The Barclays Premier League's top goal scorers will have an added incentive to find the net on the Sport Relief weekend which takes place from 19-21 March.

Barclays today said it will donate £1000 for every goal scored and an extra £500 for every shot on target during that weekend to support Sport Relief.

This Barclays Premier League season has already been a record breaker for goal scoring. The 500 goal landmark for the season was reached quicker than in any other season in mid-December 2009.

Since then a further 255 goals have been scored bringing the averageto 2.77 per game this season, putting it almost neck and neck with the record breaking 1999-2000 season which averaged 2.78 goals per game at the same stage of the season.

With the number of players having scored more than ten already in double figures, and Wayne Rooney currently leading the Barclays Race for the Golden Boot with 23 strikes, it is hoped that this season could go on to beat the record for a 38 game season, the 1060 scored in 1999/2000.

If the games go according to form, with an average of 27 goals and approximately 145 efforts on target per weekend so far this season, as much as £100,000 could be raised for Sport Relief.

Kevin Wall, managing director, Barclays said: "It's fantastic that we are able to harness the excitement of the Barclays Premier League to raise money for Sport Relief.

"We know that top flight English football is all about attacking play, competitiveness and goal scoring and we hope that the Sport Relief Weekend, proves to be a record breaker for goals and fundraising."

The number of goals and shots on target will be monitored by the Press Association during the following Barclays Premier League fixtures:

Saturday, 20 March 2010
Arsenal v West Ham
Aston Villa v Wolverhampton
Everton v Bolton
Portsmouth v Hull
Stoke v Tottenham
Sunderland v Birmingham
Wigan v Burnley

Sunday, 21 March 2010
Blackburn v Chelsea
Fulham v Man City
Man Utd v Liverpool