West Ham vs. Manchester City Result

Highlights & analysis of West Ham vs. Manchester City matchup. Erling Haaland doubles Pep Guardiola's title defense.

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Alphonse Areola brought down the Norway star after Ilkay Gundogan's clever pass.

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This was just before West Ham's substitute goalkeeper went wrong from the penalty spot.

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David Moyes' side was regaining control of the contest, but Kevin De Bruyne & Haaland combined to win the game in a devastating 65-minute period.

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West Ham began on the front foot with Michail Antonio's fourth-minute cross to Pablo Fornals.

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But the game settled quickly into the expected pattern and City seized 79 percent of the first-half possession.

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Lukasz Fabianski was forced to pick the ball from the net after suffering an injury in an earlier collision with Haaland.

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