Raheem Sterling fired Manchester City another step closer to the Premier League title with a hat-trick against Norwich City at Carrow Road this afternoon.
The England international opened the scoring with a fine curling effort before netting twice in the final 20 minutes - the first a close-range header and the second a rebound from his own penalty which had been saved.
The result at least temporarily restores Man City's 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League table, and also catapults Sterling further up the all-time scoring rankings - above Chelsea legend Didier Drogba and level with Darren Bent.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest standings in the Premier League 100 club following Sterling's exploits.
1. Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United)
Goals: 260
Appearances: 441
Ratio: 0.59
2. Wayne Rooney (Everton, Manchester United)
Goals: 208
Appearances: 491
Ratio: 0.42
3. Andy Cole (Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouth, Sunderland)
Goals: 187
Appearances: 414
Ratio: 0.45
4. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City)
Goals: 184
Appearances: 275
Ratio: 0.67
5. Frank Lampard (West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City)
Goals: 177
Appearances: 609
Ratio: 0.29
6. Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
Goals: 175
Appearances: 258
Ratio: 0.68
7. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
Goals: 171
Appearances: 266
Ratio: 0.64
8. Robbie Fowler (Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City)
Goals: 163
Appearances: 379
Ratio: 0.43
9. Jermain Defoe (West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Sunderland, Bournemouth)
Goals: 162
Appearances: 496
Ratio: 0.33
10. Michael Owen (Liverpool, Newcastle United, Manchester United, Stoke City)
Goals: 150
Appearances: 326
Ratio: 0.46
11. Les Ferdinand (Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers)
Goals: 149
Appearances: 351
Ratio: 0.42
12. Teddy Sheringham (Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United)
Goals: 146
Appearances: 418
Ratio: 0.35
13. Robin van Persie (Arsenal, Manchester United)
Goals: 144
Appearances: 280
Ratio: 0.51
14. Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
Goals: 127
Appearances: 261
Ratio: 0.49
15. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic)
Goals: 127
Appearances: 288
Ratio: 0.44
16. Robbie Keane (Coventry City, Leeds United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, West Ham United, Aston Villa)
Goals: 126
Appearances: 349
Ratio: 0.36
17. Nicolas Anelka (Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion)
Goals: 125
Appearances: 364
Ratio: 0.34
18. Dwight Yorke (Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland)
Goals: 123
Appearances: 375
Ratio: 0.33
19. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Goals: 120
Appearances: 504
Ratio: 0.24
20. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea, West Bromwich Albion, Everton, Manchester United)
Goals: 118
Appearances: 268
Ratio: 0.44
21. Mohamed Salah (Chelsea, Liverpool)
Goals: 113
Appearances: 179
Ratio: 0.63
22. Ian Wright (Arsenal, West Ham United)
Goals: 113
Appearances: 213
Ratio: 0.53
23. Dion Dublin (Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa)
Goals: 111
Appearances: 312
Ratio: 0.36
24. Emile Heskey (Leicester City, Liverpool, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa)
Goals: 110
Appearances: 516
Ratio: 0.21
25. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Goals: 109
Appearances: 632
Ratio: 0.17
26. Peter Crouch (Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City)
Goals: 108
Appearances: 468
Ratio: 0.23
27. Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
Goals: 107
Appearances: 499
Ratio: 0.21
28. Darren Bent (Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Fulham)
Goals: 106
Appearances: 276
Ratio: 0.38
29. Raheem Sterling (Liverpool, Manchester City)
Goals: 106
Appearances: 311
Ratio: 0.34
30. Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Goals: 104
Appearances: 254
Ratio: 0.41
31. Sadio Mane (Southampton, Liverpool)
Goals: 103
Appearances: 249
Ratio: 0.41
32. Matt Le Tissier (Southampton)
Goals: 100
Appearances: 270
Ratio: 0.37
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