Match ends, Manchester Metropolis 5, Luton City 1.
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Manchester City 5-1 Luton Town: Erling Haaland scores as City go top of Premier League
Manchester Metropolis moved prime of the Premier League for at the very least a day with a predictably dominant victory over struggling Luton City.
Metropolis led after solely 65 seconds at Etihad Stadium when Erling Haaland’s wayward volley hit Luton’s Daiki Hashioka earlier than flying into the web.
It took Metropolis greater than an hour to double their lead by Mateo Kovacic’s candy, rising strike from close to the sting of the world.
Haaland put the sport past any doubt with a penalty after Jeremy Doku was fouled by Fred Onyedinma.
Simply after Metropolis made a double change, Ross Barkley took benefit of a Matheus Nunes mistake to tug one again for the Hatters.
However Doku reduce in from the left to fit a fantastic solo objective into the underside nook.
The spectacular Doku arrange Metropolis’s fifth as he picked out Josko Gvardiol, who slammed a magnificence into the highest nook – the defender’s second objective in every week having not scored for Metropolis earlier than that.
Metropolis are two factors clear on the prime, though Liverpool – at house to Crystal Palace – and Arsenal, who host Aston Villa, can transfer again above them on Sunday.
Luton stay within the relegation zone.
Metropolis win with out Rodri
Metropolis have achieved one thing they haven’t managed but this season, profitable a league recreation with out Rodri.
The influential midfielder has missed three league video games this season by suspension, the one three defeats Metropolis have skilled within the league.
He mentioned he wanted a relaxation after Tuesday’s 3-3 Champions League quarter-final thriller with Actual Madrid and supervisor Pep Guardiola obliged. Rodri was on the bench however Metropolis didn’t want him.
Ederson was again in objective after a month out and he had a snug afternoon to ease again into the motion.
It was a snug afternoon for everybody in a light-weight blue shirt.
Haaland ought to have scored within the first minute when he was despatched one-on-one by Kevin de Bruyne. His shot was saved by Thomas Kaminski and his follow-up was going huge earlier than being deflected in by Hashioka, who was nearly knocked out by the hassle.
It was continuous strain and dominance from Metropolis, who lived in Luton’s defensive third, however it took them till their twenty seventh shot to double their lead by Kovacic’s half-volley from Julian Alvarez’s cross.
Haaland regarded set for an additional irritating afternoon in entrance of objective till Doku was chopped down by Onyedinma, and the Norwegian transformed a penalty for his twentieth Premier League objective of the season.
After Luton pulled one again, Doku once more took on Onyedinma – who this time dared not lunge in – earlier than discovering the underside nook.
Gvardiol netted a fantastic objective in Madrid on Tuesday and received one other in stoppage time from Doku’s move.
How lengthy defending champions Metropolis stay prime will depend on Liverpool and Arsenal. Guardiola’s aspect want the pair to slide up at the very least as soon as within the closing weeks.
Not the sport for Luton to focus on
Luton are actually some extent behind Nottingham Forest within the battle to remain up after Forest’s 2-2 draw with Wolves.
However this was by no means a recreation supervisor Rob Edwards would have anticipated one thing from.
The Luton followers who made the journey loved themselves and made loads of noise – these are the sort of video games they’d have been wanting ahead to, and maybe afraid of, after final season’s promotion.
Luton managed 4 photographs, though they had been good ones with Cauley Woodrow hitting the crossbar and Barkley ending following a stepover after a Metropolis defensive mistake.
Luton’s subsequent recreation – at house to Brentford on 20 April – is big.
Participant of the match
De BruyneKevin De Bruyne
Luton City
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Squad quantity6Participant titleBarkley
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Squad quantity24Participant titleKaminski
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Squad quantity45Participant titleDoughty
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Squad quantity18Participant titleClark
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Squad quantity9Participant titleMorris
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Squad quantity8Participant titleBerry
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Squad quantity14Participant titleChong
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Squad quantity30Participant titleTownsend
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Squad quantity16Participant titleBurke
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Squad quantity32Participant titleOnyedinma
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Squad quantity10Participant titleWoodrow
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Squad quantity27Participant titleHashioka
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Squad quantity43Participant titleNelson
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Squad quantity38Participant titleJohnson
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Squad quantity17Participant titleMpanzu
Line-ups
Man Metropolis
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 3-4-2-1
- 24Kaminski
- 27Hashioka
- 16Burke
- 45Doughty
- 32OnyedinmaSubstituted forNelsonat 88′minutes
- 8BerrySubstituted forMpanzuat 77′minutes
- 6Barkley
- 14Chong
- 30TownsendSubstituted forWoodrowat 59′minutes
- 18ClarkSubstituted forJohnsonat 88′minutes
- 9Morris
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 10Woodrow
- 17Mpanzu
- 23Krul
- 38Johnson
- 41Harris
- 42Chigozie
- 43Nelson
- 44Piesold
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Second Half ends, Manchester Metropolis 5, Luton City 1.
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Offside, Luton City. Carlton Morris is caught offside.
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Try blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester Metropolis) left footed shot from the centre of the field is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
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Purpose! Manchester Metropolis 5, Luton City 1. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester Metropolis) proper footed shot from the centre of the field to the highest left nook. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.
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Try blocked. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester Metropolis) proper footed shot from the centre of the field is blocked.
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Try saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester Metropolis) left footed shot from the centre of the field is saved within the centre of the objective.
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Try blocked. Sergio Gómez (Manchester Metropolis) left footed shot from exterior the field is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
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Nook, Manchester Metropolis. Conceded by Reece Burke.
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Substitution, Luton City. Joe Johnson replaces Jordan Clark.
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Substitution, Luton City. Zack Nelson replaces Fred Onyedinma.
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Purpose! Manchester Metropolis 4, Luton City 1. Jérémy Doku (Manchester Metropolis) proper footed shot from the centre of the field to the underside proper nook. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
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Try missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester Metropolis) proper footed shot from the left aspect of the field is shut, however misses the highest proper nook. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
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Foul by Sergio Gómez (Manchester Metropolis).
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Tahith Chong (Luton City) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
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Purpose! Manchester Metropolis 3, Luton City 1. Ross Barkley (Luton City) left footed shot from the centre of the field to the underside proper nook.
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Substitution, Manchester Metropolis. Oscar Bobb replaces Erling Haaland.
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Substitution, Manchester Metropolis. Sergio Gómez replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
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Try missed. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton City) proper footed shot from a troublesome angle on the fitting is shut, however misses to the fitting.
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Try saved. Alfie Doughty (Luton City) left footed shot from a troublesome angle on the left is saved within the backside proper nook. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow.
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