EPL: Haaland scores a hat-trick, City defeat West Ham
Manchester City got their third victory in a row in the new season of the English Championship, as forward Erling Haaland again became the MVP of his team.
The Norwegian scored three times in today's game with West Ham - running away from two defenders at the start of the match, then responding to the hosts' goal with a powerful shot under, and at the end finishing off with a successful one-on-one.
2024-25, English Championship: Tournament table
2024-25, England - Premier League
West Ham - Manchester City 1:3 (1:2)
Goals: Håland E., 10 (0:1); Dias R., 19 (own goal) (1:1); Håland E., 30 (1:2); Håland E., 83 (1:3)
West Ham: Areola (Fabianski, 46); Mavropanos; Alvarez Ed. (Soucek, 77); Kilman; Emerson Palmieri (Coufal, 71); Rodríguez G.; Antonio (Fuellkrug, 71); Paqueta; Wan-Bissaka; Kudus; Bowen (Summerville, 86)
Bench: Todibo; Irving A.; Casey K.; Luis Guilherme
Yellow Cards: Emerson Palmieri 61; Kilman 63; Rodríguez G. 76
Manchester City: Ederson; Dias R.; Gvardiol (Walker, 88); Akanji; Lewis R.; Kovacic M.; Grealish (Matheus Nunes, 72); De Bruyne (Ake, 88); Bernardo Silva; Håland E.; Doku J. (Gundogan, 68)
Bench: Ortega S.; Stones; Rodri; Mcatee; O'Reilly
Yellow Cards: De Bruyne 44; Akanji 90
