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During Newcastle’s stunning 11-minute destruction of Nottingham Forest, Alexander Isak claimed an impressive bit of Premier League history.
The striker scored two of the Magpies four goals between the 23rd and 34th minutes of the match at St. James’ Park - and set a new record for his country on the way.
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The two efforts made it 50 in 76 English top flight games for Isak, who is now the league’s all-time top scoring Swede.
Entering the match level with Arsenal great Freddie Ljungberg, he went ahead with a penalty smashed down the middle of the goal, and then another dink, leaving Forest’s Matz Sels fuming.
Reaching half a century, the 25-year-old became the seventh-fastest player to do so, with his 76 games fewer than big names like Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, Harry Kane and Sergio Aguero.
The Stockholm native is now on 19 league goals this season, with only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah boasting more on 24.
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Fastest to 50 Premier League goals
| Rank | Player | Matches |
| 1 | Erling Haaland | 48 |
| 2 | Andy Cole | 65 |
| 3 | Alan Shearer | 66 |
| 4 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 68 |
| =5 | Mohamed Salah | 72 |
| =5 | Fernando Torres | 72 |
| 7 | Alexander Isak | 76 |
More to follow.
