Haaland hits No. 50, equals record for most goals in single EPL season

Erling Haaland notched his 50th goal of the season in all competitions for Manchester City with an early penalty during Sunday's 2-1 win at Fulham.

He's the first player from England's top tier to bag a half-century across all competitive club games since Aston Villa's Tom Waring completed a 50-goal season in 1931. West Ham United's Vic Watson smashed 50 in the prior campaign, but the all-time record belongs to Dixie Dean, who scored a remarkable 63 times for Everton during the 1927-28 season.

Haaland's spot-kick also meant he matched the record for most goals in a single Premier League season, moving level with Andy Cole and Alan Shearer's count of 34.

Cole and Shearer reached 34 when the English top-flight campaign was a 42-match slog. The Premier League was reduced from 22 clubs to 20 in 1995, a change which resulted in four fewer matches per team.

Haaland broke the record for goals in a 38-game Premier League season during Wednesday's 4-1 rout of title rivals Arsenal, surpassing the previous mark of 32 set by Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in 2017-18.

The 22-year-old Norwegian has six more matches to add to his 2022-23 Premier League tally.