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Erling Haaland Hat-Tricks in Premier League: Record Breaking Goals
Manchester City Erling Haaland Hat-Tricks in the English Premier League Number 2 in less than 6 games. It’s now possible Erling Haaland can surpass the Premier League single-season goals record.
What is the record for the Most Premier League goals in a season? Liverpool’s Mo Salah holds the record for most goals in a 38-game single EPL season when he scored 32 goals for Klopp’s Liverpool in 2017/2018. Both Alan Shearer and Andy Cole managed 34 when it was a 42-game season.
What record did Haaland break in EPL?
Norwegian striker Erling Haaland broke Premier League goalscoring record in 6-0 City thrashing Nottingham Forest with second hat-trick in week. CNN reported that Haaland has now scored a remarkable nine goals in his first five Premier League appearances, breaking the previous record of eight set by Mick Quinn and City’s all-time top goalscorer, Sergio Agüero.
Erling Haaland Hat-Tricks in Premier League: Record Breaking Goals
Haaland celebrated wildly after scoring his hat-trick against Nottingham Forest.
Barring injury, Erling Haaland is going to break the EPL scoring record this season. You can book it now. With the amount of chances City created and this guy’s prolific goal scoring, it looks almost certain. The only questions before was how quickly he could settle in, would he fit the EPL, etc. 9 goals in 5 games is the answer to those questions. Again, assuming he doesn’t get injured and plays at least 34 games or thereabouts….Erling Haaland has proven that he can hit around 40 GOALS and up to 6 or 7 hat-tricks in the premier league this season.
Here are players who Have Scored the Most Goals in a Premier League Season?
- Egyptian King Mohamed Salah: 32 goals (2017/18)
- Man Utd Cristiano Ronaldo 2007-08 (31 goals) …
- Alan Shearer 1995-96 (31 goals) …
- Alan Shearer 1993-94 (31 goals) …
- Spurs Harry Kane 2017-18 (30 goals) ..
One of his biggest attributes is how appreciative of his teammates he is and he always keeps a level head. Doesn’t get too high after a hat trick or too low after not scoring. His maturity is kind of underrated.
Who has the most Premier League hat-tricks in one season?
EPL all-time top scorer Alan Shearer tops the list of the most Premier League hat tricks in one season, he scored a record 5 hat tricks for Blackburn Rovers (during 1995-96 Premier league season)
Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero holds the record for the most Premier League hat-tricks, with 12.
The surprise Haaland has is his attitude and low profile. He doesn’t complain about only 12 touches in 45 minutes and he naturally wants to listen to Pep and play with the boys. That is why he will fit in so easily and none of MC will consider him a threat of any sort but a great striker who will help the team and everyone to win titles.
Aguero probably never played a full season for City due to injury, yet he won the golden boot and consistently scored 20+ goals a season. I think Haaland will be okay as he will be rested. Haaland makes matchdays so exciting, I’m literally in awe – watching Haaland in this city side is poetic , how he uses his intelligence to make space for himself before he attacks the space and wins the header or shot . His LONG LIMBS 😭 his legs 🦵 are massive, his 6 foot 5 , he’s not human, he’s RAPID but he doesn’t run, he gallops 🐎 The Premier League has just got box office.
Mbappe Rival Erling Haaland Scores Hat-Tricks in Premier League: Record Breaking Goals
Lyn Oluoch says If City got Kane or perhaps Lewandowski, they would be scoring for fun too. The way Pep has revolutionized how city play is just out of this world. Alvarez on the other hand is like watching a combination of Tevez and Aguero. I’m really curious to see how they will take on the UCL this season, I don’t think Arsenal has the depth to push them through a whole season and clinch the title and if they drop points to United this coming sunday. It ”’ll basically rule them out as title contenders.
Erling haaland to win Premier League title with multiple hat tricks
City will win it comfortably. Erling Haaland will win the Premier League title with multiple hat tricks. Alvarez is doing amazing too, as a United fan it’s hard to admit it but City are insane. Teams can’t even hold a 2 goal lead on them, they are just amazing, let’s see what they do in the UCL. Apart from Lisandro Martinez, the Butcher of Manchester United, don’t think anybody else can stop Haaland, Arsenal can make top 4 but they won’t win the title, it’s a 38 games season.
‘Haaland wants to WIN TITLES! Records/goals DON’T win titles!’ Pep Guardiola said.
What is completely mind boggling is the fact that Man city bought Haaland and Alvarez for £65M in total.
What did Pep Guardiola say about Haaland hat tricks in EPL?
After Haland’s second hat trick game, Pep Guardiola was asked if Haaland could break Agüero’s club record of 260 goals.
“Sergio is the legend. Nobody can break the position in the hearts of City fans, scoring the most important goal in the modern history of the club,” Guardiola said.
“I try to listen as much as I can to Pep Guardiola and the boys. They’re amazing footballers, without them, I can’t score goals. It’s about finding the chemistry and to listen to Guardiola.
“It’s fantastic. That’s why I came here. We play so good, we find each other, it’s going to be nice”, Haaland reacted.
Guardiola says Haaland is here to win titles and if he breaks records in the process that’s just a bonus, says it’s important to recognise how much other players help him with their own quality, talks about how Julian Alvarez has adapted to the league, what the presence of players like Haaland, or in the past Sergio Aguero, does for a team.
Both Alvarez and Haaland have settled into the side perfectly, how quick the team as a whole seems to have settled into a rhythm – but they need to make sure they are solid, especially at set pieces to maintain control over games; that’s the winning pedigree that Haaland and Alvarez bring.
City is a team that has spent a lot of money on transfers but other big clubs have also spent a lot. Pep is a phenomenal manager but look at the transfers they’ve gotten. They’ve hit big on so many players. Excellent scouting on their part. United and Chelsea have spent a lot of money too but don’t have the team City has right now
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‘Compelling title race a relief for Premier League’
This weekend will be the 10th time that the Premier League title has been decided on the final day of the season.
But rarely before will those in charge of the competition have been so grateful for a captivating conclusion to the campaign.
Liverpool’s challenge ultimately faded, scuppering their fans’ dreams of a triumphant farewell for departing manager Jurgen Klopp and the prospect of an unprecedented three-way battle going the full distance.
But Manchester City or Arsenal will be crowned champions in the final act of what has been a classic duel.
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Sunday may not provide the unforgettable drama of 2012’s last day, which saw massive fans’ participation at MT online sportsbooks, when Sergio Aguero’s stoppage-time winner sealed a first Premier League title for City. But whether it ends with a record fourth consecutive title for the champions or a first in 20 years for Arsenal, league bosses, broadcasters and neutrals will have the special finale they hoped for.
Off the field, however, these have been troubled times for the top flight.
The points deductions handed to Everton and Nottingham Forest this season for breaching financial rules have been hugely contentious, the punishments – and subsequent appeals – leading to uncertainty over the league table, resentment by fans and fears that the relegation battle could be decided by the rulings of commission panels.
While both teams have ultimately stayed up, the controversy surrounding the profit and sustainability regulations (PSR) is not going away.
Newly promoted Leicester City have been charged with breaking spending rules when they were in the top flight (and are now taking legal action against the league), while Chelsea have also been under investigation.
And 16 months after City were charged with more than a hundred rule breaches, a hearing in their case is not thought to be scheduled until the autumn, contributing to the mounting scrutiny of the league’s governance and processes.
While City deny wrongdoing, a sixth league triumph in seven years would only intensify questions over the fairness of how they assembled their squad over several seasons, the time the case has taken, and whether the club’s wealth has distorted the competitiveness of the league, alongside admiration for the team and their coach.
Meanwhile, a split has emerged between clubs over plans to introduce a new spending cap, and the Premier League is facing the threat of more legal action from one of its members over amended rules around associated party transactions.
As if all that was not enough to contend with, the league’s chief executive Richard Masters has also warned of the “unintended consequences” of the forthcoming independent football regulator, amid mounting criticism of the failure by his clubs to agree a new financial settlement with the English Football League (EFL).
The Premier League is also known to be deeply concerned about the increasingly congested calendar, with Masters recently warning of a “tipping point”, after criticism following the scrapping of FA Cup replays. The league has also admitted that the VAR system must improve after a series of controversies.
With the title race going right to the wire, Sunday’s final-day drama will provide a welcome distraction from such matters for Masters and his colleagues – but, one suspects, only a temporary one.
Clock ticking for Commonwealth Games
A few weeks ago in Birmingham, Katie Sadleir, the head of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), told me that any further delay beyond May in announcing a host for the 2026 event would be “very problematic”.
Since then Glasgow has emerged as a possible back-up option if no replacement is found for Victoria in Australia, which pulled out last year, plunging the event into crisis.
But there has still been no official announcement by the CGF.
Insiders claim they remain hopeful a host will be confirmed in the next two weeks, but the clock is ticking.
Super League heading stateside?
The National Rugby League (NRL) season kicked off in the US for the first time in March, with a Premiership double-header staged at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as part of a multi-year deal designed to grow the sport in the US.
So could Super League clubs follow suit?
Talks have taken place over the Club World Challenge being staged in the US, and some Super League bosses are keen on regular season matches being part of the tie-up too.
Wigan and Warrington played each other in Milwaukee 35 years ago, albeit as an exhibition match. And with rugby league currently ‘re-imagining’ itself as part of a 12-year deal with agency IMG intended to boost its appeal, anything seems possible.
Manchester United assessing potential Erik ten Hag replacements 👀 Mark Ogden shares details with SportsFila.
The fact that Southgate is on that list tells how serious you should take it
No manager on earth could do anything with Manchester United until Someone takes responsibility for the club and has a viable plan for the future.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group, the club’s new partial owners, are exploring options to assume the role. According to Team Talk, the Red Devils are considering the 41-year-old as a candidate for the manager position.
After achieving success as a player with Barcelona, Inter, and Paris Saint-Germain, winning numerous titles, the two-time Champions League winner transitioned to coaching at the senior level.
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ESPN loves ManUtd. As much they say that they hate talking about ManUtd they can’t stop talking about ManUtd 😅😅. They have spend 15 mins speaking on rumours – Hypocrites.
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It’s not Ten Hag fault when players like rashford do not put in all the effort after signing a new contract. Also ten hag had to deal with incredible amount of injuries which ESPN deliberately overlooks. So getting another manager isn’t going to solve anything.
It’s so funny how the English media fails to realize that the structure & the players is the problem at united…..but they trying to sack ETH who is an elite manger under a proper management structure 💯
The best manager that seems to be being overlooked shouod be n1 on the list for bayern utd liverpool is someone inzaghi. Hes done great things with Lazio and inter. Loads of experience and has got to european finals and won domestic leagues.
Manchester City 3-1 win over United in Manchester Derby.
It is very different getting an underdog /dark horse to perform vs going to an environment where the spotlight in on you everyday from day 1. The same thing happened at Bayern with a couple of their coaches…
Afcon 2024 victory is well deserved for Ivory Coast they left no stone unturned and they dominated throughout. If there is a one person who deserved to win the AFCON it was Sebastian Haller. In 2022, he was diagnosed with cancer but he recovered and he returned to play football in 2023 only to bottle the Bundesliga title on the final matchday to Bayern but here we are in 2024 where he scored the winner in the AFCON final to win Cote d’Ivoire AFCON title so congratulations🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🏆
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FT: Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast
But Ivory Coast won fair and square. They played better. Congratulations champs.
What Adingra did in the African Cup of Nation was phenomenal. Nigerians will remember him as a nighmare forever. The boy has a great future ahead of him.
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Haller beats cancer, then comes to the AFCON and scores the most important goal in the final, the winning goal what a beautiful story for that man and Ivory coast, congratulations to them👏👏
Congratulations to Ivory Coast from cameroonian👏👏👏you organized and won the most beautiful AFCON in story, unbelievable achievment when we look how things went for you.
One of the best tournaments I’ve seen.
Almost every team demonstrated that they were not afraid of their opponent and played above expectations.
Congratulations to Côte d’Ivoire who never gave up and believed and implemented their progress towards goal as much as possible until the last second in this tournament. Kudos to Nigeria for high yield and quality.
Thank you for making the spectators so emotional and congratulations and best wishes to the Ivory Coast and the Ivorian people.
FT: Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast
Afcon 2023 is over. What a remarkable end to a tournament dripping in drama.
Thanks for your company.
The night has only just started in Abidjan.
Congratulations to Ivory Coast for winning the Africa Cup🏆! The team showed strength and desire to win and to not give up until the end. And the fans were absolutely amazing
P.s Haller deserved it the most, since he suffered a lot.
The story of Côte d’Ivoire’s victory in the African Nations is one of the most beautiful stories in the history of football. We sympathized with this team’s version a lot and we will tell it to our children in the future 🧡
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