Erling Haaland scored twice to help Manchester City secure a big win over West Ham in a Premier League game at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Savinho forced City’s 10th-minute opener with a left-wing cross that deflected off Vladimir Coufal before Haaland doubled their lead on 42 minutes and added a third on 55.

Phil Foden added a fourth three minutes later, but West Ham successfully pulled one back when Niclas Fullkrug turned home skipper Tomas Soucek’s cross 19 minutes from time.

The 4-1 victory equals their biggest win of the season, and the Pep Guardiola side have started off 2025 on a bright note.

Elsewhere, Chelsea were denied victory by Crystal Palace as the Blues played a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park.

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Chelsea’s winless Premier League run was extended to four games after Jean-Philippe Mateta struck late to salvage a draw for the home side.

Cole Palmer got Chelsea off to the perfect start after 14 minutes, scoring his 13th goal in the league after some fine work from Jadon Sancho.

Crystal Palace are now unbeaten in three league games and sit 15th, while Chelsea stay fourth.

In other Premier League games played concurrently, Bournemouth pipped Everton 1-0, Southampton were walloped 5-0 by Brentford, while Aston Villa defeated Leicester City 2-1.

Earlier on Saturday, Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 2-1 by visiting Newcastle United.

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