144
Nicolas Anelka - 131
Son Heung-Min - 127
Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink - 127
Robbie Keane - 126
Dwight Yorke - 123
Raheem Sterling - 123
Dimitar Berbatov - 121
Romelu Lukaku - 121
Steven Gerrard - 120
Ian Wright - 113
Peter Crouch - 112
Dion Dublin - 111
Sadio Mane - 111
Emile Heskey - 110
Ryan Giggs - 109
Paul Scholes - 107
Darren Bent - 106
Cristiano Ronaldo - 103
Erling Haaland - 102
Matt Le Tissier - 100
(Stats by - ESPN)