Five hundred goals. One stadium. One manager.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City have just crossed another astonishing milestone — 500 Premier League home goals at the Etihad Stadium.
The landmark arrived during the gritty 2-1 win over Newcastle United, with Nico O’Reilly striking goal number 500 of Guardiola’s reign — before adding 501 for good measure.
Nine-and-a-half years. Five hundred league goals at home.
This isn’t dominance.
It’s demolition.
Since Guardiola arrived in 2016, the Etihad has transformed into the most ruthless scoring machine in English football. Waves of possession. Relentless pressing. Clinical finishing. And a mentality that refuses to settle for one.
So how did City get there?
Let’s start with the obvious name.
Erling Haaland.
The Norwegian accounts for 61 of those 500 goals, including seven hat-tricks at home. He leads the list comfortably, underlining how quickly he has become central to Guardiola’s attacking empire.
Behind him sit two club legends: Sergio Agüero and Raheem Sterling, both on 45 home league goals under Pep. Agüero added five hat-tricks during Guardiola’s tenure — a reminder that the goalscoring legacy didn’t begin with Haaland.
Kevin De Bruyne (42) and Phil Foden (34) complete the top five — architects and finishers in equal measure.
The top ten reads like a modern Premier League hall of fame:
Gabriel Jesus (32)
Ilkay Gundogan (27)
Riyad Mahrez (27)
Bernardo Silva (22)
David Silva (15)
It’s not just about individual brilliance. It’s about system-wide firepower.
Some days at the Etihad have bordered on absurd.
September 2019: 8-0 vs Watford — the single biggest contribution to the 500-goal total.
Two separate 7-goal explosions:
• 7-0 vs Leeds (December 2021)
• 7-2 vs Stoke (October 2017)
There have also been 6-0 wins over Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
6-1 demolitions of Huddersfield, Southampton, and Bournemouth.
And a chaotic 6-3 derby victory over Manchester United.
The Etihad doesn’t just host wins.
It hosts statements.
The most prolific season? The 2017/18 “Centurions” campaign — 61 home league goals. Just one more than the Treble-winning season that followed years later.
Consistency at elite volume.
And then there’s Burnley.
Despite bouncing between divisions, the Clarets have conceded more Premier League goals at the Etihad under Pep than anyone else — 30 in just eight games. That’s nearly four per match.
And that total doesn’t even include FA Cup thrashings of 4-1, 5-0 and 6-0.
Five hundred goals isn’t just a statistic.
It’s a reflection of a philosophy.
Guardiola didn’t just build a team. He built a machine — one that overwhelms opponents at home with rhythm, intelligence, and relentless attacking intent.
With City still chasing another Premier League crown, the milestone feels symbolic rather than sentimental.
Because if history has shown anything under Pep at the Etihad…
They’re rarely done scoring.
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