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United Closing In On Milestone
Written by Newcastle Utd
Newcastle United are just one goal away from reaching 1,000 in the Premier League - and are releasing a DVD to celebrate
Hatem Ben Arfa stunning equaliser against Aston Villa last time out was Newcastle United's 999th goal in the Premier League, since the Magpies made their bow in the competition at the start of the 1993/94 season.
So if United can net once at Everton on Monday night - as they have done on Merseyside for the last two seasons - the scorer of that goal will have the honour of bringing up the 1,000-goal landmark.
Newcastle's first Premier League goal, back in August 1993, was in fact an own goal, scored by Coventry's Peter Atherton at Highfield Road, as the Sky Blues triumphed 2-1.
It wasn't until three days later that Andy Cole became the first Magpie to hit the back of the net in the Premier League when he netted the equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.
Newcastle's 100th goal was scored by Rob Lee in a 4-2 win over Chelsea in September 1994, while goal number 500 was Gary Speed's consolation in the 3-1 defeat at Fulham in November 2001
Should United reach the 1,000-goal mark this Monday, they will be the sixth club to do so, with the other top scorers being:
Manchester United (1,541)
Arsenal (1,345)
Chelsea (1,283)
Liverpool (1,236)
Tottenham (1,072)
Newcastle (999)
Everton (974)
Aston Villa (974)
Newcastle's favourite opponents for scoring goals against are Tottenham (60), closely followed by Aston Villa (57). At the other end, Liverpool (73) and Manchester United (70) are most prolific against the Magpies.
The 999 goals are broken down as follows:
ALL PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES
P694 W278 D187 L229 F999 A887 Pts1021
HOME PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES
P348 W187 D89 L72 F612 A360 Pts650
AWAY PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES
P346 W91 D98 L157 F387 A527 Pts371
Of their 999 Premier League goals, United have had 102 different scorers (plus 31 own goals). The top ten reads:
1 - Alan Shearer (148)
2 - Peter Beardsley (46)
3 - Andy Cole (43)
4 - Les Ferdinand (41)
5 - Shola Ameobi (40)
6 - Nobby Solano (37)
7 - Rob Lee (34)
8 - Gary Speed (29)
9 - Obafemi Martins (28)
10 - Craig Bellamy (27)
A new club DVD, featuring all the 1,000 Premier League goals is due for release once the milestone is reached, and to pre-order your copy of this must-buy item for all United fans, click here.