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West Ham United 1-3 Manchester City: Erling Haaland continues stunning start to season with back-to-back hat-tricks
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Published 31/08/2024 at 17:52 GMT+1
Manchester City made it three wins from three in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory against West Ham United at the London Stadium. Erling Haaland made it back-to-back Premier League hat-tricks as his stunning start to the season continued. The win moves Pep Guardiola’s side top of the table on nine points with Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal both on seven points.
: Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United FC and Manchester City FC at London Stadium on August 31, 2024 in London, England.
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Erling Haaland scored his second hat-trick in a row as Manchester City continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-1 win away to West Ham in the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola, who was without the injured Savinho - with Jack Grealish coming into the side - saw his team dominate the first half.
City took just 10 minutes to open the scoring when they pounced on Emerson Palmieri's misplaced pass, with Bernardo Silva threading the ball through to Haaland who netted with a low finish.
Kevin De Bruyne then hit the woodwork and Grealish went close as the one-way traffic continued. But against the run of play, The Hammers equalised when Jarrod Bowen's cross was turned into his own net by Ruben Dias.
The visitors regained the lead 10 minutes later when Haaland was afforded too much space in the box and he took one touch before firing a ferocious shot into the roof of the net.
Julen Lopetegui made a change between the sticks at the break with Lukasz Fabianski replacing Alphonse Areola.
City continued to dominate the possession but The Hammers missed a great chance to equalise from a counter attack when Bowen found Mohammed Kudus whose fierce shot from a tight angle rattled the post.
Guardiola's side sealed victory when Matheus Nunes threaded the ball through to Haaland who timed his run to perfection and lifted the ball over the 'keeper to complete his hat-trick, to add to his three goals against Ipswich Town last weekend.
The result means City make it three wins out of three in the league and hand West Ham their second defeat of the season.
TALKING POINT - Erling Haaland's amazing numbers
The striker now averages a goal a game since his move to City from Borussia Dortmund two years ago. 70 goals in 69 games and after a long break over the summer with Norway not qualifying for the Euros, he looks as sharp as ever.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Erling Haaland (Man City)
The goal-machine once again showed his clinical side with a cool finish from Bernardo Silva's through ball for the opener. His second was even better with a powerful effort to make it six goals for the season. And he completed his hat-trick with another run behind the West Ham defence and a clever finish.
PLAYER RATINGS
WEST HAM: Areola 5, Wan-Bissaka 6, Mavropanos 6, Kilman 7, Emerson 5, Alvarez 5, Paqueta 5, Rodriguez 5, Kudus 7, Antonio 5, Bowen 8. Subs: Fabianski 7, Coufal 5, Fullkrug 5, Sommerville n/a..
MAN CITY: Ederson 6, Lewis 7, Akanji 7, Dias 6, Gvardiol 7, Kovacic 6, De Bruyne 7, Bernardo 6, Doku 5, Grealish 7, Haaland 10. Subs: Nunes 5, Ake n/a, Gundogan n/a, Walker n/a.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS:
10' - GOAL FOR CITY! Emerson's pass is a poor one, Silva threads it through to Haaland who coolly slots it in.
19' - OWN GOAL! West Ham equalise after Bowen's cross goes in off Dias on the stretch. Out of nothing its 1-1!
29' - GOAL FOR CITY! Bang! Haaland again with a ferocious shot from inside the box from Lewis' pass.
51' - WOODWORK! The home side break, Bowen threads it through to Kudus who hammers the post from a tight angle.
83' - GOAL FOR MAN CITY! Another hat-trick for Haaland, the ball is threaded through to him and he lofts the ball over the 'keeper.
KEY STAT
Manchester City are unbeaten in 22 Premier League games so far in 2024, their longest unbeaten run from the start of a calendar year in league history.
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