Haaland scored after 70 minutes to break West Ham’s stubborn resistance and become the Premier League’s all-time leading scorer.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scored his record-breaking 35th Head Association objective of a tremendous season to assist with getting a 3-0 triumph. Against West Ham Joined that sent his side back to the highest point of the table on Wednesday.
After 70 minutes, the marauding Norwegian dinked a delicate chip into the net to break West Ham’s stubborn resistance and become the Premier League’s all-time leading scorer.
In addition, he increased his total for City in all competitions to 51 in a mind-boggling debut season, or roughly one for every million that City paid Borussia Dortmund for his signing.
“Incredible. City manager Pep Guardiola stated, “He’s only 22 and still has five games left.” He is special because we expected him to score goals and surpass Cole and Shearer’s records.
After starting the night in second place thanks to Arsenal’s victory over Chelsea on Tuesday. Treble-chasing City was frustrated by relegation-threatened West Ham in the first half and was twice denied by the woodwork.
However, Nathan Ake scored with a header from a free kick five minutes after the break.
After that, Haaland eased the tension at the Etihad Stadium by gliding onto Jack Grealish’s through ball and beating Lukasz Fabianski to surpass Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s 34 goals with five games left.
In the 85th minute, a superbly struck volley by substitute Phil Foden made it 3-0. Pep Guardiola’s City are chasing a fifth title in six seasons, and they have played 33 more games than Arsenal.
Who has 78 points from 33 games? If they defeat Leeds United at home on Saturday, they will move four points clear.
In 15th place, four points above the drop zone, West Ham is still in trouble. David Moyes’s team was prepared for a siege, and they were not let down as they spent almost the entire first half deep in their own half defending against City attacks.
Julian Alvarez and Riyad Mahrez pressed Fabianski into routine early saves. Haaland deflected a Grealish cross just wide of the goal.
Due to the absence of Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek. West Ham’s midfielders, the enormous Angelo Ogbonna headed away cross after cross.
When Grealish’s snap shot hit the outside of the upright and Rodri’s guided shot hit the post and span agonizingly across the face of the goal minutes later. Arsenal fans may have started to believe the soccer gods were smiling at them.
The hosts had a scare when Jarrod Bowen surged into the area and forced Ederson into a sharp save after a rare West Ham forward foray. Guardiola was scratching his bald head as City failed to turn their 80 percent possession into a goal.
Moyes would have been furious if West Ham had scored five minutes after the break in their old routine.
The Dutch defender Ake rose unchallenged to head past Fabianski. After a Mahrez free-kick curled toward the far post, undoing their strong resistance.
Until Grealish let Haaland go for his big moment, West Ham still looked like they could change the ending.
After that, Foden scored the 1,000th goal under City manager Pep Guardiola to cap the ninth league victory in a row for his team.
However, the night belonged to Haaland, who was given a guard of honor as he left the stadium to the cheers of City’s fans and Dixie Dean’s 1927-1928 Everton record of 63 goals in all competitions.
City has five league games remaining and is in the Champions League and FA Cup semifinals.