Another game and another record broken by Erling Brautq Haaland who scored his 50th goal of the season to help Man City beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday, becoming the first English top-flight player to reach half a century of goals across all competitions in 92 years.
City’s Norwegian No.9 now has 34 Premier League goals to his name and is just one goal away from breaking the all-time scoring record for a single season in the division which is currently held by both Andy Cole and Alan Shearer (34).
Haaland’s penalty inside the opening three minutes was somewhat overshadowed by the stunning strike from Julian Alvarez that turned out to be the match-winner for the Citizens, extending their winning run in the Premier League to eight matches and moving them above title rivals Arsenal to the top of the table for the first time in 72 days.
Pep qGuardiola’s side – who have since slipped to second, albeit with two games in hand, following Arsenal’s win over Chelsea on Tuesday – have been unstoppable of late on all fronts, particularly in the Premier League.
although defensive frailties have been evident in the last few months having kept only two clean sheets in their last 12 top-flight matches. Overall, the Citizens have only kept a clean sheet in 31% of their league fixtures (10 out of 32 games) so far this season.
Nevertheless, Man City’s exceptional form in front of goal has helped them to outscore opponents on a consistent basis and they will be confident of securing another three points on
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Wednesday versus a West Ham side against whom they are unbeaten in 14 top-flight matches, winning 11 in the process including a 2-0 success at the London Stadium back in August.
The Citizens, who have won their last six meetings with the Hammers at the Etihad, currently boast the best home record in the Premier League having accumulated 43 points
from a possible 48 available, while they have won each of their last 24 top-flight games played on a Wednesday – the longest winning run by any team on a specific day in the division’s history.
