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12/02 15:53 CST Erling Haaland scores 100th Premier League goal as Man City
holds on to beat Fulham 5-4
Erling Haaland scores 100th Premier League goal as Man City holds on to beat
Fulham 5-4
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
Erling Haaland scored his 100th Premier League goal on Tuesday and Manchester
City moved to within two points of the top of the standings.
Haaland opened the scoring in City's thrilling 5-4 win at Fulham, which saw Pep
Guardiola's team survive a dramatic fightback at Craven Cottage.
City led 5-1 less than an hour into the game, but Fulham rallied and nearly
grabbed an equalizer in stoppage time when Josh King's effort was cleared off
the line by Josko Gvardiol.
Haaland celebrated afterward in front of the traveling fans after becoming the
fastest player to reach a century of goals in the Premier League.
His goal in the 17th minute --- lashed in from close range --- was his 100th in
111 games. England icon Alan Shearer had held the record after reaching that
benchmark in 124 games.
Most importantly for City was a victory that closed the gap on first-place
Arsenal, which hosts Brentford on Wednesday.
City led 3-1 at halftime, with Tijani Reijnders and Phil Foden adding to
Haaland's goal, while Emile Smith-Rowe pulled one back before the break.
Foden got his second early in the second half and a Sander Berge own goal
seemingly put City in total control.
That was until Fulham mounted a fightback.
Alex Iwobi got Fulham's second with a low curling effort from outside of the
box. Samuel Chukwueze then scored two in the space of six minutes to set up
tense finale.
On-loan City winger Jack Grealish scored the only goal of the game as Everton
beat Bournemouth 1-0.
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