Mancity 4-1 Ipswich: Haaland scores hat-trick as Man City smash Ipswich at the Etihad

Manchester City beat Ipswich Town 4-1 in an epic and devastating comeback at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The Sky Blues saw Ilkay Gundogan return home after his transfer from Barcelona.

Ipswich Town caused a surprise by taking a seventh-minute lead at the Etihad on Saturday. What they did not expect was Manchester City’s big comeback, scoring three goals in just four minutes to all but kill the game off. Haaland managed to score his first precious hat-trick of the season at home in the last minutes of the match. The Sky Blues got their first win and their first three points at the Etihad Stadium this season.

Ipswich struggled to keep up with City’s relentless pace and attacking flair. Haaland completed his hat-trick with a spectacular goal. Receiving the ball just outside the box, he unleashed a powerful, curling shot that left Ipswich goalkeeper Muric completely off guard. The ball sailed into the corner, making it 4-1, and Haaland celebrated his 23rd hat-trick with his trademark calmness.

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City levelled when Leif Davis’s 12th minute foul on Savinho conceded a penalty that Haaland dispatched with ease. Ipswich keeper Arijanet Muric spent four years with City before leaving in 2022 and he returned with a gift for his old club, dwelling in possession in the 14th minute as Kevin De Bruyne stole the ball and slotted home.

City made it three when the unstoppable Haaland flicked De Bruyne’s deft pass past Muric. German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan came off the bench for City in the second half after rejoining his former club from Barcelona on a one-year contract on Friday.

 

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Haaland completed his treble in the 88th minute with a typically predatory finish for his fourth goal already this season. Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma got back in favour with boss Ange Postecoglou as his superb strike inspired a 4-0 rout of Everton in north London.

Postecoglou picker Bissouma following a one-game suspension after posting a social media video that showed him inhaling nitrous oxide. “You know what it’s like when you punish your child and they do everything right for the next two days?” Postecoglou had said of Bissouma’s return.

The Mali international made the most of his reprieve in the 14th minute, lashing home from the edge of the area for his first league goal for Tottenham in his 52nd appearance.

Son Heung-min doubled Tottenham’s lead in the 25th minute, forcing Jordan Pickford into an embarrassing mistake as the Everton keeper was robbed by the South Korean for a simple finish.

Cristian Romero headed Tottenham’s third in the 71st minute. Son bagged his second with a clinical finish six minutes later. West Ham boss Julen Lopetegui earned the first win of his reign as second-half goals from Tomas Soucek and Jarrod Bowen sealed a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

Alex Iwobi’s 70th-minute goal clinched Fulham’s 2-1 win against Leicester at Craven Cottage after Emile Smith Rowe’s first-half opener for the hosts was cancelled out by Wout Faes.

Nottingham Forest won 1-0 at Southampton thanks to Morgan Gibbs-White’s 70th-minute strike. Title contenders Arsenal travel to Aston Villa in Saturday’s late game.

 

August 24, 2024