The premier league has a new goal king. And no one is surprised. Erling Haaland has endorsed what everyone expected and it goes to goal per game. After his goal in the Newcastle 3-3 Manchester City He already has three goals and he has become the killer that Pep Guardiola has always needed. Will he manage to beat all the marks?
Since the Premier is Premier the absolute record for goals in the same season is 32 points. got them Mohamed Salah in the 2017-18 season, with an average of goals per game of 0.84. Namely, if Erling Haaland continues the scoring rhythm he has so far, he will surpass him.
Behind the Egyptian appear three footballers. Alan Shearer he was the first to score 31 goals. It was with the jersey of Blackburn Rovers In the season 1995-96. Years later, already in the 21st century and before arriving at the Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo scored the same points as Shearer on the 2007-08 with the Man Utd.
Luis Suárez was also uncovered with 31 goals with the Liverpool shirt in 2013-14 in his best year PremierLeague. Later he would sign for Barça, where he surpassed that mark with 40 goals in LaLiga Santander in the 2015-16 season. However, here we are only going to measure the PremierLeague. And in the English competition three players were two goals away from Mohammed Salah.
Kevin Philipps, with the Sunderlands, I note 30 goals in the season 1999-00, same record as the great french ThierryHenry, with the Arsenal on the 2003-03. the dutch Robin Van Persie also managed to reach the figure of 30 points. And watch out, also with the gunners, in the 2011-12.
There is still a lot of year left and it is not known how it will be given to Haland the rest of the season, but what no one can deny is that its start is to frame. Without going any further, his goal against newcastle was key to save a point for the Manchester City.
Top scorers in the Premier League in the same season
- 32 goals: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 2017-18
- 31 goals: Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 1995-96
- 31 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 2007-08
- 31 goals: Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 2013-14
- 30 goals: Kevin Phillips (Sunderland) 1999-00
- 30 goals: Thierry Henry (Arsenal) 2003-04
- 30 goals: Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 2011-12