City continue to lead Premier League with Erling Haaland’s record scoring embitters Germán Cano

From his debut to the pure celebration with the shirt of Manchester CityThe big question was when Erling Haaland I was going to beat the record number of goals in a Premier League season. That day has come this Wednesday, when with a goal from the Norwegian striker, his number 35 in the league, Pep Guardiola’s team beat the West Ham United (3-0) to defend the top of the standings that had been temporarily taken away from him Arsenal with his victory over Chelsea on Tuesday.

No one in the history of the Premier League had achieved so many goals in the same league. Behind Haaland now are Andy Cole and Alan Shearer, who made 34 in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons respectively. Of course, while it cost both of us 42 matchesonly “Android”. it took 31. It also allowed him to overtake German Cano, who became the world’s top scorer in 2023 with his hat-trick on Tuesday against River.

In his first season in the Premier League, Haaland broke all goalscoring records and still has five games forward to zoom in on a historical figure.

To his 35 goals in the Premier League we must add the 12 he has in the Champions League, in which he could still play three more games, three in the FA Cup, in which he will play the final against Manchester United, and one in the League Cup.

On the horizon, Haaland still has several records to compete this season, such as Cristiano Ronaldo’s 17 goals in the same “Champions” or the five “hat-tricks” scored by Alan Shearer in the Premier League in 1995.

The Norwegian has scored four hat-tricks to date: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.

The city’s path to the title

Those of Pep Guardiola, who continue without the injured kevin debruynethey have dropped one more daisy leaf they have left to win this Premier League, after last week’s win against Arsenal which allowed them to overtake them in the table.

Five games separate him from the title after defeating a West Ham who were holding the title 50 minutesuntil a free kick kicked by Riyad Mahrez was carried on goal by the Dutch ake and until when Haaland He condemned goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski’s save with a “mince”.

This match was similar to the one that Vincent Kompany unblocked with his right foot in 2018, because the ‘Hammers’ resisted very well and occasionally got into Stefan Ortega’s box from Jarred Bowen, but the doubts about a possible puncture were dispelled by Aké , returned to the eleven after several games through injury.

After two shots on the post in the first half, from Jack Grealish and Rodrigo Hernández, the Dutchman only headed a free-kick from Mahrez. A reassuring goal for City, who from there could relax with the ball and wait for the spaces that David Moyes’ team would forcefully leave. They play they don’t go down.

The icing on the cake was put by Foden, who in the last quarter of an hour replaced the Argentine Julián Álvarez, who had just scored a great goal and restarted.

With this win, City have just five games left to win, which could be fewer if Arsenal leave more points on the road. The ‘Sky Blues’ lead the table with 79 points, one more than the Gunners, and also have one game less. The next hurdle on City’s road to their fifth Premier League title in six years will be Sam Allardyce’s Leeds United next Saturday.

West Ham are 15th, with 34 points, four clear of relegation and with four games to go. Followed by Sunday at home against Manchester United.