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Haaland sends Man City to the top of the Premier League

publish time

26/10/2024

publish time

26/10/2024

Manchester City's Matheus Nunes, right, duels for the ball with Southampton's Kyle Walker-Peters during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England. (AP)

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 26 (AP):  Erling Haaland fired Manchester City to the top of the English Premier League after beating Southampton 1-0 on Saturday.

Haaland scored in the fifth minute at Etihad Stadium to send City two points clear of Liverpool, which plays Arsenal on Sunday.

Aston Villa missed the chance to go third after Evanilson scored in the sixth minute of added time to earn Bournemouth a 1-1 draw.

Bryan Mbeumo also scored in the sixth minute of added time to seal a 4-3 win for Brentford against Ipswich. Brentford trailed 2-0 early and then blew a 3-2 lead before Mbeumo's winner.

Winless Wolverhampton staged a dramatic fightback of its own by scoring in the 88th and stoppage time to salvage a 2-2 draw at Brighton.