The 2026/27 Premier League season arrives with a little bit of everything: Arsenal defending the title, Manchester City beginning life after Pep Guardiola, Liverpool and Chelsea starting new managerial eras, and a fixture list that opens on Friday 21 August 2026 with Arsenal v Coventry City.
That mix of fresh starts, returning promoted clubs and established superstars means the record book could be under pressure again. Here are the Premier League records and major milestones most worth watching this season.
Haaland Chasing His Own Single-Season Goals Record
The most obvious record watch begins with Erling Haaland. The Premier League single-season scoring record is still his 36 goals for Manchester City in 2022/23, which beat the previous 34-goal mark held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.
Could he break it again? Absolutely. City have changed manager, with Enzo Maresca replacing Pep Guardiola, but Haaland remains the division’s most overwhelming penalty-box force. If Maresca’s City create at anything like their usual volume, Haaland has the best chance of anyone in the league to push beyond 36.
The challenge is brutal, though. To break the record, he needs not just a hot streak, but a full season of fitness, starts and service. If he hits 30, it will be another elite campaign. If he gets to 37, he enters another level of Premier League history.
Haaland’s March Towards 150 Premier League Goals
Haaland’s long-term scoring pace is already absurd. The Premier League’s all-time stats list him on 112 goals, while Alan Shearer still leads the overall chart with 260.
A 150-goal season milestone is not impossible, but it would require 38 league goals from Haaland this campaign. That means he would need to break his own single-season record to get there. If he does, he would not only rewrite the single-season scoring chart, he would also accelerate the debate over whether Shearer’s all-time record can eventually be caught.
That is what makes Haaland so fascinating. Most players chase one record at a time. Haaland’s numbers mean every big scoring season threatens several.
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