7 goals in 3 games! Haaland is on his way to breaking the Premier League scoring record【hongyan】
2024-09-11
In recent days, an interview with Austria coach Rangnick once again detonated the topic of Haaland and Mbappe who is the "first striker in the world". Rangnick: "A few months ago I said that Haaland and Mbappe are the two strongest strikers in football today and now I think Haaland is the strongest. I say this because Mbappe's recent form has not been good. Haaland looks like he has no flaws, he's big, he's got speed, he's quick and he's got amazing leaping power."
Haaland is regarded as one of the best goalscorers in world football today. Playing under Pep Guardiola, he has become City's main goalscorer, even World Cup-winning member Alvarez can not compete with him. The 24-year-old made 98 appearances and scored 90 goals in his first two seasons with City, breaking a raft of records and winning the Premier League Golden Boot twice.
City's campaign begins with a trip to Chelsea before returning home to promoted clubs Ipswich Town and West Ham United. In that time Haaland has been outstanding in front of goal, scoring seven goals in just three games, including hat-tricks in the 4-1 and 3-1 wins over Ipswich Town and West Ham United respectively, and was unsurprisingly named Premier League player of the Month for August.
At the current pace, how many goals is Haaland expected to score?
Haaland is currently averaging 2.3 goals per game, which, if extrapolated to that figure, would take him to a staggering 89 goals for the entire 2024-25 Premier League season. For Haaland, it's not realistic to maintain such a stunning goals-against rate. But no one in the Premier League would dare ignore Haaland's prowess.
Can Haaland break the Premier League scoring record again?
In the new season, Haaland is trying to break his own record for goals scored in a single season in the Premier League. In his debut season with Manchester City in 2022-23, Haaland scored 36 goals in 35 Premier League appearances, surpassing Andy Cole and Alan Shearer (34 goals) to set a new Premier League record for goals scored in a single season.
Haaland was hampered by injuries last season and started just 29 Premier League games, but also scored 27 goals. So far, Haaland has scored 70 goals in 69 Premier League appearances, averaging more than one goal per game. This season, Haaland has stayed fit and he has a good chance of breaking the Premier League single-season scoring record again.
After the international break, City will face Brentford in the Premier League in the current round. Haaland scored the only goal in City's narrow 1-0 home win last season. Eight days later, Haaland and his team-mates travelled to the Emirates Stadium to face title rivals Arsenal. Haaland scored two goals and had two assists in four Premier League appearances against Arsenal, but he failed to contribute a single goal in home and away games last season as City lost 1-0 in North London and drew 0-0 at home. Haaland hopes to continue his goalscoring streak in the Premier League, so we'll see.