Manchester City striker Erling Haaland breaks Premier League goal record for single season against West Ham

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland broke the scoring record for a single Premier League season by netting his 35th of the campaign against West Ham at the Etihad. Haaland chipped over goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski from Jack Grealish's pass to move one ahead of previous record holders Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.

Ad Cole and Shearer bagged their record hauls in 1993/94 and 1994/95 respectively, which were both 42-match seasons. Premier LeagueHaaland reaches Man City half-century of goals with Fulham penalty30/04/2023 AT 14:00 Since 1995/96 a Premier League season has been played across 38 matches, and Haaland still potentially has five more games to streak further clear.

In all competitions for City this season, Haaland now has 51 goals in 45 appearances. He may have his sights on the all-time English football record set by Dixie Dean, who scored 63 goals in 41 games for Everton in 1927/28.

City were playing West Ham at home on Wednesday night in the Premier League as they looked to return to the top of the table ahead of Arsenal. Messi to leave PSG at end of season following suspension — reports Allardyce says he's 'as good' as Guardiola, Klopp and Arteta Real Madrid close to agreeing deal for Bellingham — reports Haaland's goal made it 2-0 to City as they looked set to move above the Gunners, who beat Chelsea 3-1 on Tuesday.

City next host Leeds on Saturday and then face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Premier LeagueHaaland and Alvarez on target as City beat Fulham and move above Arsenal30/04/2023 AT 12:07 Premier LeagueKeown questions Arsenal defending as Haaland could 'strut around'27/04/2023 AT 07:57