West Ham vs Man City LIVE: Premier League latest updates as Erling Haaland scores again
Follow all the action from London Stadium
West Ham United play host to Manchester City in Saturday’s late kick off with the reigning champions eyeing up top spot in the Premier League table. Earlier today, Arsenal and Brighton played out a 1-1 draw following Declan Rice’s sending off and both teams, who had not dropped points in the league this season had to settle for one point each.
The Hammers are hoping to extend their winning run having defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 in their last league outing and Bournemouth 1-0 in the Carabao Cup. They have strengthened during the summer transfer window and new manager Julen Lopetegui will be keen to upset City today.
Pep Guardiola’s men look dangerous though and none more so than Erling Haaland. The Norwegian bagged a hat-trick in a 4-1 mauling of Ipswich and three points in London this evening will keep them at the top of the table.
Follow all the action from the London Stadium as West Ham take on Man City:
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CLOSE! In the first minute of at least two added for stoppages, De Bruyne steps up and zips a 20-yard free-kick just over the crossbar - it grazed the top of the net on its way past. Then, Kudus beats Lewis at the other end, before firing a low shot a few feet wide of the far post!
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With Antonio set to launch a West Ham counter-strike, De Bruyne lunges in and makes an ill-timed tackle. He picks up a booking.
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Surely not finished yet, Haaland's six goals so far in 2024-25 is the joint-most a player has ever scored in a team's first three Premier League games of a season. He now shares that record with ex-Man City striker Edin Dzeko, who managed the same feat back in 2011.
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Doku sprints inside from the right and sends defenders backing off in fear, but just as he is about to let fly from inside the box, he loses control and sees his shot deflected behind for corner. Nothing comes of the set-piece situtation.
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CLOSE! This time, Haaland repays the favour for Lewis, flicking the ball through for his teammate in the box. The youngster flashes his shot narrowly over the target, though, and West Ham escape!
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As West Ham sense a rare counter-attacking opportunity, Antonio races down the left touchline, only to be halted just outside the box by none other than Haaland. That's some fine tracking back from the big striker, who could instead be hanging about the opposition area and hoping to seal his hat-trick.
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Opta's live win-predictor has Manchester City's chances of victory at 83% now, with West Ham having just 5%. While there's just one goal in it, though, anything can happen - however unlikely.
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As if nothing had happened, the champions follow up their second goal by laying siege to West Ham's box once again. There's no sitting back and admiring their work under a tough taskmaster like Guardiola.
West Ham United vs Manchester City
Remarkably, Ruben Dias has now scored three of the last four own goals that Manchester City have conceded in the Premier League. It's his error that deprives City of a merited lead today.
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