EPL: HAALAND BAGS BACK-TO-BACK HAT-TRICKS AS MAN CITY BEAT WEST HAM 3-1
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Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League with a hat-trick in the champions’ 3-1 win at West Ham, while Declan Rice was controversially sent off as Arsenal were held to a damaging 1-1 draw by Brighton on Saturday.
Haaland’s second hat-trick in successive matches ensured Pep Guardiola’s team extended their flawless start to the new season.
City have won the opening three matches of their bid for an unprecedented fifth successive English title and Haaland has been their driving force.
The Norway striker netted in the opening weekend win at Chelsea, hit a treble in the rout of Ipswich and tore West Ham apart with the latest display of his predatory finishing.
Manchester City’s Norwegian striker #09 Erling Haaland (L) scores his third goal past West Ham United’s Polish goalkeeper #01 Lukasz Fabianski during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Manchester City at the London Stadium, in London on August 31, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)
Haaland has scored an incredible 70 goals in 69 league games since joining City from Borussia Dortmund.
The 24-year-old put the visitors ahead in the 10th minute from Bernardo Silva’s pass before City defender Ruben Dias turned Jarrod Bowen’s cross into his own net nine minutes later.
Haaland restored City’s advantage in the 30th minute, drilling into the roof of the net from the edge of the area, and wrapped up the points in the 83rd minute with a deft chipped finish.
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