Alexander Isak creates Premier League history and beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Kane stats
During Newcastle’s stunning 11-minute destruction of Nottingham Forest, Alexander Isak claimed an impressive bit of Premier League history. The striker scored two of the Magpies four goals between the 23rd and 34th minutes of the match at St. James’ Park – and set a new record for his country on the way. Isak’s first of two was history-makingAFP Isak now has 50 Premier League goals The two efforts made it 50 in 76 English top flight games for Isak, who is now the league’s all-time top scoring Swede. Entering the match level with Arsenal great Freddie Ljungberg, he went ahead with a penalty smashed down the middle of the goal, and then another dink, leaving Forest’s Matz Sels fuming. Reaching half a century, the 25-year-old became the seventh-fastest player to do so, with his 76 games fewer than big names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero. The Stockholm native is now on 19 league goals this season, with only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah boasting more on 24. His goals came among an astonishing flurry from Newcastle who looked like they may be in trouble after going 1-0 down early. Callum Hudson-Odoi opened the scoring in the eighth minute as an out-of-position and returning Nick Pope may have caused some concern among his defenders. Yet Lewis Miley hit back in the 23rd minute before Jacob Murphy’s go-ahead goal and Isak’s double. Fastest to 50 Premier League goals RankPlayerMatches1Erling Haaland482Andy Cole653Alan Shearer664Ruud van Nistelrooy68=5Mohamed Salah72=5Fernando Torres727Alexander Isak76 More to follow.
During Newcastle’s stunning 11-minute destruction of Nottingham Forest, Alexander Isak claimed an impressive bit of Premier League history.
The striker scored two of the Magpies four goals between the 23rd and 34th minutes of the match at St. James’ Park – and set a new record for his country on the way.
The two efforts made it 50 in 76 English top flight games for Isak, who is now the league’s all-time top scoring Swede.
Entering the match level with Arsenal great Freddie Ljungberg, he went ahead with a penalty smashed down the middle of the goal, and then another dink, leaving Forest’s Matz Sels fuming.
Reaching half a century, the 25-year-old became the seventh-fastest player to do so, with his 76 games fewer than big names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero.
The Stockholm native is now on 19 league goals this season, with only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah boasting more on 24.
His goals came among an astonishing flurry from Newcastle who looked like they may be in trouble after going 1-0 down early.
Callum Hudson-Odoi opened the scoring in the eighth minute as an out-of-position and returning Nick Pope may have caused some concern among his defenders.
Yet Lewis Miley hit back in the 23rd minute before Jacob Murphy’s go-ahead goal and Isak’s double.
Fastest to 50 Premier League goals
| Rank | Player | Matches |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | 48 |
| 2 | Andy Cole | 65 |
| 3 | Alan Shearer | 66 |
| 4 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 68 |
| =5 | Mohamed Salah | 72 |
| =5 | Fernando Torres | 72 |
| 7 | Alexander Isak | 76 |
More to follow.
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