Manchester City's Erling Haaland broke the Premier League's single-season goal record with his 35th of the season on Wednesday.
The 22-year-old striker broke the record with a goal in the 70th minute against West Ham to extend Manchester City's lead to 3-0, which stood as the final score. He corralled a pass from Jack Grealish as he ran past the West Ham defense then lobbed the ball past goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski into the back of the net.
The Etihad Stadium home crowd gave Haaland a rousing ovation as he celebrated his accomplishment. With the win, Manchester City improved to 25-4-4 to move a point ahead of Arsenal for first place in the standings. They extended their Premier League win streak to nine games. The previous record of 34 goals stood for 28 years. Newcastle United's Andrew Cole initially set it during the 1993-94 season,
. Alan Shearer of the Blackburn Rovers matched the tally the very next season while leading his team to the Premier League championship.Couldn’t have wanted it to go to a nicer guy. It’s only taken 28 years!!!! He’s the best 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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