{"id":30453,"date":"2025-12-03T01:38:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/erling-haaland-achieves-incredible-new-record-is-the-man-city-star-now-the-best-striker-in-premier-league-history\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:38:42","slug":"erling-haaland-achieves-incredible-new-record-is-the-man-city-star-now-the-best-striker-in-premier-league-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/erling-haaland-achieves-incredible-new-record-is-the-man-city-star-now-the-best-striker-in-premier-league-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland achieves incredible new record \u2013 Is the Man City star now the best striker in Premier League history?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/erling-haaland-achieves-incredible-new-record-is-the-man-city-star-now-the-best-striker-in-premier-league-history\/#Erling_Haalands_incredible_numbers_for_Manchester_City\" >Erling Haaland&#8217;s incredible numbers for Manchester City<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/erling-haaland-achieves-incredible-new-record-is-the-man-city-star-now-the-best-striker-in-premier-league-history\/#Will_Haaland_be_able_to_fire_City_and_claim_a_new_title\" >Will Haaland be able to fire City and claim a new title?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Erling Haaland reaches 100 Premier League goals (Photo by Michael Regan, Alex Pantling and Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Erling Haaland continues to make history for Manchester City, with the Norwegian goal machine contributing to the club&#8217;s 100th Premier League goal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With another goal in last night&#8217;s win over Fulham, Haaland now holds the record for reaching 100 Premier League goals faster than any previous player.<\/p>\n<p>According to analysis by BBC Sport, Haaland has achieved a century of top-flight goals in just 111 appearances, which is quite unusual and puts him ahead of other legendary forwards such as Alan Shearer, Harry Kane and Thierry Henry.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Erling_Haalands_incredible_numbers_for_Manchester_City\"><\/span>Erling Haaland&#8217;s incredible numbers for Manchester City<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>See below for an example of the fastest player to reach 100 goals in the Premier League. Haaland does it more comfortably than any other all-time great&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fewest-to-100-414x210.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fewest-to-100-630x319.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/fewest-to-100.jpg.webp 726w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erling Haaland vs Premier League greats (Opta\/BBC Sport)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Newcastle and England legend Shearer is currently the Premier League&#8217;s all-time leading scorer, but Haaland has reached 100 goals in 13 fewer games, suggesting he will eventually break the record if he continues to score so prolifically during his extended stay at Man City.<\/p>\n<p>Please see below for detailed data. The former Borussia Dortmund man manages a very impressive feat of scoring a goal every 93 minutes&#8230;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>player<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\"><strong>time per goal<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">erling haaland<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">100<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">sergio aguero<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">184<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">108<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">Thierry Henry<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">175<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">alexander isak<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">54<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">harry kane<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">213<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;\">126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As you can see, Shearer isn&#8217;t even in the top five here, with the former Newcastle player benefiting from his longevity at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>Given that Haaland is only 25 years old, it shouldn&#8217;t be too difficult for him to continue his run for a long time and eventually overtake Shearer&#8217;s total of 260 Premier League goals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Haaland_be_able_to_fire_City_and_claim_a_new_title\"><\/span>Will Haaland be able to fire City and claim a new title?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>City won the treble in Haaland&#8217;s first season as manager and won the title again in 2023\/24, but fell to third place last season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Erling Haaland celebrating a goal for Manchester City (Photo by Michael Steel\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Josep Guardiola&#8217;s side currently lag behind Arsenal in this season&#8217;s title race, but Haaland&#8217;s incredible goal-scoring record will surely make them favorites.<\/p>\n<p>However, one concern for City is the number of goals conceded, with Guardiola&#8217;s side having only beaten 5-4 away to Fulham and 3-2 at home to Leeds in their last two games.<\/p>\n<p>This equates to six goals conceded in two league games and just one of Arsenal&#8217;s total conceded domestically all season.<\/p>\n<p>But do you think City can finally catch the Gunners, as an elite striker is sure to save the day? Let us know what you think in the comments.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erling Haaland reaches 100 Premier League goals (Photo by Michael Regan, Alex Pantling and Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images) Erling Haaland continues to make history for Manchester City, with the Norwegian goal machine contributing to the club&#8217;s 100th Premier League goal. 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