Tottenham striker Harry Kane's hat-trick against Southampton ended eight years of domination by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Kane scored his second hat-trick in as many games to bring his tally for 2017 to 56 in all competitions for club and country.
Not since David Villa in 2009 has a player other than Messi and Ronaldo ended a calendar year with the most goals, with the Argentine once scoring a remarkable 91.
"I'm very proud of it," Kane told Sky Sports. "Messi and Ronaldo have dominated football for so long, so even to be compared to them and be up there with him is such a good feeling.
"I will be] working harder, doing more, doing more in training. The Premier League had such fine margins so anything you can do on the training field helps."
Source: tribalfootball.com