Haaland Makes Premier League History After Goal vs West Ham

• Erling Haland has become the first player to score 35 goals in a single Premier League season
• The youngster achieved the feat on Wednesday night after he found the back of the net vs West Ham
• The record was previously held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, who once scored 34 goals each

Manchester City ace Erling Haaland has set a unique Premier League record following his goal against West Ham United.

Haaland was among the goal scorers as City demolished the Hammers 3-0 on Wednesday night, May 3, to return to the summit of the standings.

According to Sportbible, the Norwegian hotshot has enjoyed an incredible debut season in the English top flight since his arrival in the summer of 2022.

The forward has been firing from all cylinders across competitions to become one of Pep Guardiola's most important squad members.

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Haaland sets new EPL record

On Wednesday night, Haaland inked his name in the Premier League's history books after finding the back of the net against West Ham United.

Goal reports that the goal was the youngster's 35 in the EPL, making him the first player ever to reach the milestone in the division.

The record was previously held by Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer and Andy Cole - both who managed 34 goals in a single Premier League season.

Manchester City stun West Ham

Meanwhile, Man City had to wait until the second half to see off West Ham when they faced off at the Etihad Stadium.

Nathan Ake broke the deadlock for City in the 50th minute before Haaland doubled the advantage 20 minutes later.

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Phil Foden put the game beyond West Ham's reach with five minutes left on the clock as the hosts marched to a 3-0 comfortable win.

Haaland breaks Salah's record

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Erling Haaland continues to shatter goal-scoring records in his first Premier League season, and there seems to be no end to how many milestones he will surpass.

Manchester City paid £51 million to Borussia Dortmund to sign the goal machine, and he has vastly improved the Citizens' frontline, getting on the end of chances crafted by the plethora of creators in the team.

In City's 4-1 demolition of title rivals, Arsenal, the Norwegian showed a different side to his game by holding linking-up play to set up Kevin De Bruyne twice for the first and third goals.