The Goal That Rewrote Premier League History

On a charged night at Craven Cottage, Erling Haaland delivered yet another seismic moment in English football. The Manchester City superstar reached 100 Premier League goals, doing it in just 111 matches—a mind-bending pace that shatters the long-standing mark set by Alan Shearer, who needed 124 games to reach the same milestone.

Shearer remains the league’s all-time top scorer with 260, but Haaland’s trajectory paints a picture few thought possible. The numbers speak for themselves: the Norwegian isn’t just scoring—he’s redefining what it means to dominate a league as competitive as the Premier.

The Goal That Took Its Time… Until It Didn’t

The milestone had been oddly elusive. Haaland failed to score against Newcastle and Leeds, and in London he hit the post just five minutes into the match. But in the 17th minute, everything aligned.

A clever ball from Jérémy Doku found Haaland cutting into the box, and with his trademark composure, the striker sent a left-footed shot past Bernd Leno. Simple. Deadly. And absolutely historic.

The goal not only broke the record—it solidified Haaland’s place atop the scoring charts this season, with 15 goals in 14 matches, followed by Igor Thiago, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Danny Welbeck, and Antoine Semenyo.

A Debut That Announced a Monster

Haaland’s arrival in the Premier League was explosive from day one. On August 7, 2022, he scored twice in his debut against West Ham, signaling that England was about to face a different kind of striker. Under Pep Guardiola, his scoring instinct merged with a system built to maximize dominance—and the results have been devastating.

Breaking Shearer’s record isn’t just another statistic; it’s a symbolic passing of the torch. A sign that a once-untouchable benchmark has fallen. And with Haaland only at the beginning of his Premier League story, the question isn’t whether he’ll chase Shearer’s all-time total… but how far beyond it he might go.