Man City vs West Ham score, result as Erling Haaland sets Premier League goal record

Simon Borg

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Erling Haaland did it. The 22-year-old set a new single-season Premier League goals record when he scored in Man City's 3-0 win over West Ham to move to the top of the table.

City now sit a point above Arsenal with five matches to play and a game in hand, but the focus on the day was Haaland's record. He scored his 35th goal to surpass the former mark set by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer in the 90s.

The Haaland goal on Wednesday came on a chip of the West Ham goalkeeper, and his strike was sandwiched between a Nathan Ake opener on a set-piece header, and a Phil Foden deflected volley which wrapped the scoring five minutes from time.

It was a nervy first half for City's home supporters as a West Ham side missing three starters due to a reported illness (Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, and Nayef Aguerd) held strong despite seeing Man City hitting the woodwork twice. But the Citizens remained patient, never looking phazed, as they finally broke through shortly after the break and cruised the rest of the way.

Man City next host Leeds United on Saturday, with Arsenal in action a day later when they face a tough assignment at third-place Newcastle. City still have a game in hand, and they also have a UEFA Champions League semifinal series against Real Madrid commencing in Spain on Tuesday.

Pos. Team Points Matches
Played		 Goals
Scored		 Goal
Difference		 Next Match
1. Man City 79 33 87 +57 vs. LEE, May 6
2. Arsenal 78 34 81 +42 @ NEW, May 7

Man City vs West Ham final score

  1H 2H Final
Man City 0 3 3
West Ham 0 0 0

Goals:
MCI — Nathan Ake (Riyad Mahrez) — 50th min.
MCI — Erling Haaland (Jack Grealish) — 71st min.
MCI — Phil Foden — 85th min.

Lineups:

Man City (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ortega (GK) — Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake (Akanji 76') — Bernardo, Rodri — Mahrez, Alvarez (Foden 76'), Grealish — Haaland

West Ham (4-4-2, right to left): Fabianski (GK) — Coufal (Johnson 62'), Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell — Emerson, Downes, Paqueta, Fornals — Bowen (Benraham 79'), Antonio (Ings 68').

Man City vs West Ham live updates, highlights, commentary

Final: Man City 3-0 West Ham

Final: Manchester City celebrate their star scorer with a guard of honour to end the match. It's a heartfelt salute to a player who has won over his teammates in his first season playing in England's top-flight.

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85th min.: Goal Man City! And with the team cruising to victory, it's a third goal. Phil Foden on the volley from the top of the box after a corner kick was cleared. The ball took a deflection on its way to goal.

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71st min.: Haaland goal! There's the record! It's a delightful chip of the goalkeeper on an incisive through ball from Jack Grealish. Amazing feat: 35 goals, surpassing the single-season record by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer.

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68th min.: SUB West Ham. Danny Ings is on for Michail Antonio as West Ham try to get back into this. The Hammers have enjoyed some long spells of possession lately, but the atmosphere is a quiet one at the Etihad. It feels like nerves.

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58th min.: Penalty for City? West Ham's Thilo Kehrer with the slide tackle on Erling Haaland in the box, and it looks like Kehrer gets more man than ball on that sliding challenge. But the referee (and subsequently the VAR) sees nothing wrong with it.

50th min.: Goal Man City! It's a Nathan Ake header on an exquisite Riyad Mahrez set-piece in the box. A scything sliding foul by Flynn Downes on Jack Grealish led to the opportunity, with Downes earning a yellow card for his troubles.

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46th min. Second half is underway. But the Etihad is doing no favours for City. The City supporters are still eerily quiet. Nervous?

Halftime: Man City 0-0 West Ham

Halftime: The Etihad is quiet as West Ham have neutralised City and not allowed them to build a head of steam in this match. It's been the odd attack here and there, but either goalkeeper Lucasz Fabianski or the woodwork that have served to defuse each attack.

Erling Haaland doesn't look like scoring so far, as Kevin De Bruyne watches on from the bench area in street clothes.

44th min.: Penalty City? Erling Haaland goes down at the top of the box as Flynn Downes had his hands on him, but no whistle from the referee.

32nd min.: Man City hit the post! Rodri strikes the ball while falling and it bounces off the right post and incredibly dances along the goal line. Man City go close again.

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30th min.: Man City chance! This time Jack Grealish goes for it himself and hits the outside of the post.

24th min.: Erling Haaland chance! It's a rare chance for Erling Haaland, who makes a far post run on a cross from Jack Grealish. But he can't get the ball on frame. It's been slim pickings for Man City so far.

9th min.: Chance Man City! It's Riyad Mahrez with a first-time shot from the top of the box, but Lucasz Fabianski stretches to make the low stop. It's been a patient start from the defending champs.

1st min.: We're off. Both teams in their primary kits.

5 mins to kickoff: Players are out of the tunnel. Kickoff is imminent.

30 mins to kickoff: It turns out that the three key West Ham absences — Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and Nayef Aguerd — are out due to illness.

50 mins to kickoff: Here's Pep Guardiola explaining why no Ederson for Man City tonight:

60 mins to kickoff: Lineups are out. Arsenal supporters are going to be plenty upset when they see no Declan Rice or Tomas Soucek in the West Ham starting XI. There are also only 7 players on the Hammers' bench when 9 are permitted.

70 mins to kickoff: Man City players are all smiles coming off the bus. They can retake the top spot in the league with a win vs. West Ham.

80 mins to kickoff: Reports are that Kevin De Bruyne won't be around for this match either after missing the weekend trip to Fulham.

90 mins to kickoff: Tonight's referee is John Brooks. He's 32 and never been the head official for a Premier League match involving Manchester City.

120 mins to kickoff: Man City are surely fully focused on finishing this season strong, still in the hunt for silverware in three different competitions. Yet clubs always have one eye on the future, and their pursuit of Jude Bellingham took a major hit today with reports that he is close to personal terms with Real Madrid.

There are conflicting reports about how that affects Man City's pursuit of the young England midfielder. Sport1 journalist Patrick Berger in Germany says that Liverpool and Man City are both now out of the race, while Sky Sports reporter Rob Dorsett says that the Real Madrid deal is far from done and Man City remain "very much in the hunt."

Man City vs West Ham lineups & team news

For Man City, health has been one of their biggest assets all season long in the Premier League title race. The only two injury issues are to Nathan Ake and Kevin De Bruyne, with the first returning to the starting lineup, while De Bruyne gets another day of rest.

De Bruyne missed the Fulham match and is out against West Ham, but it's likely he returns by next week's Champions League games. Ake, meanwhile, returned to training after a hamstring injury kept him sidelined for about a month.

Man City starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Ortega (GK) — Walker, Stones, Dias, Ake — Bernardo, Rodri — Mahrez, Alvarez, Grealish — Haaland.

Man City subs (9): Ederson, Laporte, Gomez, Akanji, Lewis, Phillips, Perrone, Gundogan, Foden

The Hammers are also quite healthy for this point in the season with Kurt Zouma and Gianluca Scamacca sidelined with injuries. But they have more key players out due to illness: Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek, and Nayef Aguerd are not in the squad.

West Ham starting lineup (4-4-2): Fabianski (GK) — Coufal, Kehrer, Ogbonna, Cresswell — Emerson, Downes, Paqueta, Fornals — Bowen, Antonio.

West Ham subs (7): Areola (GK), Anang, Johnson, Lanzini, Cornet, Ings, Benrahma

MORE: English Premier League table 2022/23: Updated EPL standings as Arsenal regain lead

How to watch Man City vs West Ham

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USA USA Network,
Universo		 Fubo,
NBC Sports,
Universo NOW
UK Sky Sports Main Event,
Sky Sports Premier League		 Sky GO
Australia  — Optus Sport
Canada  — Fubo
India Star Sports Select 2 Hotstar VIP,
JioTV
New Zealand Sky Sport Premier League Sky Sport NOW
Malaysia Astro Supersport Astro Go, sooka
Singapore 221 Hub Premier 1 StarHub TV+
Hong Kong Now Premier League
(Ch. 620-621)		 Now E, Now Player

UK: Wednesday's match between title favourites Man City and West Ham will be shown in the UK on Sky Sports platforms.

USA: Man City vs West Ham from Etihad Stadium will be televised in the United States on USA Network, with a Spanish-language broadcast via Universo. Both channels are available to stream on Fubo.

Canada: Premier League matches can be seen in Canada all season long on Fubo, the nation's leading streaming service for world-class soccer.

Australia: Australia's sole broadcaster for the Premier League is Optus Sport, who recently signed a new deal to telecast the product Down Under for the next six seasons until 2028.

Man City vs West Ham betting odds & lines

Man City, as newly minted title favourites, have a huge advantage in this match, according to the oddsmakers. The injury to Kevin de Bruyne doesn't seem to faze the betting market, with City still given odds of 1/5 to win.

There are also goals expected, given City's attacking prowess and West Ham's defensive struggles. The Hammers have three clean sheets over the last month, but they've also shipped five goals to Newcastle and four to Crystal Palace, plus conceding multiple goals to Liverpool and Arsenal.

  Man City
win		 Draw West Ham
win		 Both teams
to score Y / N		 Over / Under
3.5 goals		 MCI
-1.5		 WHU
+1.5
BetMGM
(USA)		 -500 +600 +1200 +100 / -145 +110 / -150 -175 +125
Sports
Interaction
(Canada)		 -538 +590 +1200 -106 / -147 +112 / -143 -169 +132
SkyBet
(UK)		 1/5 6/1 12/1 10/11, 4/5 1/1, 8/11 — —
Neds
(Australia)		 1.20 6.50 13.00 2.00 / 1.75 1.46 / 2.70 — —
Dafabet
(India)		 1.20 6.90 13.00 2.00 / 1.75 2.10 / 1.73 1.59 2.36

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.