Premier League Half Time: Haaland’s Double, Dias Own Goal, Man City Leads – West Ham United

Key Events

In the 10th minute, Paqueta’s backfield stoppage mistake gifted the ball away, B Silva intercepted and assisted, Haaland scored with a one-on-one shot, Man City leads 1-0.

In the 19th minute, Bowen broke through on the right flank and crossed, Dias accidentally scored an own goal during his clearance, West Ham equalized, 1-1!

In the 30th minute, Grealish broke through from the left flank and passed across, Kovacic distributed the ball while facing backwards, Lewis followed up with a pass, Haaland controlled the ball and blasted another goal, scoring twice, Man City leads again 2-1.

Match Report

At 0:30 on September 1st, in the 4th round of the 24/25 Premier League season, defending champions Manchester City travelled to challenge West Ham United away.

In the 2nd minute of the first half, Kudus’ cross from the left flank hit Lewis, Antonio failed to score with a close-range tap-in, Dias hurriedly cleared the ball, Man City escaped a close call.

In the 6th minute, Grealish played the ball within the penalty area, B Silva followed up with a cross, Haaland headed the ball over the bar, missing a good chance to score.

In the 13th minute, Man City executed a corner kick tactic, Grealish switched the play to the left flank, De Bruyne took a shot from a tight angle, Areola made a diving save to push the ball away.

In the 18th minute, Doku broke through from the right flank and crossed horizontally, De Bruyne shot directly without adjusting, the ball hit the post and bounced out, Grealish’s follow-up shot went wide.

In the 38th minute, Haaland delivered a wonderful pass from the edge of the penalty area, Lewis took a shot from a tight angle and it flew over the bar.

During injury time, Kudus received a long pass, dribbled down the left flank challenging Lewis one-on-one, and his shot from a tight angle went wide.

At half-time, Manchester City is temporarily leading West Ham United 2-1.

Player List

West Ham United starting lineup (4-1-4-1):

23-Areola; 33-Emerson; 15-Mavropanos; 29-Wan-Bissaka; 26-Kilman; 20-Bowen; 24-Rodriguez; 10-Paqueta; 19-Alvarez; 14-Kudus; 9-Antonio;

Substitutes: 1-Fabianski; 5-Coufal; 25-Todibo; 42-Kasei; 28-Souchek; 39-Owen; 11-Fulkrug; 7-Samuelson; 17-Gillham;

Manchester City starting lineup (3-2-4-1):

31-Ederson; 3-Dias; 25-Akanji; 24-Gvardiol; 17-De Bruyne; 8-Kovacic; 10-Grealish; 20-B Silva; 11-Doku; 82-Lewis; 9-Haaland;

Substitutes: 18-Ortega; 2-Walker; 6-Ake; 5-Stones; 19-Gundogan; 16-Rodri; 27-Nunes; 87-McCart; 75-O’Reilly;