2 Haaland Goals Bring Man City To Win The Top Of The Standings From Arsenal!

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland (@ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City topped the 2025/2026 Premier League standings after their 2-0 win over Everton in their eighth week of the match at the Etihad Stadium, Saturday, October 18.

City's victory over Everton was delivered by Erling Haaland, who scored twice in the second half.

In this match, Everton, who appeared without Jack Grealish, relied more on Ilman Ndiaye's action. The player's quality from Senegal presents a dangerous threat on the left side of City's defense, with the golden opportunity he created in the 13th minute to Beto, but unfortunately still failed to bear fruit.

In the 24th minute, City almost took the lead with an accidental header from Jake O'brien while he was escorting Haaland. The right-back's header from a corner kick went into his own net and fortunately the crossbar was still thwarted.

Towards the end of the first half, Everton stole the opportunity to score. This time, Ndiaye's individual action was still unable to beat City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The first half closed with a score of 0-0.

Entering the second half, The Citizens appeared dangerous. They created more shots, namely 10 shots with four on target.

Of the four shots on target, two of them were Haaland's goal which was created in five minutes in the 58th and 63rd minutes. This is Haaland's eleventh goal in the Premier League this season.

The two Norwegian striker goals led City to three points and topped the standings with 16 points, ahead of Arsenal's goal difference who is currently competing against Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Meanwhile, in another match, Chelsea humiliated host Nottingham Forest which led to the sacking of their coach Ange Postecoglou.

Not only City and Chelsea, Sunderland also won over Wolves and Burnley over Leeds United with a score of 2-0, and Brighton & Hove Albion over Newcastle United with a score of 2-1.

Of the six matches that have been played, only one has ended in a draw. This match is between Crystal Palace and AFC Bournemouth which ends 3-3.

The following is the line-up for the starters of the two teams:

Manchester City: Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK), Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Nathan Ake, Nico O'Reliance, Nico Gonzalez, Savinho, Tijjani Reinjders, Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Everton: Jordan Pickford (GK), Jake O'Brien, James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Idrissa Gueye, Ilman Ndiaye, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Carlos Alcaraz, Beto

Coach: David Moyes