Premier League newest scores and updates as Erling Haaland scores twice

48 minutes: Lyle Foster receives the ball in the midst of the pitch as Burnley look to burst ahead. He’s obtained firm in Vitinha who begins to dip inside earlier than transferring again large simply as Foster performs the cross.

Foster wished to slide Vitinha into the within left channel however the ball is distributed too distant from the winger and Man City take over.

Manchester City get the sport restarted. There’s been no additional modifications on the break with Kevin De Bruyne the one man to be taken off on the minute.

Erling Haaland is barely the second participant to attain 2+ targets in a workforce’s opening recreation of a Premier League season in consecutive seasons (additionally two vs West Ham in 2022-23), together with Didier Drogba in 2009-10 (two vs Hull) and 2010-11 (three vs West Brom) for Chelsea.

Erling Haaland has now scored 99 targets in Europe’s top-five leagues, whereas he has scored at the very least one aim in opposition to 35 of the 40 groups he has confronted with Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City in league soccer.

45+5 minutes: Manchester City take a two-goal lead into the break. Erling Haaland has collected each targets however knowledgeable finishes though there was some promise to Burnley’s play.

If the house facet can rating subsequent they’ll construct an actual confidence that they’ll get again into the sport.

45+3 minutes: Dara O’Shea is put below stress as City press up the pitch. He pokes the ball away from the byline and nutmegs the closest attacker to the delight of the Burnley followers.

The Clarets work the ball clear.

45 minutes: There’s going to be 5 minutes of added time to play. Most of that comes from the damage to Kevin De Bruyne.

Foden is performed in excessive as soon as extra and he carries the ball into the field. Haaland is an choice for him however Foden loses the ball and the offside flag is raised.

42 minutes: Ederson boots the ball lengthy and picks out Phil Foden who brings the ball down nicely. He’s pressured out to the the proper facet however manages to dump the ball earlier than signalling to his teammates that he wanted extra assist in that state of affairs.

39 minutes: That end from Haaland was loopy. He didn’t even have to verify the place the aim was, he simply struck his shot sweetly and added a second aim.

Burnley haven’t performed too badly however a few slight dips in focus have been punished.