Premier League-Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat West Ham 4-1

The 20th round of the 2024/25 Premier League kicked off another focus battle. The "Blue Moon" Manchester City defeated the "Hammer Gang" West Ham 4-1 with an own goal, as well as goals contributed by Haaland and Foden.

Five minutes into the game, Manchester City organized an attack. Foden received a through ball from De Bruyne and then entered the penalty area to make a lob pass, but the ball was caught by West Ham goalkeeper Areola and he missed the chance to shoot. In the 7th minute, West Ham midfielder Kudus got the ball and entered the penalty area and then pushed the ball into the defense, but the ball hit the side net.

In the 10th minute, Bernardo Silva passed the ball, Savio received it and made a cross from the penalty area, and the ball hit West Ham defender Cao Far and deflected into the net, allowing Manchester City to open the scoring 1-0. In the 29th minute, West Ham tried to counterattack, Somerville made a diagonal pass, Paqueta outside the penalty area took a few steps to meet the ball and then took a long shot, but the ball went wide of the goal.

In the 38th minute, Rico Lewis received a cross from Savio at the top of the penalty area and shot, but West Ham goalkeeper Areola immediately rushed out to save the ball. In the 42nd minute, Savio passed West Ham defender Cao Far and made a lob pass to the penalty area. Haaland seized the opportunity and jumped up to head the ball into the goal, helping Manchester City continue to lead West Ham 2-0.

Savio contributed two assists

In the 53rd minute of the second half, West Ham replaced Clay Todibo with Mavropanos. In the 55th minute, Savio attacked from the middle and sent a through ball, and Haaland followed up and pushed the ball into the empty goal after facing the defense, helping Manchester City expand their lead to 3-0.

In the 58th minute, West Ham made a mistake in passing the ball. De Bruyne took the ball and passed it to the penalty area. Foden took the ball and shot it in, helping Manchester City to lead West Ham 4-0. In the 64th minute, Manchester City defender Walker knocked down Somerville while fighting for the ball, and West Ham got a free kick. Then, Paqueta chose to shoot directly when he took the free kick, but the ball went over the goal.

In the 71st minute, West Ham created an attacking opportunity. Soucek passed the ball to the middle and Felkrug shot directly into the goal, helping West Ham to tie the score at 1 to 4. In the 81st minute, West Ham continued to counterattack. Felkrug passed the ball to the defense, and Somerville stepped forward to receive the ball and shot it, but the ball was kicked high.

In the end, Manchester City beat West Ham 4 to 1. After two consecutive wins, Manchester City is currently ranked 6th in the standings with 34 points, 2 points behind Chelsea, which is in 4th place.