Another Day, Another Premier League Record For Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland set another Premier League record by scoring Manchester City's opening goal against Everton on New Year's Eve.
Another Day, Another Premier League Record For Erling Haaland
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Erling Haaland set another Premier League record by scoring Manchester City's opening goal against Everton on New Year's Eve.

It was Haaland's 21st Premier League goal for City, coming in only his 15th appearance in the competition.

By firing past Jordan Pickford in the 24th minute, Haaland became the first ever player to score at least 21 goals before the turn of the year in a single Premier League season. 

Haaland's achievement was extra impressive because this period in the 2022/23 season had included fewer games than usual, due to a six-week break for the World Cup.

Erling Haaland pictured celebrating after scoring his 21st goal of the 2022/23 Premier League season for Manchester City (during a home game against Everton on December 31, 2022)
Erling Haaland pictured celebrating after scoring his 21st goal of the 2022/23 Premier League season :: IMAGO/News Images/Conor Molloy

Just three days earlier, Haaland had become the fastest player to score 20 goals in the Premier League, doing so in his first 14 appearances.

Haaland's 21st goal of the EPL season was not enough to earn City three points against Everton.

The Toffees left the Etihad Stadium with a 1-1 draw after Demarai Gray equalized with a brilliant solo strike on 64 minutes.


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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.