Premier League: Erling Haaland's brace sees Manchester City down Brentford
Erling Haaland scored a brace as Manchester City came from behind to down Brentford in matchweek 4 of the Premier League 2024-25 season on Saturday. Yoane Wissa handed Brentford the lead inside 30 seconds at the Etihad. However, Haaland made it 1-1 in the 20th minute with a sumptuos finish. The star striker scored his ninth goal of the season thereafter. Here's more.
Nine goals for Haaland this season
Haaland has now scored in each of the four Premier League matches for Man City this season. His tally includes two hat-tricks. The former Borussia Dortmund player, who won the Premier League Golden Boot award in the last two campaigns, already owns nine goals from four league games this season. Haaland owns 72 goals in the Premier League in addition to 13 assists.
99 goals for Man City
In 103 games for Man City in all competitions, Haaland has scored 99 goals. He hit 52 goals in his debut season in 2022-23. In the 2023-24 season, the prolific striker bagged 38 goals.
13th successive Premier League match win for Man City
Man City are unbeaten in 23 Premier League matches so far in 2024. Overall, they are unbeaten in 27 league games, winning 13 in a row. Pep Guardiola's side is atop the Premier League table. The champions own 12 points from four matches (W4). They are the only side with a 100% win record in the Premier League 2024-25 season.
Here are the match stats
Man City had 18 attempts with 7 shots on target. Brentford managed 8 attempts with 5 shots on target. Guardiola's side has 54% ball possession and an 89% pass accuracy from 538 passes.
Massive records for Haaland and Ederson
Haaland is now the first player in Premier League history to score nine goals in the opening four games of a single season. Man City goalkeeper Ederson assisted Haaland for his 2nd goal. The Brazilian now owns four assists in the Premier League, going level with David Seaman and Pepe Reina. Paul Robinson is the goalkeeper with most Premier League assists (5).
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As per Opta, Wissa's goal after 22 seconds is the fastest in the Premier League against the reigning champions. It's also the first time, Man City conceded this early in a Premier League home match.
Man City ride on Haaland's brilliance
Man City were behind after just 22 seconds after Wissa's early goal. Man City fought back with Haaland grabbing his eighth and ninth goals of the season. He missed out on a third straight hat-trick in the Premier League. The missed chances proved to be costly for Thomas Frank's side. Bryan Mbeumo had a glorious chance to put Brentford 2-0 up early on.
