Haaland scores against 25 different Premier League opponents to set another Manchester City record

Erling Haaland added a new chapter to his growing legend in English football on Sunday. The Norwegian striker found the net in Manchester City's hard-fought 5-3 win over Sunderland and reached a figure no other Premier League-era forward can match: he has now scored against every single one of the 25 opponents he has faced since arriving in Manchester just over four years ago.

• Haaland completed the scoring against Sunderland with a close-range finish from a Gvardiol cutback in the 84th minute.
• The Norwegian has now scored against all 25 teams he has played in the Premier League.
• West Ham, Wolves and Crystal Palace are his favorite opponents, conceding 11, 10 and 10 goals respectively.
• His next first-time opponent in the competition will be newly promoted Hull City.

A fifth goal against Sunderland and a complete list of Premier League victims

The goal that sealed the result against Sunderland came six minutes from time. Gvardiol drove to the byline and cut the ball back for Haaland, who was completely unmarked in the heart of the penalty area and tapped into an empty net to make it 5-3. It was Manchester City's fifth goal in a game that proved far trickier than expected.

With that strike, the 26-year-old extends a remarkable statistic: all 25 teams he has faced in the Premier League have conceded at least one goal to him. There are no exceptions. From title contenders to newly promoted sides, every opponent knows what it feels like to pick the ball out of their own net after a Haaland finish.

West Ham remains Haaland's favorite Premier League opponent

West Ham United tops the list of teams punished most by the City striker. The London club, relegated to the Championship at the end of last season, has conceded 11 goals to the Norwegian in the top flight. The figure highlights the particular discomfort the Hammers have always caused him.

Close behind are two other clubs that also no longer play in the Premier League: Wolves, who dropped to the second tier last season, and Crystal Palace. Both have shipped 10 goals to Haaland since the 2022-23 campaign. The pattern is clear: mid-table and lower-half teams tend to suffer his scoring instincts the most.

The fastest player to 100 Premier League goals

This latest milestone adds to an already extensive list of early-career records. Haaland needed fewer matches than anyone in Premier League history to reach 100 goals. He achieved the mark at a devastating pace, well ahead of legends such as Alan Shearer, Harry Kane and Sergio Agüero.

His scoring average since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund has redefined standards in English football. He does not just deliver in big matches; he maintains relentless consistency against every type of opponent. The record of scoring against 25 different clubs confirms it.

Hull City awaits as the next challenge on Haaland's list

With the full circle now completed against every club he has faced, the fixture list offers him a brand-new test. Hull City, who last played Premier League football in 2017, are the only side in the current season that Haaland has not yet met in England's top division.

The Tigers have made a surprising start to the campaign and sit eighth in the table. Their recent journey includes a spell in League One, the third tier of English football, as recently as 2020-21. Now their return to the elite will put them directly in the path of a striker who has already punished every other opponent he has encountered.

What Manchester City take away from the Sunderland win

The 5-3 victory over Sunderland was far from a stroll. Enzo Maresca's side had to dig deep to overcome a newly promoted opponent that pushed harder than anticipated. Still, the three points keep the Sky Blues firmly in the race for European places and within reach of the leading pack.

Haaland's form remains the team's engine. Every game without a goal makes headlines, and every game with one seems to extend a list of records that keeps growing. At 26, he still has plenty of room to keep piling up milestones.