has overtaken to become the .
Kane’s 209th goal in the competition arrived in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in what was only his 317th game in the .
The striker, who this season has also become the , now has his sights set on claiming top spot on the all-time list.
Let’s take a look at the top goalscorers in the Premier League since it began back in 1992.
Which player has scored the most Premier League goals?
is the top scorer in Premier League history with 260.
The Match of the Day pundit scored 112 goals for Blackburn Rovers, including 34 in the 1994/95 season to help the Lancashire club to a shock Premier League title.
Shearer then moved to boyhood club Newcastle in 1996, where the club legend scored 148 goals in ten seasons before retiring in 2006.
Shearer won the Premier League Golden Boot in three separate seasons, and also notched up 64 assists in his 441 appearances.
Rooney and Kane are the only other players to have scored at least 200 Premier League goals, with Rooney having achieved the feat by scoring 208 times for and Everton.
Kane is the only active player in the top ten, and is currently 52 goals away from breaking the all-time record.
Kane is and, if indeed he does leave Spurs, he is said to be keen on staying in England in order to break Shearer’s outright record.
Most goals in Premier League history
- Alan Shearer – 260
- Harry Kane – 209
- Wayne Rooney – 208
- Andy Cole – 187
- Sergio Aguero – 184
- Frank Lampard – 177
- Thierry Henry – 175
- Robbie Fowler – 163
- Jermain Defoe – 162
- Michael Owen – 150
Who has scored the most goals for a single Premier League club?
Kane holds the record for the most goals for a single Premier League club with his 209 strikes for Tottenham.
Aguero was the previous holder of the record having found the back of the net 184 times for on the way to winning five Premier League titles with the club.
Aguero scored 257 goals in all competitions for City to make the Argentine striker the all-time record goalscorer in the club’s history.
Rooney scored 183 Premier League goals during his time at Manchester United, whilst legend Thierry Henry scored 175 league goals for Arsene Wenger during his sublime spell in English football.
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