Manchester City are heading for the Premier League title with a 3-0 home win over Westham in the early hours of Thursday morning (4), edging out Arsenal, who have played a game more, to move back to the top of the table by virtue of this one-point advantage. Team scorer Enin Harland added another goal to his tally, accumulating 35 league goals this season, breaking the record jointly held by Schuria and Gower, and becoming the player with the most goals scored in a single season in the history of the Premier League, and his teammates lined up after the match to pay tribute to him.
City, who had the initiative to win the title, attacked Westham, who were without Dylan Rice, but Kieri Sze's powerful shot was parried, and Lodi Kasjandi's one-touch shot bounced off the post, resulting in a 0-0 draw at halftime. In the second half, City accelerated their attack and Niton Aki scored in the 50th minute with a header from a penalty kick, while Harland made it 2-0 in the 75th minute with another solo effort into the empty net, and Phil Cotton made it 3-0 late in the game with a clever volley.
The star of the show was Norwegian striker Haaland, who scored his 35th Premier League goal of the season. Despite the fact that there are still 5 rounds of matches yet to be played, Harland has already broken the record for the highest number of goals scored in a single season in the history of the Premier League, and the fact that the previous record holders, Schurrlea and Gower, both set their records after playing 42 matches, emphasizes the preciousness of Harland's record even more.
After the game, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola led all the coaches and players to line up outside the player's tunnel to see the new Premier League "top scorer" Harland leave the stadium. Guardiola said after the game: "Harland is an incredible, unique person, he deserves all of us to line up to pay tribute, because he created a magical milestone, perhaps in the future he will break his own record."
