After breaking a 333-minute goal drought, Haaland returned to invincibility. Haaland scored a hat-trick in just 53 minutes against Wolves, and after scoring 25 goals in 19 games, Haaland has surpassed the number of goals scored in the Premier League Golden Boot in the previous four seasons.
After a brief goal drought, Haaland broke the 333-minute goal drought against Tottenham. Against Wolves, Haaland scored a hat-trick in three different ways.
Kevin De Bruyne's 40th-minute cross allowed Haaland to use his height advantage to head over the goal. In the second half, Wolves pressed the attack, which gave City more attacking space. Gundogan tripped over Neves in the box in the 48th minute, the referee awarded a penalty, and Haaland jumped in.
In the 53rd minute, the Wolves goalkeeper made a low-level mistake and passed the ball directly to Mahrez, who selflessly crossed and Haaland easily pushed the ball into the empty net.
In just 53 minutes, Haaland scored a hat-trick, the fourth time Haaland has done so in the Premier League this season, second only to Shearer, who has made five caps in 1995-96 in Premier League history.
At the same time, Haaland has put on four caps in just 19 Premier League games, breaking the record held by Van Nistelrooy with 65 games, becoming the fastest player in Premier League history to wear a cap four times. In his career, Haaland has worn the hat 16 times.
In just 19 Premier League games, Haaland scored 25 goals. Breaking the number of goals scored in the Premier League Golden Boot in the previous four seasons, Salah and Son Heung-min in 2021-22, Kane in 2020-21 and Jamie Vardy in 2019-20 with 23 goals, while Aubameyang, Mane and Salah scored 22 goals in 2017-18.
With 18 goals in 11 Premier League home games, Haaland also broke the record set by Sergio Aguero in 2011-12 to become the most home goals scored by Manchester City in a single Premier League season in history.
In an exaggeration, Haaland has scored more Premier League goals this season than nine Premier League teams, including Chelsea, who have scored 22 goals, more than double the number of Wolves who have scored 12 goals. After sealing the win early, Guardiola replaced Haaland in the 60th minute, leaving him to receive applause from the fans alone.
If there are no surprises, Haaland will surely break the record for goals scored in a single season in the Premier League. The record is currently held by Alan Shearer and Andy Cole with 34 goals. With just nine goals left in 18 league games, Haaland has almost pocketed that record.