Erling Haaland became the first player in five years to score 30 goals in a Premier League season with two as Manchester City beat Southampton 4-1.
Here, the PA news agency looks at his record and those who went before. Haaland is only the 10th player to score 30 goals in a Premier League season, with the league’s record scorer Alan Shearer achieving the feat three times. Andy Cole, 1993-94 Cole won the Golden Boot with 34 goals for Newcastle, edging out another 30-goal man… Alan Shearer, 1993-94, 1994-95 and 1995-96 Shearer finished three behind Cole on 31 before emulating his 34 goals, still a record for a Premier League season, the following term and adding another 31 in 1995-96. Kevin Phillips, 1999-2000 The Sunderland striker, with exactly 30, became the first Englishman to win the European Golden Shoe. Thierry Henry, 2003-04 Arsenal’s record scorer peaked with 30 goals in the centre of a run of five straight seasons scoring at least 24 in the league. Cristiano Ronaldo, 2007-08 The season the Manchester United star blossomed from promising 22-year-old winger into all-conquering football supernova with 31 league goals. Robin van Persie, 2011-12 The Dutchman’s final season at Arsenal saw him sign off in style before joining United. Luis Suarez, 2013-14 The controversial Uruguayan increased his goal tally every year on Merseyside, eventually becoming Liverpool’s first 30-goal Premier League striker.
He would not be the last. Mohamed Salah, 2017-18 Salah put his short-lived spell at Chelsea firmly behind him, setting a record for a 38-game Premier League season with 32 goals in his first year at Anfield. Harry Kane, 2017-18 Kane was edged out by Salah for the Golden Boot, two behind in the first season