Updated / Saturday, 17 Oct 2026 17:23
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Erling Haaland heads home City's second
Erling Haaland struck twice as defiant **Manchester City** marched on at the top of the Premier League by holding on for a 3-2 win over **Ipswich Town**.
Phil Foden was also on target at the Etihad Stadium but City needed to survive a nervy finish after a Zian Flemming penalty gave the visitors late hope.
It was City's second successive league victory since the club were found guilty of serious breaches of the competition's financial regulations last month.
It also maintained their 100% start to the campaign under new manager Enzo Maresca and lifted them six points clear of champions Arsenal at the top of the table.
Promoted Ipswich rallied to cancel out Foden's opener through Daizen Maeda but Haaland's double, taking his tally for the campaign to 12 in all competitions, looked to have reasserted City's authority.
The Norwegian was denied a hat-trick by VAR, and the game ended in frantic fashion, but City had done enough.
**Fulham**'s winless run under Alvaro Arbeloa was finally ended by an entertaining 1-0 victory over Hull City at Craven Cottage.
Alex Iwobi struck the winner in the 33rd minute to lift the home side off the foot of the Premier League table and out of the bottom three, though goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis will wonder how he ever let the shot spill through him.
It meant valuable breathing room for Arbeloa whose position had come under scrutiny after failing to win any of his first six league matches in charge, though a red card in the final seconds for Ryan Sessegnon for leaving his studs on Robinio Vaz marred the afternoon.