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English Premier League: Erling Haaland's hat-trick helps Manchester City thrash Fulham

Haaland had already been named man of the match when he applied the superb first-time finish to Sergio Gomez’s cut-back to claim yet another match ball

Reuters Manchester Published 03.09.23, 10:30 AM
Erling Haaland.

Erling Haaland. File photo

Erling Haaland capped a golden week by completing a second-half hat-trick as Manchester City extended their 100 per cent start to the English Premier League season with a win over Fulham.

On Tuesday, Haaland was named PFA Player of the Year. On Thursday, he got a similar award from Uefa.

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And at the Etihad, he was back doing what he does best — putting the ball into the net, as he took his tally to six for the campaign.

Haaland had set up the opener for Julian Alvarez — and with the score at 2-1 going into the second half, the favour was returned, as the Argentine sent him charging into the box with a fine first-time pass for City’s third.

The Norwegian then kept his nerve to score City’s fourth from the penalty spot after Issa Diop had fouled Alvarez.

Haaland had already been named man of the match when he applied the superb first-time finish to Sergio Gomez’s cut-back to claim yet another match ball.

Son does the trick

Son Heung-min scored a hat-trick as Tottenham recovered from a goal down to thrash Burnley at Turf Moor and continue their unbeaten start to the league season.

Lyle Foster finished a lovely, flowing move to give the Clarets an early lead, but Son’s delicate finish restored parity 12 minutes later and the visitors never looked back.

They dominated the rest of the half and Cristian Romero’s curling effort from the edge of the box completed the turnaround on the stroke of half-time.

James Maddison continued his fine start to the campaign with a peach of a goal nine minutes into the second half. Son side-footed past Burnley keep James Trafford for his second of the game before completing his treble with a low strike.

Chelsea lose

Substitute Anthony Elanga scored his first Nottingham Forest goal to secure a hard-fought victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Summer signing Elanga, introduced in first-half added time following an injury to Danilo, struck shortly after the break when he raced on to Taiwo Awoniyi’s pass and slotted home.

Nicolas Jackson missed a glorious opportunity to equalise inside the final 10 minutes, firing over from inside the six-yard box after being teed up by Raheem Sterling.

Jackson had earlier been denied by a last-ditch block by Willy Boly, while £40m deadline day signing Cole Palmer was introduced by boss Mauricio Pochettino, as Chelsea chased a response.

But despite dominating possession, territory and chances, the hosts were punished for failing to take their opportunities by a resolute Forest. A second victory from four games lifted Steve Cooper’s visitors to ninth in the table, while Chelsea fell to 11th in the early standings.

Entertaining draw

New signing Cameron Archer scored one goal and created another as Sheffield United played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Everton, earning a first point of the season for both clubs at Bramall Lane.

Everton took the lead through Abdoulaye Doucoure, scoring their first goal of the season in their fourth fixture. Archer, on his league debut following a move from Aston Villa, equalised before forcing an own goal from visiting goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Everton have been creating chances this season despite their lack of goals and found an equaliser of their own through Arnaut Danjuma. Sheffield were sloppy in possession, especially in their own half, but Everton could not take advantage and as has been the case so far this season they were wasteful in the opposition box.

The visitors had the greater number of efforts on goal with 16, but in the end needed Pickford to preserve their point as he made a brilliant double-save to deny Oli McBurnie with the last action of the game, twice deflecting the ball onto the post.

Amadou Onana’s header from a corner fell for Doucoure and he beat home goalkeeper Wes Foderingham from close range at the second attempt.

Sheffield equalised just past the half-hour as McBurnie controlled a Gustavo Hamer cross and laid the ball into the path of Archer, who placed his shot into the corner of the net.

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