The Premier League had to wait 28 years for a player to surpass the all-time single-season scoring record, held jointly by Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole, but Erling Haaland got the job done on his debut season and received a memorable guard of honour. Although he had fewer games to contend with than the 42 matches-a-season his predecessors got, Haaland delivered his record-breaking 35th goal of the season against West Ham United yesterday in just his 33rd match. Having broken the record, the Norwegian phenomenon has five games to raise the bar even further.

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Manchester City’s Erling Haaland was filled with pride, elation and jubilation after his goal in their 3-0 victory over West Ham saw him claim the record for the most goals in a single Premier League season.

The Norwegian chipped in his 35th goal of the league season to surpass the previous record in the competition, held by Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole. Haaland, who now has 51 goals across all competitions and received a guard of honour from his teammates and coaching staff, was overjoyed after his landmark goal.

“Special night. Special moment. I’m really happy and proud. What more is there to say?” he said. “It was a nice feeling [guard of honour]. As it is with every single goal I score. ”

The goal-hungry striker now needs another three strikes to equal the Club record set by Johnson some 94 years ago. Johnson scored his 38th goal of the 1928-29 First Division (then top flight) campaign in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield, establishing a City record that has stood for almost a century.

Johnson played for City from 1919 until 1930, amassing 158 league goals during those 11 years, which is equal to Eric Brook and bettered only by Sergio Aguero (184).

After 3-0 win against West ham, City have now scored 1000 goals under Pep Guardiola in just 404 matches.