Only 34 players in Premier League history have reached 100 goals, and the pace at which they arrived has varied dramatically. Alan Shearer\u2019s benchmark still stands. He set the record by scoring his 100th Premier League goal in his 124th appearance back in December 1995.<\/p>\n
That benchmark looks vulnerable. Erling Haaland, the Manchester City talisman, has won two Premier League golden boots in his three full seasons in England and is one goal away from reaching the century mark. With just 109 Premier League games to his name, and having failed to topple Shearer\u2019s record in the most fitting of fixtures against Newcastle United, it seems only a matter of time before the Norwegian joins the 100-goal club.<\/p>\n
Below are the ten quickest players to reach 100 Premier League goals, listed with the number of appearances and the clubs they represented in the competition.<\/p>\n
1. Alan Shearer \u2014 124 appearances \u2014 Blackburn, Newcastle United
\n2. Harry Kane \u2014 141 appearances \u2014 Tottenham Hotspur
\n3. Sergio Ag\u00fcero \u2014 147 appearances \u2014 Manchester City
\n4. Thierry Henry \u2014 160 appearances \u2014 Arsenal
\n5. Mohamed Salah \u2014 162 appearances \u2014 Liverpool
\n6. Ian Wright \u2014 173 appearances \u2014 Arsenal
\n7. Robbie Fowler \u2014 175 appearances \u2014 Liverpool
\n8. Les Ferdinand \u2014 178 appearances \u2014 Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United
\nT-9. Michael Owen \u2014 185 appearances \u2014 Liverpool
\nT-9. Andrew Cole \u2014 185 appearances \u2014 Manchester United, Newcastle United<\/p>\n
Harry Kane reached his 100th Premier League strike in his 141st game for Tottenham Hotspur. Before Haaland emerged at City, Sergio Ag\u00fcero commanded Manchester City\u2019s attack and reached the century in 147 appearances, the fourth-fastest on this list. Many consider Thierry Henry the greatest Premier League player of all time; he required 160 games to reach 100. Mohamed Salah joined the club in 162 matches. Ian Wright and Robbie Fowler, two of the most prolific forwards of the 1990s, reached the mark in 173 and 175 games respectively. Les Ferdinand is the only other player to reach 100 inside 180 appearances, doing so in 178 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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