Death, taxes and Erling Haaland scoring record-breaking goals.
Haaland, who had scored just once in his last five Premier League matches, got on the scoresheet in the 23rd minute to put Manchester City 1-0 up over Brighton.
In doing so, the Norwegian scored his 75th Premier League goal in just 77 games.
What made Haaland’s feat even more remarkable is the fact he reached the 75-goal mark in 16 games fewer than what previous record holder Alan Shearer managed.
The Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer racked up his 75th goal in March 1995 thanks to a double in Blackburn’s 3-1 home win over Arsenal.
Records have tumbled ever since Haaland completed his £51.1million move from Borussia Dortmund to City in June 2022.
In his debut Premier League campaign, Haaland’s 36 goals set the bar for the most scored in an English top-flight season as he surpassed Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s tally of 34.
The record for most goals in a single season across all competitions by a Premier League player also belongs to Haaland, with his 52 strikes in 2022/23 comfortably ahead of Mohamed Salah and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who scored 44 times in the 2017/18 and 2002/03 terms respectively.
Haaland was also the quickest in Premier League history to reach the half-ton, doing so in only 48 games.
He got to the 50-goal mark in 17 games fewer than previous record holder Andy Cole.
Haaland’s blistering start to the 2024/25 Premier League season also meant he set the new record for most goals scored inside three, four and five games.
The Norwegian marksman had seven goals from the opening three fixtures, which then become nine from four and then 10 from five.
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