Haaland with a hat-trick before the break against Wolverhampton – leads 3-0

Haaland scored his goals number 22, 23 and 24 in this year’s Premier League and is aiming for a new top scorer title. Two of the goals came on penalties.

The first hit came from the chalk mark. Rayan Aït-Nouri swept down Josko Gvardiol after 10 minutes of play, and Haaland put the penalty safely into the goal. He sent the goalkeeper to one side and the ball to the other.

A screwed Haaland was also close to a header a few minutes later, but this time Wolverhampton’s goalkeeper José Sá was in the right place. He wasn’t after 34 minutes of play. Then the header from the Norwegian sat perfectly in the far corner from close range on a pass from Rodri.

The 3-0 score came well into overtime in the 1st half. This time it was Haaland himself who was fouled, and after the referee had conferred with VAR, a penalty was awarded. Again the City striker sent the keeper the opposite way of the ball and scored in much the same way as the first penalty.

It was Haaland’s 35th goal of the season, and his 24th in the Premier League. That makes him the clear top scorer in the Premier League, just as he was last season.

Many have claimed that the 23-year-old hasn’t looked as fit after the injury layoff, but there was little sign of such a thing on Saturday.

The fight is still going on.