Haaland hits four as Man City keep title pressure on leaders Arsenal

Erling Haaland scored 4 times arsenic Manchester City thrashed Wolves 5-1 to determination wrong 1 constituent of Arsenal aft the Premier League leaders bushed Bournemouth 3-0 connected Saturday.

City responded to Arsenal’s triumph conscionable hours earlier with a extremity blitz astatine the Etihad Stadium.

Pep Guardiola’s broadside took the pb successful the 12th infinitesimal erstwhile Rayan Ait-Nouri clattered into Josko Gvardiol, conceding a punishment that Haaland stroked past Jose Sa.

Haaland bagged City’s 2nd successful the 35th infinitesimal arsenic helium roseate highest astatine the acold station to conscionable Rodri’s transverse with a majestic header that looped implicit Sa.

Deep into archetypal fractional stoppage-time, Nelson Semedo tripped Haaland to springiness City different punishment that was drilled location by the Norway striker.

Hwang Hee-chan got 1 backmost for Wolves successful the 53rd infinitesimal aft a mistake by City keeper Ederson.

But Haaland, who was visibly unhappy to beryllium substituted successful the closing stages, made it 36 goals successful each competitions this word little arsenic helium curled a good decorativeness into the acold country successful the 54th minute.

Julian Alvarez’s 85th infinitesimal decorativeness capped City’s sixth consecutive league win, extending their unbeaten tally successful the contention to 20 games.

The reigning champions, who person a crippled successful manus connected Arsenal, volition clinch an unprecedented 4th successive English rubric if they triumph their past 3 matches.

They caput to Fulham adjacent Saturday earlier visiting Tottenham connected May 14 and hosting West Ham 5 days later.

At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal cruised to a 4th successive victory, with Bukayo Saka’s punishment putting them up connected the changeable of half-time.

Leandro Trossard slotted past Bournemouth keeper Mark Travers successful the 70th infinitesimal earlier Declan Rice capped a ascendant show by blasting location successful stoppage-time.

Chasing their archetypal rubric since 2004, Arsenal’s 26th Premier League triumph this play equalled the club’s top-flight grounds for a azygous campaign.

“It was astir apt the champion archetypal fractional we’ve played each season,” Gunners brag Mikel Arteta said.

“We were unbelievable. Everything flowing, ace composed connected the ball. We generated truthful galore chances, we could person gone three, four, 5 up easily.”

Burnley connected the brink

Arsenal question to Manchester United successful their penultimate crippled adjacent play earlier hosting Everton connected May 19.

Burnley’s hopes of avoiding relegation suffered a immense stroke arsenic Newcastle ran riot successful a 4-1 triumph astatine Turf Moor.

Vincent Kompany’s 2nd bottommost broadside are 5 points from safety, with lone 2 games near to debar an contiguous instrumentality to the Championship aft past season’s promotion.

Callum Wilson enactment Newcastle up with a 19th infinitesimal tap-in and Sean Longstaff doubled their vantage successful the 35th minute.

Bruno Guimaraes made it 3 successful the 40th infinitesimal with a almighty onslaught earlier Arijanet Muric saved Alexander Isak’s 50th infinitesimal penalty.

Isak made amends 5 minutes aboriginal erstwhile helium grabbed his 20th league extremity this season, making Dara O’Shea’s 86th infinitesimal header nary consolation for bedraggled Burnley.

At Bramall Lane, 4th bottommost Nottingham Forest took a elephantine measurement towards endurance with a 3-1 triumph against already-relegated Sheffield United.

Gonzalo Montiel brought down Ben Brereton Diaz and the Blades guardant picked himself up to lash successful the 17th infinitesimal penalty.

But Callum Hudson-Odoi grabbed Forest’s equaliser successful the 27th infinitesimal with a superb onslaught that curled into the acold corner.

Ryan Yates slammed successful Forest’s 2nd from close-range aft 51 minutes and Hudson-Odoi curled location successful the 65th minute.

That gave the Blades an unwanted grounds arsenic the archetypal nine to concede 100 goals successful a 38-match Premier League season.

Forest, awaiting the effect of their entreaty against a four-point deduction for fiscal breaches, are 3 points up of 3rd bottommost Luton, who drew 1-1 with Everton connected Friday.

West London rivals Brentford and Fulham shared a dour 0-0 draw.