Haaland reaches 100 goal involvements in record time

The records whitethorn person slowed down arsenic his goalscoring enters much quality levels, but Erling Haaland reached different landmark successful Manchester City's 2-2 gully with Brighton connected Saturday.

His punishment meant helium reached 100 Premier League extremity contributions (goals and assists combined) successful conscionable his 84th game.

The erstwhile record-holder was Alan Shearer, who took 100 matches to scope that level.

Haaland, who joined City from Borussia Dortmund for £51.2m successful June 2022, and Shearer, are the lone players who reached the fig successful their 3rd play successful the Premier League.

Shearer had played a fewer seasons successful the aged First Division that bash not number towards this record.

Sergio Aguero, Thierry Henry, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Les Ferdinand and Matt le Tissier each managed it successful their 4th seasons.

Eric Cantona, Mohamed Salah (including 2 with Chelsea) and Andy Cole took into their 5th run - with Harry Kane successful his sixth - including the archetypal play helium lone played erstwhile in.

Haaland's archetypal 100 Premier League extremity involvements person included 84 goals and 16 assists.

Only ex-Tottenham striker Kane had less assists earlier reaching the landmark, with 13.

Cantona, for Leeds and Manchester United, was connected the different extremity of the standard with 42, followed by Southampton fable Le Tissier's 38.

Haaland won the Premier League Golden Boot successful his archetypal 2 seasons astatine Manchester City pursuing his determination from Borussia Dortmund.

But this season's 20 successful 27 games has him 7 goals down Liverpool's Salah - who besides has 17 assists to Haaland's three.

That is aft helium scored 10 goals successful the opening 5 games, the champion commencement to an English top-flight play since Aston Villa's Pongo Waring successful 1930.

The Norway striker has a extremity oregon assistance each 103 minutes this play successful the Premier League, but helium was managing it each 63 minutes successful his archetypal play and each 80 past campaign.

Haaland's champion occurrence complaint successful the Premier League comes against metropolis rivals Manchester United - with six goals and 3 assists successful 5 games.

In six games against West Ham helium has netted 9 times, with nary assists.

He besides has a grounds of much than 1 extremity oregon assistance per crippled against Wolves (eight successful five), Crystal Palace (six successful four) and Fulham and Brighton (six successful 5 each).

The adjacent landmark for Haaland to scope is 100 Premier League goals.

Shearer holds the grounds with his 100th extremity - each for Blackburn - coming successful his 124th appearance.

Haaland has 30 games near to find 16 much goals.