[스포츠한국 이재호 기자] Elling Hollan, who scored his 25th goal in 19 EPL (English Premier League) games, surpassed last season’s EPL top scorer Son Heung-min’s record.
Man City won 3-0 with Hollan’s hat-trick in a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 21st round of the 2022-2023 EPL held at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England on the 22nd (local time).
Wolverhampton’s Hwang Hee-chan started, but after playing only the first half, he was replaced by João Moutinho at the start of the second half and finished the game.
On this day, Manchester City striker Halan scored a header from a cross from Kevin De Bruyne from the right side of the penalty area in the 40th minute of the first half. In the 5th minute of the second half, Hollan successfully scored a penalty kick from Ilkay Gundogan, and in the 9th minute of the second half, Riyad Mahrez intercepted a pass from Wolverhampton goalkeeper José Sa and passed it. .
This match is the 19th match after Halan entered the EPL. 4 hat tricks. At this rate, Alan Shearer, the EPL’s all-time leading scorer in the 1995-1996 season, is poised to surpass the 5 hat-tricks in one season, the most.
In addition, Hollan scored 25 goals in 19 matches, opening up a 10-goal gap with second place Harry Kane.
Hollan, who has surpassed the 23 goals recorded by Son Heung-min and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), who won the EPL top scorer last season, is poised to break all scoring records that can be achieved in one season in the EPL.