Erling Haaland scored twice inside 21 minutes at West Ham within the Premier League on Saturday because the Manchester Metropolis striker ensured he has averaged a aim a recreation in his 69 matches for the membership within the high flight.
Two-time Premier League high scorer Haaland is already on the right track to complete because the main marksman within the division for a 3rd successive marketing campaign, having latched on to Bernardo Silva’s cross and stroked a composed end past Alphonso Areola after 10 minutes on the London Stadium.
West Ham levelled by Ruben Dias’ own-goal 9 minutes later however Haaland restored Metropolis’s benefit with an emphatic Thirtieth-minute strike from contained in the field.
Haaland netted the opening aim in Metropolis’s 2-0 win at Chelsea of their opening match and scored a hat-trick at dwelling to Ipswich City on August 24.
69 objectives in 69 video games ⚽
Erling Haaland now averages a aim a recreation within the Premier League 🦾 pic.twitter.com/jF9EP7Xzhp
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 31, 2024
Man Metropolis: Haaland high scorer
“The man’s in fairly good kind this season,” former Metropolis goalkeeper David James – a one-time makeshift striker for the membership – wryly noticed on their Matchday Stay present.
“Of all of the gamers within the Premier League this season, when he’s getting the ball in entrance of aim, it’s going to go in.”
Former West Ham supervisor Sam Allardyce analysed Haaland’s second aim. “The factor about him is, he flashes his left foot with little backlift,” mentioned the Hammers’ boss between 2011 and 2015.
“It’s gone off the foot and previous the ‘keeper earlier than the ‘keeper may even transfer. It’s within the ‘keeper’s eyeline – it’s in his space – however he can’t even transfer his palms shortly sufficient to strive to reserve it. That’s how shortly he hits the ball. He can rating from all angles. He’s had an excellent first half.”
😁 @PepTeam 😁
⚒️ 1-2 🩵 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/w1xR4DEdJH
— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) August 31, 2024
Metropolis vs West Ham
Metropolis had been poised to maneuver high of the desk by turning into the primary Premier League group this season to win their first three video games.
Arsenal and Brighton & Hove Albion had excellent information from two video games earlier than sharing a 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium earlier on Saturday.
Liverpool have additionally taken six factors from six with wins over Ipswich and Brentford and go to Manchester United on Sunday (4pm BST).
West Ham misplaced 2-1 at dwelling to Aston Villa on the opening weekend, responding in spectacular fashion with a subsequent 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
