MANCHESTER CITY are have beaten West Ham 3-0 after Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden goals.
Haaland’s goal saw the Norwegian sensation break the record for most Prem goals scored in a single season.
City faced a Hammers side without their captain and talisman Declan Rice.
Manager David Moyes said that Rice along with Tomas Soucek and Nayef Aguerd were taken ill overnight as a sickness bug sweeps through the West Ham camp.
- Result: Man City 3 West Ham 0
- Man City XI: Ortega, Moreno, Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake, Rodrigo, Bernardo, Mahrez, Alvarez, Grealish, Haaland.
- West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Emerson; Downes, Paquetá, Fornals, Bowen, Antonio.
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Haaland reacts:
“Special night. A special moment, I am really happy and proud, what more is there to say?”
“Of course I knew about it, we tried to create the chances to score goals, but they didn’t make it easy, they came to defend for 90 minutes.”
“Me and Jack spoke before the game, he said he wanted to give me the assist for the record breaking goal. Perfect ball from Jack.”
“I was really grateful for the guard of honour, everyone hit me in the back, but I am really lucky.”
“I’ll go home now, play some video games, eat something and then sleep, that is what I will do.”
Erling Haaland reflected on his record breaking goal with Sky SportsCredit: Getty And on Erling Haaland:
Guardiola then reflected on Erling Haaland breaking the record and the Norweigan forward’s impact on his side…
“He is unbelievable, how many goals he has already scored to help us to win games.
“He is a unique person, the person is so special and he deserves the guard of honour that we have done to him because it is an incredible milestone.
“Maybe one day he will break his record, but yes he has scored a lot of goals”
Pep Guardiola reflects on the game:
“Really pleased, five games left, one of the games we had in hand we have used it well.”
“Now we recover quick, for Saturday at 3pm against Sam Allardyce.”
“In the second half John (Stones) helped us a lot to attack better down the right hand side (…) We were a little bit anxious in the first half in the defence, and the defenders were making stupid fouls, but that is the reality and in general with this amount of games sometimes you drop a little bit.”
“In the end we had much more chances than them, and it is three more points, we keep going.”
Two more to go…
Erling Haaland has scored against 17 Premier League teams so far this campaign in all competitions.
The only two he hasn’t scored against are Brentford and Chelsea.
There is still time, as he faces both of those teams before the end of the season.
He couldn’t, could he?
Of course he could, he is Erling Haaland.
Record breaking Haaland
You have to be some player to be given your own guard of honour at the end of a Premier League game.
But that is exactly what Erling Haaland is, a special, special player.
Tonight he scored a delightful chip to break the record for the most goals scored by a Premier League player in a single season, it was his 35th league goal this campaign.
That takes him to 51 so far for the season in all competitions, and there are still games to go!
He is simply a sensation.
Erling Haaland received a guard of honour after breaking the record tonightCredit: Getty Full-time stats…
This is how the match stats look at full-time, as Manchester City’s dominance eventually paid off.
Just the 16 shots for Pep Guardiola’s side tonight, with 70% possession to their name as well.
The full-time match stats for Manchester City vs West Ham FT. Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
It’s full time here at The Etihad, and it ends 3-0 to Manchester City thanks to three second half goals from the Cityzens.
Erling Haaland broke the all-time goalscoring record in a single Premier League season, as well as goals from Nathan Ake to open the scoring and Phil Foden to finish things off.
90+2. Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
It’s almost four, but for Fabianski.
Silva does brilliantly to find Phil Foden inside the box, but he cannot beat the keeper from close range.
90. Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
There will be three minutes of added time at the end of the second half.
90. Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
Change for Manchester City, and Kalvin Phillips is coming on for Rodri to see out the game.
89. Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
Brilliant defending from Bernardo Silva, who gets in the way of Lucas Paqueta’s shot at the death in this one.
He has given Emerson a lesson in how to block a shot…
87. Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
It was another goal from a set piece for Manchester City, as the corner came in and was briefly cleared by West Ham, but only to the feet of Phil Foden.
The English starboy then smashed the ball on the volley at Emerson, who had turned his back to block the ball, and it went in off of him.
85. Manchester City 3-0 West Ham
GOAL!
It’s three!
It’s Manchester City’s 1000th goal under Pep Guardiola, and it is Phil Foden who volleys it home from outside the box!
Phil Foden made it 3-0 against West HamCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun 82. Manchester City 2-0 West Ham
City are just constantly on top of West Ham here, their work rate is as outstanding as their possession.
They don’t stop running, and it is really a team where each player is desperate for their position in the side.
80. Manchester City 2-0 West Ham
Said Benrahma comes on for West Ham, he replaces Jarrod Bowen.
78. Manchester City 2-0 West Ham
Man City are flowing now, and West Ham will be cautious not to get beaten too heavily even though the game might now be lost.
76. Manchester City 2-0 West Ham
Double change for Manchester City…
Manuel Akanji and Phil Foden are on in replacement of goalscorer Nathan Ake and Julian Alvarez.
73. Manchester City 2-0 West Ham
That is a huge goal for Erling Haaland, but also a huge goal for Manchester City.
In the context of the game, and in the context of the title race.
West Ham were just starting to look as though they could cause a problem for Manchester City, and then that happens…
70. Manchester City 2-0 West Ham
GOAL!
He has done it!Erling Haaland has broken the record for the most goals in a single Premier League season and killed off West Ham at The Etihad.
The ball is played through to him on the counter attack, and he strides through before chipping the ball over Fabianski.
Erling Haaland broke the record for the most goals in a single Premier League season, with 35 goals so far this campaignCredit: Getty 69. Manchester City 1-0 West Ham
Alvarez has another go from distance, but this time it is within reach for Fabianski, and the Polish stopper makes an easy enough stop.
It is West Ham’s turn to come forward now, and Paqueta shows some lovely footwork on the edge of the box, not for the first time tonight.
68. Manchester City 1-0 West Ham
Michail Antonio’s game has come to an end, as he is replaced by Danny Ings for West Ham.
Antonio looks disappointed to be coming off, and rightly so, he has caused Ruben Dias problems tonight…
67. Manchester City 1-0 West Ham
The free-kick is crossed in by Julian Alvarez, but high and wide over the crossbar.
Waste.
65. Manchester City 1-0 West Ham
Jack Grealish wins a foul from Ben Johnson deep in the attacking third.
62. Manchester City 1-0 West Ham
Vladimir Coufal looks as though he has got a hamstring injury, and goes down to be swapped off the pitch for Ben Johnson.
60. Manchester City 1-0 West Ham
West Ham have shown a bit of purpose since going a goal down, and they get down the right hand side with Coufal here.
He crosses towards the back post, but it is cleared for a corner by Kyle Walker.
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