Erling Haaland Equals Mo Salah's Record For Most Goals Scored In A 38-Game EPL Season

Erling Haaland has equaled the Premier League record for most goals scored during a 38-game season.

The Manchester City striker scored twice in the opening 25 minutes of Saturday's 3-1 home win over Leicester.

Haaland's first goal was a penalty kick. His second came courtesy of a cool dinked finish after being set up by Kevin De Bruyne.

The 22-year-old has now netted 32 times in just 28 EPL matches.

Mo Salah is the only other player to have scored 32 goals in a single Premier League season since the competition downsized from 22 teams to 20 in 1995.

Salah's 32 goals came in 36 appearances for Liverpool in the 2017/18 season.

The overall EPL record for most goals in a single season is currently shared by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.

Cole set the record in 1993/94 by scoring 34 goals in 40 EPL games for Newcastle. Shearer equaled it a year later with 34 goals in 42 matches for Blackburn.

Haaland is on course to make light work of that record, despite playing in fewer games.

No player has scored more goals than Erling Haaland in a single 38-game Premier League season 

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