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    "parsed_content": "When you are on course to be the Premier League\u2019s greatest-ever goalscorer you don\u2019t need any extra motivation.But when U.K. broadcaster Sky Sports made the point that Sunderland was the only team Manchester City\u2019s Erling Haaland had faced in the Premier League and not scored against, they were tempting fate.When City manager Enzo Maresca was asked about the statistic in a pre-game interview, he smiled and claimed he was unaware of it. However, it seems like exactly the kind of stat the meticulous head coach would be aware of and would use to motivate his star striker.Unsurprisingly, Haaland went on to score in City\u2019s 5-3 victory over the Black Cats. It means 25 different clubs have attempted to stop him, and all of them have failed at least once.Here, The Athletic dives into the numbers behind the Norwegian\u2019s impressive feat.Erling Haaland\u2019s Premier League goals by opponentIn total, Haaland has 117 goals in 137 Premier League appearances. Here\u2019s how his remarkable haul is spread across opponents:\n \nShareAs the graph shows, Haaland has scored most often in the Premier League against West Ham United, netting 11 times against the now-Championship club.Of teams currently in the top tier, Crystal Palace have suffered the most at the hands of the Norwegian striker, conceding 10 goals in six meetings. This includes a double in Manchester City\u2019s 4-1 win at Selhurst Park earlier this season and a hat-trick in 2022-2023, his first in the Premier League.Haaland, who turned 26 this summer, has scored eight Premier League hat-tricks, including two against Wolverhampton Wanderers. He scored four goals against Wolves at the Etihad in 2023-2024 as Manchester City won 5-1.\n \n \n \n In the Premier League era, no one has scored more goals in Manchester derbies. Haaland reached nine goals in eight derbies when he bagged the winner in controversial circumstances in the 1-0 victory at Old Trafford earlier this month.How had Sunderland contained him previously?The Manchester City striker needed three meetings to score against Sunderland, failing on both occasions last season.In the first, Manchester City won 3-0 at the Etihad thanks to goals from Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol and Phil Foden.Cherki set up Haaland for his best chance of the game, chipping the ball back to him, but Haaland\u2019s prodded effort was cleared off the line.They met again on January 1, but the match at the Stadium of Light finished 0-0. As seen below, Haaland\u2019s most promising sight of goal in this game came from a cutback from Foden, but he hit the ball at goalkeeper Robin Roefs from point-blank range.\n Erling Haaland's gilt-edged chance against Sunderland in JanuarySky Sports YouTubeIn both games, Manchester City were under pressure to win with Arsenal five points ahead in the title race.How does this record compare to other players?Harry Kane is the only other player to have scored against every team they have faced in the Premier League (excluding those who have only played a single game).Before his move to the Bundesliga, the former Spurs striker scored against all 32 teams he came up against in England's top tier.Kane (213 goals) only trails Alan Shearer (260 goals) on the list of the Premier League\u2019s all-time scorers.\n \nShareYou'll notice from the above that Sergio Aguero and Thierry Henry were both just a single opponent away from achieving 100 per cent records. Aguero failed to score in his one game in the competition against Bolton Wanderers, and Henry failed to net against Swansea City.Four players have scored on their only Premier League appearances, and therefore against every opponent they faced: Aidan Newhouse, Gary Bull, Chris David and Josh Harrop.Despite having scored against 25 different clubs, Haaland remains far behind the record for the most teams netted against in the Premier League. Coventry City manager and former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard holds this record, having scored against 39 different clubs in the competition.\n \nShareBut Haaland is just beginning his fifth Premier League season, whereas Lampard played in 20 campaigns.The City striker can add a 26th opponent and keep his 100 per cent record if he scores against Hull City this season (he has already scored against the other two promoted teams, Coventry and Ipswich Town).Who is at the opposite end of the spectrum?Just for fun, we looked at the players who faced the most opponents without scoring a single Premier League goal.\n \nShareKenny Cunningham, Stephane Henchoz and Tony Hibbert 'top' this table. The trio clocked up 843 Premier League appearances between them, but not a single goal. To be fair though, they were all defenders.\nEduardo Tansley is a Sports Writer for The Athletic. He completed his postgraduate in Sports Journalism from St Mary's University, TwickenhamFollow Sep 23, 2026SPONSORED BYConnections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports termsSPONSORED BYPlay today's puzzleWhat did you think of this story?MEHSOLIDAWESOME",
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