Haaland nets milestone goal in thriller
Erling Haaland made more history as he became the fastest player to score 100 Premier League goals in Manchester City's thrilling 5-4 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Haaland's milestone moment came when he thundered Jeremy Doku's cross past Bernd Leno in the 17th minute in what was only his 111th appearance in the competition.
But the Norwegian's achievement was almost overshadowed by Fulham's second-half fightback that saw substitute Samuel Chukwueze strike two goals six minutes late on.
After Haaland had opened the scoring, the striker then turned provider for Tijjani Reijnders, who lofted the ball over Leno for his first top-flight goal since the opening day of 2025-2026.
The in-form Phil Foden then picked out the top-left corner with a stunning finish, only for Emile Smith Rowe's equally exquisite header in first-half stoppage time to reduce the deficit.
However, Pep Guardiola's team quickly reasserted its dominance after the break when Foden grabbed his second with a near-post finish after being found by Haaland's flick.
Sander Berge turned into his own net after deflecting Doku's shot in all within nine minutes of the restart, but Alex Iwobi's curling strike shortly after sparked the game into life.
After being introduced at half-time, Chukwueze ignited hopes of an unlikely comeback with a 72nd-minute strike that evaded the grasp of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Chukwueze doubled his tally with a similar finish into the opposite corner five minutes later as Fulham threatened to derail City's chance of closing the gap to leaders Arsenal.
The visitor held on for eight minutes of stoppage time, though it needed a last-ditch clearance from Josko Gvardiol to deny Josh King in the sixth of eight added minutes.
