“Man City Dominates West Ham with Haaland’s historic goal in Premier League match”

CNN Indonesia

Thursday, 04 May 2023 03:55 WIB

Jakarta, CNNIndonesia —

Manchester City still too mighty for West Ham United in the continuation Premier League at the Etihad Stadium, Thursday (4/5) in the morning WIB.

Having played a goalless draw in the first half, Man City went berserk and successfully poured three goals against the visitors in the second half.

Despite appearing at home, Man City faced fierce resistance from West Ham from the early minutes. Not only solid defensively, the visitors are also able to spread threats.

The Citizens’ attractive attack was temporarily suppressed by West Ham. The score was a goalless draw in the first half so the results were fair enough for both teams.

Entering the second half, Man City tried to appear more attacking and succeeded in dismantling The Hammers’ tight defense.

Nathan Ake managed to break City’s deadlock in the 50th minute. Ake’s low header latched on to a Riyadh Mahrez cross in the box.

In the 70th minute, Man City’s monster Erling Haaland doubled the hosts’ lead. A perfect chipped kick from Haaland managed to trick Lukasz Fabianski.

One additional goal was enough for Haaland to set a historic record in the Premier League. He became the first player in Premier League history to score 35 goals in one season.

The host’s goal feast didn’t quite end there. Phil Foden who came on as a substitute gave City a 3-0 lead in the dying minutes.

This result made Man City return to the throne of the Premier League standings, which had been taken over by Arsenal the day before. Now Man City has managed to pack 79 points from 32 matches, one point ahead of Arsenal.

Lineup:

Man City XI (3-2-4-1): Stefan Ortega; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake; John Stones, Rodri; Riyad Mahrez, Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish; Erling Haaland.

West Ham XI (5-4-1): Lukasz Fabianski; Vladimir Coufal, Thilo Kehrer, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell, Emerson; Jarrod Bowen, Flynn Downes, Luke Package, Paul Fornals; Michael Anthony.

(jun)