Haaland's Historic Century as City Survive Fulham's Furious Fightback
Under the Craven Cottage floodlights, Manchester City edged a breathless 5-4 victory over Fulham, a contest that swung wildly between domination and desperation, producing a landmark night for Erling Haaland. The Norwegian reached 100 Premier League goals with the opener, yet by the final whistle it was Josko Gvardiol's goal-line clearance, deep into stoppage time, that preserved City's narrow advantage in a nine-goal classic.
It was the seventh highest-scoring match in three decades of the Premier League and encapsulated the best and worst of Pep Guardiola's side. City raced into a 5-1 lead shortly after half-time, with Haaland, Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden and a Jeremy Doku effort deflected in off Sander Berge, all on the scoresheet. But Fulham roared back through Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi and a Samuel Chukwueze double. City emerged with three points to move within two of leaders Arsenal, while Fulham were left with only pride after a performance that showed they can compete with anyone.
Record-Breaking Haaland Fires Ruthless City Start