2. Andy Cole
Number of games to reach 40 Premier League goals: 45
Joint top of the list is Andy Cole, whose first 40 goals came for Newcastle United, but continued to find the net for Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Fulham to become the third highest scorer in Premier League history.
Despite scoring the majority of his goals for the Magpies when the league consisted of 24 teams, the feat is nonetheless remarkable.