Sports Desk, Aug 7 (EFE).- With the help of Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland led Manchester City to a 2-0 road win over West Ham United to start off the season and make his debut in the Premier League. After falling to Liverpool last week’s Community Shield matchup, where Haaland came up …
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PABLO Fornals’s first-half double paved the way for West Ham to see off Saints in their season finale at London Stadium. The Spain international’s two goals in three minutes put the home side in the box seat with Declan Rice’s late strike ensuring a 3-0 win for the Irons, who will play Europa League football next season. Defeat for Saints meant they finished on 43 points and were left to contemplate a 15th-placed finish. Boss Ralph Hasenhuttl made five changes in total to his Saints line-up, which lost 2-0 against Leeds on Tuesday. The south coast side welcomed back Ibrahima Diallo, Nathan Redmond, Takumi Minamino, Jan Bednarek and Danny Ings to the starting XI.
Gutsy City grind out 20th win in succession
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City had to work hard to see off a stubborn and determined West Ham at the Etihad and record a 20th win on the bounce.
Goals from Ruben Dias and John Stones either side of an Antonio equaliser gave City a 2-1 win which extends our lead at the top - ahead of this weekend s fixtures - to 13.
It also means we are now 27 matches unbeaten - one short of equalling the Club record of 28.
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The first-half hour of the game was disjointed by City’s lofty standards, with the tempo slower than it has been of late and a number of uncharacteristic, misplaced passes.