Stoke's Crouch scores 100th Premier League goal
Darren Staples / Reuters
Peter Crouch's search for 100 Premier League goals is over.
The veteran Stoke City forward reached the century mark Wednesday after finding the back of the net to give the Potters a 1-0 lead over Everton.
In typical Crouch fashion, the big Englishman marked the occasion with his trademark robot celebration.
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Welcome to a very special club, @petercrouch! 👏 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/lZri16E99G
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 1, 2017
At the age of 36, Crouch became the oldest player to score 100 Premier League goals, and the 26th overall to reach the milestone.
Former Southampton forward Matt Le Tissier welcomed the big man into the exclusive club via Twitter:
Welcome to the club @petercrouch #100premgoals
— Matt Le Tissier (@mattletiss7) February 1, 2017
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