Haaland fires Manchester City to seventh straight win as Liverpool stage comeback

Manchester City secured a 3-2 victory over Ipswich, with Erling Haaland scoring twice, as they continue to lead the Premier League despite off-field challenges involving over 100 alleged breaches of financial rules.

Liverpool staged a comeback to win 2-1 against Brentford, rising to fifth place after Alexander Isak's decisive goal.

In other matches, Chelsea defeated Everton 2-0 with Pedro Neto scoring both goals, while Fulham and Aston Villa also claimed victories against Hull and Newcastle, respectively.

Meanwhile, City faces potential repercussions from the Premier League allegations, including a points deduction or expulsion, as they prepare to appeal the verdict.

LONDON, Oct 18 — Erling Haaland starred with a double as Premier League leaders Manchester City beat Ipswich 3-2, while Liverpool came from behind to seal a 2-1 win at Brentford yesterday.

City are in turmoil off the pitch after being found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules.

On the grass they have made a perfect start, with seven successive league victories marking their best opening to a Premier League season.

City, who are appealing against the guilty verdict after branding it a “Premier League conspiracy”, sit six points clear of champions Arsenal.

Second-placed Arsenal can close the gap with a win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

With City potentially facing a massive points deduction or even expulsion from the top flight if their appeal fails, it remains to be seen whether their results will even matter by the end of the season.

For now, Enzo Maresca’s side are in fine form after bouncing back from their midweek loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

There was a defiant mood at the Etihad Stadium, where City fans booed the Premier League anthem before kick-off, while thousands waved inflatable bananas to underline their commitment to the club regardless of its plight.

Phil Foden put Maresca’s men ahead in the 19th minute with a sharp turn and finish after Jeremy Doku’s incisive run prised open the Ipswich defence.

Foden’s first goal this season was followed by an Ipswich equaliser in the 21st minute when Daizen Maeda evaded Marc Guehi to fire home.

Haaland restored City’s lead in the 34th minute with a pin-point header from Mateo Kovacic’s cross.

Haaland killed off Ipswich in the 69th minute, sprinting onto Iliman Ndiaye’s pass and steering his shot past Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton.

Zian Flemming’s 90th-minute penalty, awarded for a foul by Guehi, set up a tense finale but City held on.

“Very happy with today’s game, we controlled it for 95 minutes. We create chances, we score. We finish a little bit suffering together but overall, it is good,” Maresca said.

In west London, Liverpool were stunned when Brentford defender Keane Lewis-Potter looped a header past Alisson Becker from Igor Thiago’s cross in the 44th minute.

But the Bees were reduced to 10 men in first half stoppage-time after Yehor Yarmolyuk’s head made contact with Jeremy Jacquet’s face while they waited for a corner.

Liverpool lost Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong to injuries, but still made their numerical advantage count in the 62nd minute.

Victor Munoz cut inside and slotted a composed equaliser past Brentford’s former Liverpool ‘keeper Caoimhin Kelleher.

Alexander Isak blasted Liverpool’s winner in the 70th minute after Barcola teed up the Sweden striker for his fifth goal this term.

Brentford finished with nine men following Vitaly Janelt’s second booking in stoppage-time.

Beaten by City in their previous league game, Liverpool are up to fifth place after inflicting Brentford’s first league defeat of the season.

“You see the results of Brentford at home and you have to be ready for these kinds of battles. We had 45 minutes to do the comeback and I think we played really well,” Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola said.

Pedro Neto’s double condemned Everton to a first defeat of the season as fourth-placed Chelsea won 2-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium despite the loss of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to a head injury.

Neto opened the scoring inside the first minute of the second half and secured the points during stoppage-time.

The Argentine shot-stopper was involved in a sickening head clash with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite and was taken to hospital.

Fulham won for the first time in the league this season as Alex Iwobi’s 33rd-minute goal clinched a 1-0 victory against Hull at Craven Cottage.

Aston Villa won 1-0 at Newcastle as Johan Manzambi tormented the club he rejected in the close-season.

Villa winger Manzambi headed home from Joao Gomes’s cross in the 33rd minute.

It was a bitter blow to Newcastle, who agreed a deal with Freiburg for Manzambi in the summer before Villa hijacked the deal. — AFP

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曼城凭借埃尔林·哈兰德的梅开二度，以 3-2 战胜伊普斯维奇，继续领跑英超联赛，尽管他们面临着超过 100 项涉嫌违反财务规定的场外挑战。

利物浦上演逆转好戏，以 2-1 战胜布伦特福德，凭借亚历山大·伊萨克的制胜进球，利物浦升至积分榜第五位。

在其他比赛中，切尔西以 2-0 战胜埃弗顿，佩德罗·内托梅开二度；富勒姆和阿斯顿维拉也分别战胜了赫尔城和纽卡斯尔联。

与此同时，曼城可能因英超联赛的指控而面临扣分或被除名等后果，他们正准备对判决提出上诉。

伦敦，10 月 18 日——埃尔林·哈兰德梅开二度，帮助英超领头羊曼城 3-2 战胜伊普斯维奇，而利物浦昨天在客场 2-1 逆转战胜布伦特福德。

曼城因违反英超联赛100多项财务规则而被判有罪，场外陷入混乱。

在草地球场上，他们取得了完美的开局，联赛七连胜是他们英超赛季的最佳开局。

曼城对有罪判决提出上诉，并称这是“英超联赛的阴谋”。目前，曼城领先卫冕冠军阿森纳6分。

排名第二的阿森纳如果能在周日客场战胜诺丁汉森林，就能缩小与榜首的差距。

如果曼城的上诉失败，他们可能面临巨额扣分甚至被逐出顶级联赛，因此，到赛季结束时，他们的比赛结果是否还有意义，还有待观察。

目前，恩佐·马雷斯卡的球队状态正佳，此前他们在周中的欧冠联赛中输给了巴黎圣日耳曼，但他们已经迅速反弹。

在伊蒂哈德球场，曼城球迷展现出一种不屈不挠的情绪。在比赛开始前，曼城球迷对英超联赛主题曲报以嘘声，数千名球迷挥舞着充气香蕉，以强调他们对俱乐部的忠诚，无论俱乐部处于何种困境。

第 19 分钟，菲尔·福登转身射门，为马雷斯卡的球队首开纪录。此前，杰里米·多库的犀利突破撕开了伊普斯维奇的防线。

福登本赛季的首粒进球之后，伊普斯维奇在第 21 分钟扳平比分，当时前田大善晃过马克·格伊，将球射入网窝。

第 34 分钟，哈兰德接马特奥·科瓦契奇的传中头球破门，帮助曼城重新取得领先。

哈兰德在第 69 分钟彻底终结了伊普斯维奇的比赛，他接伊利曼·恩迪亚耶的传球，快速冲刺，将球射入伊普斯维奇门将克里斯蒂安·沃尔顿把守的球门。

弗莱明在第 90 分钟的点球，是格伊犯规后获得的，让比赛进入了紧张的最后阶段，但曼城最终守住了胜果。

“我对今天的比赛非常满意，我们掌控了95分钟的比赛。我们创造了机会，也取得了进球。虽然最后我们有点儿一起陷入苦战，但总的来说，这是一场不错的比赛，”马雷斯卡说道。

在伦敦西部，利物浦在第 44 分钟被布伦特福德后卫基恩·刘易斯-波特接伊戈尔·蒂亚戈的传中头球破门，阿利松·贝克尔鞭长莫及，利物浦球员大吃一惊。

但在上半场补时阶段，布伦特福德队在等待角球时，叶戈尔·亚尔莫柳克的头部与杰里米·雅克的脸部相撞，导致球队被罚下10人。

利物浦队因伤失去了多米尼克·索博斯莱和杰里米·弗林蓬，但仍然在第 62 分钟利用人数优势取得了进球。

维克托·穆尼奥斯内切后冷静地将球送入布伦特福德前利物浦门将凯莱赫把守的球门，扳平了比分。

巴萨科拉助攻瑞典前锋亚历山大·伊萨克打入本赛季第五粒进球，伊萨克在第70分钟劲射破门，为利物浦锁定胜局。

布伦特福德队在伤停补时阶段因维塔利·雅内尔特第二次吃到黄牌被罚下场，最终以九人应战。

利物浦在上一场联赛中负于曼城后，凭借这场胜利，他们让布伦特福德遭遇了本赛季联赛首败，目前排名升至第五位。

“看看布伦特福德的主场战绩，你就应该做好迎接这种挑战的准备。我们有45分钟的时间完成逆转，我认为我们踢得非常好，”利物浦主帅安多尼·伊劳拉说道。

佩德罗·内托梅开二度，让埃弗顿遭遇了本赛季的首场失利，排名第四的切尔西在希尔·迪金森球场以 2-0 战胜了埃弗顿，尽管他们的门将埃米利亚诺·马丁内斯因头部受伤而离场。

内托在下半场开场不到一分钟就打破僵局，并在伤停补时阶段锁定胜局。

这位阿根廷门将与埃弗顿后卫贾拉德·布兰斯韦特头部发生可怕的碰撞，随后被送往医院。

富勒姆在本赛季联赛中首次取得胜利，亚历克斯·伊沃比在第33分钟的进球帮助球队在克拉文农场球场以1-0战胜赫尔城。

阿斯顿维拉在客场1-0战胜纽卡斯尔，约翰·曼赞比让这家他在休赛期拒绝的俱乐部尝到了苦头。

第 33 分钟，维拉边锋曼赞比接若昂·戈麦斯的传中头球破门。

这对纽卡斯尔联队来说无疑是沉重的打击，他们今夏曾与弗赖堡就曼赞比的转会达成协议，但最终被阿斯顿维拉截胡。——法新社

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