Erling Haaland put concerns over form and fitness behind him as he racked up a four-goal haul in Manchester City’s 5-1 win over Wolves on May 4 .
The Norway superstar now looks almost certain to make it back-to-back Premier League Golden Boots after moving on to 25 goals for the season, four ahead of Chelsea’s Cole Palmer and five better off than Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak with three games remaining .
Haaland’s haul of 36 goals in 2022/23 broke the Premier League’s single-season record. He was also the fastest player to 50 goals in the competition’s history, taking just 48 games.
His exploits against Wolves brought up a sixth hat-trick within two seasons in England’s top flight, already halfway towards the record of 12 set by City predecessor Sergio Aguero and just one fewer than Wayne Rooney.
It begs the question, is any record safe with Haaland around? The Sporting News looks at the all-time standings for the most goals in the Premier League and just how many more Haaland would need to break it.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 4, 2024
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Premier League top all-time goal scorers list
The record for the most Premier League goals belongs to Alan Shearer, who scored 260 in the competition for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
The former England striker actually scored 283 top-flight goals in total: he scored 23 times for Southampton in the old First Division, before the Premier League began in 1992.
The list below is updated as of Saturday, May 11, 2024 (active Premier League players in bold).
| Player | Goals | Years |
| 1. Alan Shearer | 260 | 1992-2006 |
| 2. Harry Kane | 213 | 2012-present |
| 3. Wayne Rooney | 208 | 2002-2018 |
| 4. Andy Cole | 187 | 1993-2006 |
| 5. Sergio Aguero | 184 | 2011-2021 |
| 6. Frank Lampard | 177 | 1996-2015 |
| 7. Thierry Henry | 175 | 1999-2012 |
| 8. Robbie Fowler | 163 | 1993-2008 |
| 9. Jermain Defoe | 162 | 2001-2018 |
| 10. Mohamed Salah | 157 | 2014-present |
| 11. Michael Owen | 150 | 1997-2013 |
| 12. Les Ferdinand | 149 | 1992-2004 |
| 13. Teddy Sheringham | 146 | 1992-2006 |
| 14. Robin Van Persie | 144 | 2004-2015 |
| 15. Jamie Vardy | 136 | 2014-present |
| 16. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 127 | 1997-2007 |
| 17. Robbie Keane | 126 | 1999-2012 |
| 18. Nicolas Anelka | 125 | 1997-2014 |
| 19. Dwight Yorke | 123 | 1992-2009 |
| 20. Romelu Lukaku | 121 | 2011-2022 |
Will Erling Haaland break Premier League scoring record?
Haaland is on 61 goals in the Premier League overall, putting him 87th on the all-time list. That’s one behind former City favourite Yaya Toure, David Beckham, Stan Collymore and Robert Pires in joint 83rd.
The only current team-mate of Haaland’s ahead of him is Kevin De Bruyne on 68 and he is City’s fourth-highest Premier League goalscorer of all time behind Aguero (184) and Raheem Sterling (91).
In terms of the top man in league history, Haaland has a considerable amount of ground to make up on Shearer. Between two blistering spells at Blackburn and Newcastle, Shearer’s ability to finish almost any type of chance is something most could never even dream of being matched.
Haaland is contracted to City until June 2027. If he keeps scoring at his current rate and averages over 30 goals per season for the entirety of this period he would crash the top 20 but remain well short of Shearer’s total of 260.
However, Pep Guardiola’s attacking talisman is only 23. If he decides to commit the bulk of his career to City and stays in Manchester for a decade, following in the footsteps of the likes of Aguero, De Bruyne and David Silva, then Shearer’s record could be under threat.
That is the challenge for any player wanting to unseat the former England captain. Even if you score at an incredible rate, it requires a feat of remarkable longevity. Harry Kane is second on the all-time list and might have got close before Bayern Munich came calling.
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Premier League 2023/24 TV channels, live streams
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| Canada | — |
Fubo Canada |
| Hong Kong | — | Now TV |
| India | Star Sports | Disney+, Hotstar, JioTV |
| Malaysia | Astro SuperSport | Astro Go |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport | Sky Sport Now, Sky Go |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub TV+ |
| UK | Sky Sports, TNT Sports | NOW TV, Sky Go, Amazon Prime, Discovery+ |
| USA | USA Network, Telemundo, Universo |
Fubo, Peacock |
UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and TNT Sports streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime. TNT Sports’ streaming service is via Discovery+.
USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on Fubo. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.
Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streamed exclusively via Fubo in Canada.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.
India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).
