Statistics

How Rooney reached 200 goals

22 Aug 2017

Right foot? Headers? Favourite opponents? Find out the numbers behind Everton striker's PL landmark

You could say it was not unexpected for Wayne Rooney to score his 200th Premier League goal on Monday night against Manchester City.

After all, the Everton forward netted his 50th and 150th PL goals against them. His other landmark strikes, his first and 100th, had both come against Arsenal.

Rooney's landmark goals

Goal no.	Date	For	Against
1	19/10/02	EVE	ARS
50	09/12/06	MUN	MCI
100	31/01/10	MUN	ARS
150	09/12/12	MUN	MCI
200	21/08/17	EVE	MCI

The goal Rooney scored at the Etihad Stadium in the 1-1 draw was his 153rd with his right foot and his 173rd from inside the penalty area.

How Rooney reached 200

Goal type	Total
Right foot	153
Left foot	26
Header	21
Inside box	173
Outside box	27
Direct free-kick	7
Penalty	20

It also took his tally of goals against Manchester City to nine.

There is only one other player who has scored more goals against the Citizens in PL history, and that is Alan Shearer - the only other member of the 200 club.