Haaland makes history after scoring 50th Premier League goal

Erling Haaland has broken yet another Premier League record, becoming the quickest player in the competition's history to score 50 goals.

The Manchester City forward scored the opener in Saturday's match versus Liverpool, his first against the Reds. It came in his 48th appearance, the fewest matches needed to reach a half-century.

It was only a matter of time for Haaland to reach that milestone figure as he eclipsed the record held by Andrew Cole, who took 65 matches to reach 50 goals.

Fastest to 50 PL goals Player Appearances Erling Haaland 48 Andrew Cole 65 Alan Shearer 66 Ruud van Nistelrooy 68 Fernando Torres 72 Mohamed Salah 72 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 79 Sergio Aguero 81 Thierry Henry 83 Kevin Phillips 83

Heading into the match against Liverpool, Haaland averaged a goal every 77.55 minutes in the Premier League, putting him well clear at the top among all the players who have scored at least 40 times in the competition.

Best mins/goal PL history* Player Goals Minutes Mins/goal Erling Haaland 49 3,800 77.55 Sergio Aguero 184 19,857 107.92 Thierry Henry 175 21,313 121.79 Harry Kane 213 26,939 126.47 Ruud van Nistelrooy 95 12,179 128.20 Mohamed Salah 149 19,771 132.69

*Minimum 40 goals; pre-Matchweek 13

How Haaland raced to 50 goals

Haaland's record-breaking debut season in English football ended with 36 goals in 35 matches, the most goals ever in a single Premier League campaign, and he again tops the scoring chart this season, netting 14 times in 13 outings.

Of the 50 goals he has scored in the Premier League, 48 have come from inside the box, and 33 have come from his trusty left foot.

How Haaland scores his goals Type Goals Left-footed 33 Right-footed 6 Headed 10 Penalties 10 Outside the box 2 Inside the box 48

With Haaland breaking record after record, he will now have his sights on reaching 100 Premier League goals.

And at the rate he is going, the Norwegian would achieve it in his 96th match. That would be 28 matches fewer than what it took Alan Shearer, the current record holder, to reach a century.

Quickest to 100 PL goals Player Appearance No. Alan Shearer 124 Harry Kane 141 Sergio Aguero 147 Thierry Henry 160 Mohamed Salah 162