{"id":7268,"date":"2025-10-18T17:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/7268\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T17:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T17:37:10","slug":"erling-haaland-scores-twice-as-manchester-city-beat-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/7268\/","title":{"rendered":"Erling Haaland scores twice as Manchester City beat Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"

The prolific Norwegian took his tally for the campaign to a staggering 23 goals in just 13 appearances for club and country with a decisive intervention in a tight Premier League contest at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n

Haaland broke the deadlock with a powerful header on 58 minutes before following up with a left-footed strike five minutes later.<\/p>\n

Prior to that City had found Everton stubborn at the back with England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who signed a new contract this week, maintaining his fine recent form.<\/p>\n

\"ManchesterManchester City\u2019s Erling Haaland scoring the opening goal (Martin Rickett\/PA)<\/p>\n

The visitors, although missing the dynamism of on-loan City player Jack Grealish, were also a threat on occasions at the other end.<\/p>\n

Haaland had been having a relatively quiet game but his clinical finishes either side of the hour mark again showed why defences can never rest easy in the 25-year-old\u2019s presence.<\/p>\n

He has now scored in 11 successive games for either City or Norway and, with 96 Premier League goals under his belt, is fast approaching a century in the competition after just 105 appearances.<\/p>\n

Overall he has scored 138 in 155 games for the club since his arrival from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.<\/p>\n

City\u2019s first attempt came when Nico O\u2019Reilly shot wide but they survived a scare after Nathan Ake gave the ball away. Iliman Ndiaye swooped and fired a low ball across the box but a stretching Beto could not make meaningful contact.<\/p>\n

Pickford denied Savinho at the other end and City almost took the lead when Jake O\u2019Brien diverted the ball onto the Everton woodwork as Haaland lurked at a corner.<\/p>\n

Beto should have hit the target for Everton, although a flag was raised, and Ndiaye forced a good save from Gianluigi Donnarumma after driving into the box.<\/p>\n

A sweet victory! \u2728<\/p>\n

\ud83e\ude75 2-0 \ud83c\udf6c | @OKX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ND8c0UdDtT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Manchester City (@ManCity) October 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Haaland led a City break but Jeremy Doku shot tamely at Pickford before the England number one also smothered another effort from Savinho.<\/p>\n

Pickford was finally beaten just before the hour as Phil Foden released O\u2019Reilly with a superb through ball and his cross from the right was met by a full-blooded header from Haaland.<\/p>\n

Everton tried to respond quickly and James Garner had a shot deflected wide, with appeals for handball coming to nothing.<\/p>\n

Moments later the contest was effectively ended as Haaland claimed his second from a Savinho lay-off. It was not a clean strike from the forward but Pickford was unsighted by James Tarkowski and could not keep it out.<\/p>\n

Everton battled on and substitute Merlin Rohl headed narrowly wide but Haaland almost had the final say as he was twice denied a hat-trick by Pickford in stoppage time.<\/p>\n