Manchester City 5-1 Luton Town: Erling Haaland scores as City go top of Premier League
Manchester City moved top of the Premier League for at least a day with a predictably dominant victory over struggling Luton Town.
City led after only 65 seconds at Etihad Stadium when Erling Haaland’s wayward volley hit Luton’s Daiki Hashioka before flying into the net.
It took City more than an hour to double their lead through Mateo Kovacic’s sweet, rising strike from near the edge of the area.
Haaland put the game beyond any doubt with a penalty after Jeremy Doku was fouled by Fred Onyedinma.
Just after City made a double change, Ross Barkley took advantage of a Matheus Nunes mistake to pull one back for the Hatters.
But Doku cut in from the left to slot a fine solo goal into the bottom corner.
The impressive Doku set up City’s fifth as he picked out Josko Gvardiol, who slammed a beauty into the top corner – the defender’s second goal in a week having not scored for City before that.
City are two points clear at the top, although Liverpool – at home to Crystal Palace – and Arsenal, who host Aston Villa, can move back above them on Sunday.
Luton remain in the relegation zone.
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Manchester City
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Squad number21Player nameGómez - Squad number52Player nameBobb
Luton Town
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Squad number24Player nameKaminski
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Squad number32Player nameOnyedinma
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Squad number27Player nameHashioka
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Squad number16Player nameBurke
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Squad number45Player nameDoughty
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Squad number8Player nameBerry
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Squad number6Player nameBarkley
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Squad number18Player nameClark
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Squad number30Player nameTownsend
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Squad number9Player nameMorris
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Squad number14Player nameChong
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Squad number10Player nameWoodrow
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Squad number17Player nameMpanzu
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Squad number38Player nameJohnson
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Squad number43Player nameNelson
Line-ups
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Ederson
- 82Lewis
- 3Rúben Dias
- 25Akanji
- 24Gvardiol
- 27Nunes
- 8Kovacic
- 19Álvarez
- 17De BruyneBooked at 43minsSubstituted forGómezat 81′minutes
- 11Doku
- 9HaalandSubstituted forBobbat 81′minutes
Substitutes
- 2Walker
- 6Aké
- 10Grealish
- 16Rodri
- 18Ortega
- 20Bernardo Silva
- 21Gómez
- 47Foden
- 52Bobb
Luton
Formation 4-3-3
- 24Kaminski
- 32OnyedinmaSubstituted forNelsonat 88′minutes
- 27Hashioka
- 16Burke
- 45Doughty
- 8BerrySubstituted forMpanzuat 77′minutes
- 6Barkley
- 18ClarkSubstituted forJohnsonat 88′minutes
- 30TownsendSubstituted forWoodrowat 59′minutes
- 9Morris
- 14Chong
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 10Woodrow
- 17Mpanzu
- 23Krul
- 38Johnson
- 41Harris
- 42Chigozie
- 43Nelson
- 44Piesold
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester City 5, Luton Town 1.
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Second Half ends, Manchester City 5, Luton Town 1.
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Offside, Luton Town. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
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Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
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Goal! Manchester City 5, Luton Town 1. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
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Attempt blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
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Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Reece Burke.
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Substitution, Luton Town. Joe Johnson replaces Jordan Clark.
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Substitution, Luton Town. Zack Nelson replaces Fred Onyedinma.
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Goal! Manchester City 4, Luton Town 1. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
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Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
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Foul by Sergio Gómez (Manchester City).
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Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Goal! Manchester City 3, Luton Town 1. Ross Barkley (Luton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Oscar Bobb replaces Erling Haaland.
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Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
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Attempt missed. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
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Attempt saved. Alfie Doughty (Luton Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
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