Five Premier League sides Haaland has not scored against
Erling Haaland scored against 17 of the 20 teams that were in the Premier League 2022/2023. Liverpool, Chelsea and Brentford joined newly-promoted Burnley, Sheffield United and Luton Town as teams that did not concede a goal from the Norwegian. But on Matchday 1 of this year's edition, he crossed Burnley off his list. He is now down to five.
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Manchester City opened the Premier League 2023/24 with a visit to Burnley, one of the 3 newly promoted teams from the Championship. It was the 1st opportunity for Erling Haaland to score against this team, 1 of the 6 teams that make up this edition of the English championship that he had not scored against in the league tournament along with Chelsea, Liverpool, Brentford and those who also come from the second tier, Sheffield United and Luton Town. And he did not waste it. He scored twice and left only five teams on his list.
Last season, the Norwegian took part in 35 of the 38 matchdays. He missed only three games, away to Leicester and Brentford and at home to Liverpool. He did score at home against the Foxes, where he scored a brace, but he left without scoring against Brentford, who won 1-2 at the Ettihad and against whom he was on the bench on the last matchday, and against the Reds, who won 1-0 at Anfield.
For their part, Chelsea can boast of having escaped Haaland's goalscoring instinct despite having faced him twice in the last Premier League. Manchester City won both games narrowly, but it was Mahrez at Stamford Bridge and Julian Alvarez at the Etihad who scored for Pep Guardiola's side.
On Matchday 3, this list could already have only 4 teams. City take on Sheffield United on Sunday. And it won't be until 11th November when they will face Chelsea, the next pending victim on the schedule. Immediately after that, and after the international break, it will be Liverpool's turn, while on 9th December Pep's side will visit Luton Town.
The last opponent could be delayed longer than expected. The Cityzens, as Champions League winners, will play the Club World Cup in December. They are due to face Brentford on the 23rd, a match that has already been postponed by the Premier League. It is not yet known the new date that could have the Norwegian at the expense of leaving that list to 0.
We now look back at the 16 opponents last year against whom Haaland did score. His favourite Premier League victims were Crystal Palace and Wolves, with 4 goals conceded by the No.9, while West Ham, Southampton, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest conceded 3. The former Borussia Dortmund">Borussia Dortmund man scored 2 goals against Arsenal, Leeds, Leicester, Everton, Brighton and Fulham, while only Newcastle, Tottenham, Bournemouth and Aston Villa had 1 goal conceded by the Norwegian.
Last season, the Norwegian took part in 35 of the 38 matchdays. He missed only three games, away to Leicester and Brentford and at home to Liverpool. He did score at home against the Foxes, where he scored a brace, but he left without scoring against Brentford, who won 1-2 at the Ettihad and against whom he was on the bench on the last matchday, and against the Reds, who won 1-0 at Anfield.
For their part, Chelsea can boast of having escaped Haaland's goalscoring instinct despite having faced him twice in the last Premier League. Manchester City won both games narrowly, but it was Mahrez at Stamford Bridge and Julian Alvarez at the Etihad who scored for Pep Guardiola's side.
On Matchday 3, this list could already have only 4 teams. City take on Sheffield United on Sunday. And it won't be until 11th November when they will face Chelsea, the next pending victim on the schedule. Immediately after that, and after the international break, it will be Liverpool's turn, while on 9th December Pep's side will visit Luton Town.
The last opponent could be delayed longer than expected. The Cityzens, as Champions League winners, will play the Club World Cup in December. They are due to face Brentford on the 23rd, a match that has already been postponed by the Premier League. It is not yet known the new date that could have the Norwegian at the expense of leaving that list to 0.
We now look back at the 16 opponents last year against whom Haaland did score. His favourite Premier League victims were Crystal Palace and Wolves, with 4 goals conceded by the No.9, while West Ham, Southampton, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest conceded 3. The former Borussia Dortmund">Borussia Dortmund man scored 2 goals against Arsenal, Leeds, Leicester, Everton, Brighton and Fulham, while only Newcastle, Tottenham, Bournemouth and Aston Villa had 1 goal conceded by the Norwegian.
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