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36 years since his debut - Shearer's best Premier League goals

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BBC Sport celebrates the Premier League's highest goalscorer with a look at the best of Alan Shearer's record 260 goals in the competition.

Shearer made his top-flight debut for Southampton on 26 March 1988, 36 years ago today, coming on as a substitute against Chelsea. Two weeks later he made headlines on his full debut by scoring three against Arsenal and becoming the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the top division.

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