Man City 2-2 Crystal Palace: Manchester City secure a crucial draw away at Crystal Palace with 10 men
Manchester City showcased their resilience with a hard-fought draw against a determined Crystal Palace side at Selhurst Park with Haaland and Rico Lewis getting on the scoresheet. Sportz Point narrates the key highlights from this match
Visiting Selhurst Park was always set to be a challenging task for Pep Guardiola's City. With every team eager to claim maximum points, the home side delivered an impressive performance that pushed the reigning champions to their limits, forcing them to dig deep late in the match to salvage a point.
First Half
Both sides began the game to score early however it was Palace that made good use of their first chance when English midfielder Will Hughes threaded a neat through pass which Munoz latched onto and dispatched in the bottom left side of the goal to give the home side an early led.
City started to generate a lot of momentum by holding the ball for long periods to force Palace out but they remained resolute in defending and maintaining their shape. In the 30th minute, Mattheus Nunes played a beautiful cross which Haaland headed from the centre of the box to the left-hand corner of the post to make it 1-1. IikayGundogan struck the bar before halftime.
City started the second half in control once more, but it was Palace who broke the deadlock through Maxence Lacroix. In the 55th minute, Hughes delivered a precise corner that found Lacroix surging forward, and the centre-back powered a close-range header past Ortega, leaving him with no chance.
However, City once again rose to the occasion after falling behind—this time through an unexpected source in Lewis. A swift 68th-minute move began with a drop ball in Palace's half. Kevin De Bruyneplayed it to Bernardo Silva, who delivered a sublime pass to the onrushing Rico Lewis.
Rico is shown a red card by referee Rob Jones.
The England defender unleashed a spectacular shot into the top left corner, levelling the score in style. However, the England defender was later shown a red card after receiving a second booking for a foul on Trevor Chalobah. This decision will see Lewis miss next weekend's Manchester derby.
Manchester City vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2025-26 recap: City humble Liverpool by 3-0 on Pep's 1000th game
Read the recap of the Manchester City vs Liverpool FC, Premier League 2025-26 match at the Etihad Stadium as City humbled Liverpool by 3-0 with goals from Doku, Nico and Haaland.
Welcome to the live blog coverage of one of the most electrifying fixtures in the Premier League 2025-26, Manchester City vs Liverpool FCat the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. The match kicks off at 8:00 PM BST on Sunday, November 9, 2025, promising an intense battle between two of England’s footballing giants.
Manchester City, under Pep Guardiola, are fighting to maintain their lead atop the Premier League table, boasting a squad brimming with talent like Erling Haaland, Phil Foden and Rodri. Their recent form has been impressive, blending tactical mastery with sheer attacking firepower.
Liverpool FC come into this fixture eager to close the gap, led by manager Arne Slot, with key players including Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike. Known for their high-pressing and rapid transitions, Liverpool will test Man City's defensive resilience.
This encounter is more than just three points; it’s a strategic and physical clash that could define the title race’s landscape. Stay tuned for minute-by-minute updates, goal alerts, team news, tactical insights, and expert commentary as this Premier League showdown unfolds live from Manchester!
LIVE Updates
Nov 9, 2025, 4:31 PM
FINAL Score
Nov 9, 2025, 6:29 PM
Full time | MCI 3-0 LIV
Back-to-back wins for City - 4 points behind Arsenal.
City's first win against Liverpool in the last five matches. Liverpool's fourth consecutive away defeat. 5th defeat of the season for the Reds and their biggest defeat under Arne Slot in the league.
716th win for Pep Guardiola in his 1000th game as manager.
Full-time | Manchester City 3-0 Liverpool
Erling Haaland, Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku scored for Citizens in Pep Guardiola's 716th win in his managerial career.
Marmoush with the cross and O'Reilly had the whole goal to aim at. But, he missed the target.
Nov 9, 2025, 6:14 PM
79' | Inches away
Great run from Salah to keep himself onside and then he tried to clip the ball over Donnarumma. But the Italian goalkeeper got a hand to it, and the ball was just inches away from going inside the goal.
Nov 9, 2025, 6:12 PM
77' | Nearly for Salah
From the corner, Salah was close to flick the ball over Donnarumma. But the big man was able to come quicker and get a hand on it, before City defenders got the ball out of danger.
Nov 9, 2025, 6:11 PM
76' | Save from Donnarumma
First shot on target from Liverpool - by Szoboszlai. Save from Donnarumma.
Nov 9, 2025, 6:08 PM
74' | Changes from both side
Jeremy Doku is replaced by Omar Marmoush for City.
Curtis Jones replaced Alexis Mac Allister for Liverpool.
Wirtz has an effort from distance blocked on the edge of the box.
Nov 9, 2025, 5:00 PM
29' | HHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLANNNNNNNNDDDDD | MCI 1-0 LIV
WHAT. A. FINISH.
Nunes with a curling cross from right and Haaland jumped high in the air to get to the ball and head it inside the goal.
99th Premier League goal for Haaland.
City leads.
Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool FC.
Nov 9, 2025, 4:59 PM
28' | Yellow card
Yellow card for Nico Gonzalez, for a foul on Writz.
Nov 9, 2025, 4:58 PM
26' | Good save
Clever from Doku.
Foden to Haaland, and Doku was on his way after receiving the pass from Haaland.
Looked like he would go for the cutback. But he went for the shot from the byline.
Mamardashvili made the save to deny him.
Nov 9, 2025, 4:56 PM
Raining heavily
It is raining heavily at the Etihad, which has made the pitch a bit faster as well.
Nov 9, 2025, 4:56 PM
Some stat
6 - Since the start of 2023-24, no goalkeeper has saved more penalties in Europe's big-five leagues than Giorgi Mamardashvili (6). Saviour. pic.twitter.com/clrBzCDReF
O'Reilly looks as if he will give it another go. The Etihad breathes a sigh of relief, which shows just how important he's become to this team so quickly.
Nov 9, 2025, 4:52 PM
21' | O’Reilly is down
The youngster is down. He needs some medical attention as the screen shows Pep Guardiola, who is managing his 1000th game as a manager.
Nov 9, 2025, 4:49 PM
18' | Corner for City
Doku powered in through the left and his low pass found Cherki at a striking zone. The attempt was deflected for a corner by Konate.
Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century. Here are the top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century.
Hat tricks are one of the toughest and most exciting things in football. To score thrice in a single match is not only hard but also one of the rarest things as well. However, some players have made it look so easy.
Today, in this article, we will talk about the top ten players with most hat tricks in football in the 21st century.
But before that, let me answer the question that you have in your mind. I know that you want to know who has scored the most hat-tricks in football history.
Note that the article was first written by Koushik Biswas and then got updated by the editioral team for relevancy of the stats.
Who has scored the most hat-tricks in football history?
Now that's a very tricky question to answer because there is a lack of proof with the data of football score lines from the past.
As per Guinness World Records, the Brazilian legend Pele has scored the most hat-tricks in football history. The former striker scored as many as 92 hat tricks in his career, with seven of them being for Brazil. However, since Pele never played in Europe, there is no exact data or proof to support the answer. Most of Pele's hat-tricks came in unofficial and friendlies as well.
Top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century
Now, to list the top ten players with most hat tricks in football in the 21st century, there will be no confusion, because we have the proof and the data to support our list. This data not only validates but also proves why keeping the record of every football stat is important.
With this list, you will know how the 21st century has been dominated by two of the greatest footballers in history.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored twice as many hat tricks as the 3rd player on the list has achieved.
Here is the full list of the top 12 players with most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century.
12. Sergio Aguero | 18 hat-tricks
Aguero has scored a record 12 Premier League hat-tricks. Image | mancity.com
With 18 hat tricks to his name, including his club and international career, Aguero is the player with the 12th most hat-tricks in the 21st century.
Not surprisingly, twelve of his 18 hat tricks came for Manchester City, most in the Premier League. However, Aguero only scored one hat-trick for Argentina in his international career.
The former striker scored more than four goals three times in his career, all in the Premier League.
Competition
Club
Date
Match
Goals
LaLiga
Atlético de Madrid
May 21, 2011
RCD Mallorca 3–4 Atlético de Madrid
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Sep 10, 2011
Man City 3–0 Wigan Athletic
3
FA Cup
Manchester City
Jan 25, 2014
Man City 4–2 Watford FC
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Oct 18, 2014
Man City 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur
4
UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
Nov 25, 2014
Man City 3–2 Bayern Munich
3
Premier League
Manchester City
May 10, 2015
Man City 6–0 Queens Park Rangers
3
International Friendlies
Argentina
Jun 7, 2015
Argentina 5–0 Bolivia
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Oct 3, 2015
Man City 6–1 Newcastle United
5
Premier League
Manchester City
Apr 16, 2016
Chelsea FC 0–3 Man City
3
UEFA Champions League Qualifying
Manchester City
Aug 16, 2016
Steaua Bucharest 0–5 Man City
3
UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
Sep 14, 2016
Man City 4–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Sep 16, 2017
Watford FC 0–6 Man City
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Jan 20, 2018
Man City 3–1 Newcastle United
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Feb 10, 2018
Man City 5–1 Leicester City
4
Premier League
Manchester City
Aug 19, 2018
Man City 6–1 Huddersfield Town
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Feb 3, 2019
Man City 3–1 Arsenal FC
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Feb 10, 2019
Man City 6–0 Chelsea FC
3
Premier League
Manchester City
Jan 12, 2020
Aston Villa 1–6 Man City
3
11. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 18
Huntelaar scored 8 hat-tricks for Schalke. Image | uefa.com
Now, this name can come as a surprise to many Gen-Z football followers. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the former Dutch and Ajax centre-forward, scored 18 hat-tricks in his stunning football career.
Although three of his 18 hat-tricks came in the second division of the Dutch League, they are considered official hat-tricks.
Huntelaar scored seven hat-tricks for Ajax and eight for German club FC Schalke. He could only score one international hat-trick for the Netherlands.
Huntelaar scored 366 goals in his career and also featured for clubs like Real Madrid and AC Milan.
Gomez after scoring his 11th Bundesliga hat-trick. Image | uefa.com
The former German striker is one of the most underrated players of his generation. Over his entire career, Mario Gomez scored 333 goals in 610 games for teams like FC Bayern Munich, VfB Stuttgart and Fiorentina.
The one-time Champions League and three-time Bundesliga winner scored 18 hat-tricks in his career.
12 of his hat-tricks came for FC Bayern Munich, while four came for Stuttgart and one each for Wolfsburg and Germany.
Competition
Club
Date
Match
Goals
1.Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
Mar 8, 2008
VfB Stuttgart 6–3 Werder Bremen
3
DFB-Pokal
VfB Stuttgart
Jan 30, 2008
Werder Bremen II 2–3 VfB Stuttgart
3
1.Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
Apr 18, 2009
1.FC Köln 0–3 VfB Stuttgart
3
1.Bundesliga
VfB Stuttgart
May 9, 2009
VfB Stuttgart 4–1 Wolfsburg
4
International Friendlies
Germany
Jun 2, 2009
UAE 2–7 Germany
4
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Dec 19, 2010
VfB Stuttgart 3–5 Bayern Munich
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 3, 2010
CFR Cluj 0–4 Bayern Munich
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Oct 16, 2010
Bayern Munich 3–0 Hannover 96
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Jan 22, 2011
Bayern Munich 5–1 Kaiserslautern
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Apr 17, 2011
Bayern Munich 5–1 Leverkusen
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
May 7, 2011
St. Pauli 1–8 Bayern Munich
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 27, 2011
Kaiserslautern 0–3 Bayern Munich
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Sep 10, 2011
Bayern Munich 7–0 SC Freiburg
4
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 2, 2011
Bayern Munich 3–2 Napoli
3
1.Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 10, 2012
Bayern Munich 7–1 Hoffenheim
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Mar 13, 2012
Bayern Munich 7–0 Basel
4
DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich
Apr 16, 2013
Bayern Munich 6–1 Wolfsburg
3
1.Bundesliga
VfL Wolfsburg
Apr 2, 2017
Leverkusen 3–3 Wolfsburg
3
#9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 20
Ibra scored 10 hat-tricks for PSG. Image | PSG on X.
One of the most acrobatic and threatening strikers of the modern era, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of the highest scorers of the 21st century.
The Swedish legend is perhaps one of the greatest players to never win the UEFA Champions League despite playing for teams like FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Manchester United, PSG and Juventus.
Zlatan scored 20 hat-tricks in his career, among which half were for PSG. He scored four hat-tricks for his country, Sweden.
Competition
Club
Date
Match
Goals
Assists
Minutes
World Cup qualification Europe
Sweden
Sep 4, 2004
Malta 0–7 Sweden
4
–
90'
Serie A
Juventus FC
Apr 17, 2005
Juventus 5–2 Lecce
3
–
90'
European Qualifiers
Sweden
Jun 7, 2011
Sweden 5–0 Finland
3
1
66'
International Friendlies
Sweden
Nov 14, 2012
Sweden 4–2 England
4
–
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Dec 11, 2012
Valenciennes 0–4 PSG
3
–
90'
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 23, 2013
Anderlecht 0–5 PSG
4
–
90'
International Friendlies
Sweden
Aug 14, 2013
Sweden 4–2 Norway
3
–
90'
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 8, 2014
Brest 2–5 PSG
3
1
63'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Feb 23, 2014
Toulouse 2–4 PSG
3
–
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Aug 31, 2014
PSG 5–0 AS Saint-Étienne
3
–
73'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 20, 2015
PSG 3–1 Lorient
3
1
90'
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 8, 2015
PSG 4–1 AS Saint-Étienne
3
–
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 13, 2016
Troyes 0–9 PSG
4
1
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 2, 2016
PSG 4–1 Nice
3
–
90'
UEFA Europa League
Manchester United
Feb 16, 2017
Man Utd 3–0 AS Saint-Étienne
3
1
90'
Major League Soccer
LA Galaxy
Jul 30, 2018
LA Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City
3
1
90'
Major League Soccer
LA Galaxy
Jul 20, 2019
LA Galaxy 3–2 Los Angeles FC
3
–
90'
Major League Soccer
LA Galaxy
Sep 16, 2019
LA Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City
3
–
90
#8 Neymar | 21
Neymar scored four hat-tricks for Barcelona. Image | fcbarcelona.com
The Brazilian modern-day great, Neymar, is one of the most loved and eye-catching footballers of the 21st century. Neymar is Brazil's highest goal scorer ever, with 79 goals in 120 matches.
The attacking midfielder made his name with Brazilian club Santos and then went on to conquer Europe with FC Barcelona and PSG before joining Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
Four of his 21 hat tricks came for Brazil, which is the second most for the five-time world champion nation. He scored four hat tricks each for FC Barcelona and PSG, while scoring eight hat tricks for his home club, Santos.
Competition
Club
Date
Match
Goals
Assists
Minutes
Campeonato Paulista
Santos FC
Feb 10, 2012
Botafogo FC 1–4 Santos FC
3
–
90'
Copa Libertadores
Santos FC
Mar 7, 2012
Santos FC 3–1 Internacional
3
–
90'
Campeonato Paulista
Santos FC
Mar 30, 2012
Santos FC 5–0 Guaratinguetá
3
–
90'
Campeonato Paulista (Fase final)
Santos FC
Apr 29, 2012
São Paulo FC 1–3 Santos FC
3
–
90'
International Friendlies
Brazil
Sep 11, 2012
Brazil 8–0 China
3
–
72'
UEFA Champions League
FC Barcelona
Dec 11, 2013
Barcelona 6–1 Celtic
3
1
81'
International Friendlies
Brazil
Mar 5, 2014
South Africa 0–5 Brazil
3
–
90'
International Friendlies
Brazil
Oct 14, 2014
Brazil 4–0 Japan
4
–
90'
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Sep 27, 2014
Barcelona 6–0 Granada
3
–
90'
Copa do Brasil
Santos FC
Apr 15, 2010
Santos FC 8–1 Guarani
5
–
90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Santos FC
Nov 21, 2010
Goiás EC 1–4 Santos FC
3
2
90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Santos FC
Oct 29, 2011
Santos FC 4–1 Atlético Paranaense
4
1
90'
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Santos FC
Nov 3, 2012
Cruzeiro 0–4 Santos FC
3
1
90'
Campeonato Paulista
Santos FC
Apr 13, 2013
União Barbarense 0–4 Santos FC
4
–
90'
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 3, 2018
PSG 6–1 Red Star Belgrade
3
–
82'
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Dec 9, 2020
PSG 5–1 Başakşehir
3
1
90'
World Cup Qual. South America
Brazil
Oct 14, 2020
Peru 2–4 Brazil
3
2
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 17, 2018
PSG 8–0 Dijon
4
2
90'
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
May 14, 2017
Las Palmas 1–4 Barcelona
3
1
90'
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Oct 17, 2015
Barcelona 5–2 Rayo Vallecano
4
3
90'
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 9, 2022
Clermont 1–6 PSG
3
1
90'
#7 Kylian Mbappe | 23
Mbappe till now has scored 3 hat-tricks for Real Madrid. Image | Real Madrid on X
Now here comes the new generation superstar. Kylian Mbappe has already broken multiple football records in his short career for AS Monaco, PSG, Real Madrid and France.
One of the youngest goal scorers in FIFA World Cup history and one of the youngest ever to score in a World Cup final, Kylian Mbappe is indeed made for greatness.
Mbappe has already scored 23 hat-tricks in his career, which include one in the famous FIFA World Cup 2022 final as well. The youngster, who is often compared with Cristiano Ronaldo, has scored 14 hat-tricks for PSG and three for France. The rest came for AS Monaco (2) and Real Madrid (4).
Competition
Club
Date
Match
Goals
Coupe de la Ligue
AS Monaco
Dec 14, 2016
AS Monaco 7–0 Stade Rennais FC
3
Ligue 1
AS Monaco
Feb 11, 2017
AS Monaco 5–0 FC Metz
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 7, 2018
PSG 5–0 Olympique Lyon
4
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 19, 2019
PSG 9–0 EA Guingamp
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 21, 2019
PSG 3–1 AS Monaco
3
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Oct 22, 2019
Club Brugge 0–5 PSG
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 4, 2020
Olympique Lyon 1–5 PSG
3
UEFA Champions League
Paris Saint-Germain
Feb 16, 2021
FC Barcelona 1–4 PSG
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 3, 2022
Vannes OC 0–4 PSG
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
May 21, 2022
PSG 5–0 FC Metz
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Aug 21, 2022
Lille 1–7 PSG
3
World Cup 2022
France
Dec 18, 2022
Argentina 7–5 pens France
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Apr 9, 2022
Clermont Foot 1–6 PSG
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 23, 2023
Pays de Cassel 0–7 PSG
5
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Nov 11, 2023
Reims 0–3 PSG
3
European Qualifiers
France
Nov 18, 2023
France 14–0 Gibraltar
3
Coupe de France
Paris Saint-Germain
Jan 7, 2024
US Revel 0–9 PSG
3
Ligue 1
Paris Saint-Germain
Mar 17, 2024
Montpellier 2–6 PSG
3
UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid
Feb 19, 2025
Real Madrid 3–1 Manchester City
3
LaLiga
Real Madrid
Jan 25, 2025
Real Valladolid 0–3 Real Madrid
3
LaLiga
Real Madrid
May 11, 2025
FC Barcelona 4–3 Real Madrid
3
UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid
September 30, 2025
Kairat Almaty 0-5 Real Madrid
3
#6 Erling Haaland | 27
In just two seasons, Haaland has already scored 8 Premier League hat-tricks. Image | premierleague.com
Norwegian Erling Haaland is a beast when it comes to scoring goals within the 'D box'. He would always see him at the right place at the right time, scoring some great acrobatic goals.
Haaland rose to fame with German club Borussia Dortmund and then unleashed his absolute best for Premier League club Manchester City. In his first season in the Premier League, he broke the record for the most goals in a season in the tournament (36).
In his short career so far, he has scored 27 hat-tricks and can only get better from here on. 11 of his hat-tricks came for Manchester City, among which 8 came in the Premier League, in only two seasons.
Harry Kane has already scored 8 hat-tricks for FC Bayern Munich. Image | FCBayern on X
Harry Kane is the only English player on our list of the top 12 players with most hat tricks in football in 21st century. With 27 hat tricks in his career till now, Harry Kane is fifth on our list currently.
The Tottenham Hotspur legend, who left Premier League with the second most goals in the competition's history, is now breaking records in the Bundesliga as well.
Kane scored 14 hat-tricks for Spurs and has already scored 8 hat-tricks for FC Bayern Munich in just two seasons.
Suarez scored 12 hat-tricks for FC Barcelona. Image | FC Barcelona on X.
Uruguayan legend Luis Suarez, who dominated European football first for Ajax and Liverpool and then for FC Barcelona, creating the famous M-S-N trio with Lionel Messi and Neymar, scored 30 hat-tricks in his career.
Suarez is currently playing for Inter Miami and has scored 505 goals so far in his career, among which 69 came for Uruguay.
Twelve of his total 30 career hat-tricks came for FC Barcelona and 9 for Ajax during his early days.
Lewandowski has scored three hat-tricks for FC Barcelona. Image | FC Barcelona on X
If we do not count Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski of Poland has been the greatest footballer of this generation. It is harsh that he always gets compared to those two and has not recieve the appreciation he should get.
He was even unlucky not to win the 2020 Ballon d'Or, which was cancelled due to COVID-19. Apart from Messi and Cristiano, he is the only player to score over 100 Champions League goals.
Lewandowski scored 34 hat-tricks in his career so far, and 20 of them came for FC Bayern Munich, where he won 8 Bundesliga and one Champions League titles. With 6 UCL hat-tricks, he is the player with the second most hat-tricks in the competition's history, only behind Lionel Messi.
Competition
Club/National Team
Date
Match
Goals
Fortuna 1 Liga
Znicz Pruszkow
Sep 19, 2007
Znicz Pruszkow 4–2 GKS Jastrzebie
3
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
Oct 1, 2011
Dortmund 4–0 Augsburg
3
DFB-Pokal
Borussia Dortmund
May 12, 2012
Dortmund 5–2 Bayern Munich
3
UEFA Champions League
Borussia Dortmund
Apr 24, 2013
Dortmund 4–1 Real Madrid
4
Bundesliga
Borussia Dortmund
Nov 1, 2013
Dortmund 6–1 Stuttgart
3
Euro Qualifiers
Poland
Sep 7, 2014
Gibraltar 0–7 Poland
4
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Sep 22, 2015
Bayern 5–1 Wolfsburg
5
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Sep 29, 2015
Bayern 5–0 Dinamo Zagreb
3
Euro Qualifiers
Poland
Jun 13, 2015
Poland 4–0 Georgia
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 26, 2016
Bayern 6–0 Werder Bremen
3
DFB-Pokal
Bayern Munich
Aug 19, 2016
Carl Zeiss Jena 0–5 Bayern
3
World Cup Qualifiers
Poland
Oct 8, 2016
Poland 3–2 Denmark
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Feb 25, 2017
Bayern 8–0 Hamburg
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Apr 1, 2017
Bayern 6–0 Augsburg
3
World Cup Qualifiers
Poland
Jun 10, 2017
Poland 3–1 Romania
3
World Cup Qualifiers
Poland
Oct 5, 2017
Armenia 1–6 Poland
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 10, 2018
Bayern 6–0 Hamburg
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 31, 2018
Bayern 6–0 Dortmund
3
DFL-Supercup
Bayern Munich
Aug 12, 2018
Frankfurt 0–5 Bayern
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 24, 2019
Schalke 0–3 Bayern
3
Euro Qualifiers
Poland
Oct 10, 2019
Latvia 0–3 Poland
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 26, 2019
Red Star Belgrade 0–6 Bayern
4
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Oct 4, 2020
Bayern 4–3 Hertha BSC
4
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Oct 24, 2020
Bayern 5–0 Eintracht Frankfurt
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 6, 2021
Bayern 4–2 Dortmund
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Mar 20, 2021
Bayern 4–0 Stuttgart
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
May 8, 2021
Bayern 6–0 Gladbach
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Aug 28, 2021
Bayern 5–0 Hertha
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Nov 2, 2021
Bayern 5–2 Benfica
3
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich
Jan 15, 2022
Köln 0–4 Bayern
3
UEFA Champions League
Bayern Munich
Mar 8, 2022
Bayern 7–1 Salzburg
3
UEFA Champions League
FC Barcelona
Sep 7, 2022
Barcelona 5–1 Viktoria Plzen
3
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Apr 29, 2024
Barcelona 4–2 Valencia
3
LaLiga
FC Barcelona
Oct 6, 2024
Alavés 0–3 Barcelona
3
#2 Lionel Messi | 60
Messi scored most non-penalty hat-tricks in football history.
Now you will have to bear with me a bit because the list will get bigger.
Lionel Messi, who has won the most trophies in football history, won the most Ballon d'Or awards, scored the second most four or more goals in football (8), and also has the record for most goal contributions in football history, scoring 60 hat-tricks in his career so far.
Messi also has the record of scoring the most La Liga (36) hat-tricks, which is more than other player's whole career.
The Argentine has scored 48 hat-tricks for FC Barcelona, which is also a record. Messi till now has scored 10 international hat-tricks, the most for Argentina and joint-most in men's international football history.
Moreover, out of Messi's 60 hat-tricks, only 13 included a penalty, which makes him the player with the most non-penalty hat-tricks as well.
Date
Team
Opponent
Score
Competition
Goals
Pens
10/03/2007
Barcelona
Real Madrid
3-3
La Liga
3
0
06/01/2009
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid
3-1
Copa del Rey
3
1
10/01/2010
Barcelona
Tenerife
5-0
La Liga
3
0
14/03/2010
Barcelona
Valencia
3-0
La Liga
3
0
21/03/2010
Barcelona
Real Zaragoza
4-2
La Liga
3
0
06/04/2010
Barcelona
Arsenal
4-1
Champions League
4
0
21/08/2010
Barcelona
Sevilla
4-0
Supercopa de España
3
0
20/11/2010
Barcelona
Almería
8-0
La Liga
3
0
12/01/2011
Barcelona
Real Betis
5-0
Copa del Rey
3
0
05/02/2011
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid
3-0
La Liga
3
0
17/09/2011
Barcelona
Osasuna
8-0
La Liga
3
0
24/09/2011
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid
5-0
La Liga
3
0
29/10/2011
Barcelona
Mallorca
5-0
La Liga
3
1
01/11/2011
Barcelona
Viktoria Plzen
4-0
Champions League
3
1
22/01/2012
Barcelona
Málaga
4-1
La Liga
3
0
19/02/2012
Barcelona
Valencia
5-1
La Liga
4
0
29/02/2012
Argentina
Switzerland
3-1
Friendly
3
1
07/03/2012
Barcelona
Bayer Leverkusen
7-1
Champions League
5
0
20/03/2012
Barcelona
Granada
5-3
La Liga
3
0
02/05/2012
Barcelona
Málaga
4-1
La Liga
3
2
05/05/2012
Barcelona
Espanyol
4-0
La Liga
4
2
09/06/2012
Argentina
Brazil
4-3
Friendly
3
0
20/10/2012
Barcelona
Deportivo La Coruña
5-4
La Liga
3
0
27/01/2013
Barcelona
Osasuna
5-1
La Liga
4
1
15/06/2013
Argentina
Guatemala
4-0
Friendly
3
1
01/09/2013
Barcelona
Valencia
3-2
La Liga
3
0
18/09/2013
Barcelona
Ajax
4-0
Champions League
3
0
16/03/2014
Barcelona
Osasuna
7-0
La Liga
3
0
23/03/2014
Barcelona
Real Madrid
4-3
La Liga
3
2
22/11/2014
Barcelona
Sevilla
5-1
La Liga
3
0
25/11/2014
Barcelona
APOEL
4-0
Champions League
3
0
07/12/2014
Barcelona
Espanyol
5-1
La Liga
3
0
18/01/2015
Barcelona
Deportivo La Coruña
4-0
La Liga
3
0
15/02/2015
Barcelona
Levante
5-0
La Liga
3
1
08/03/2015
Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano
6-1
La Liga
3
1
09/01/2016
Barcelona
Granada
4-0
La Liga
3
0
03/02/2016
Barcelona
Valencia
7-0
Copa del Rey
3
0
03/03/2016
Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano
5-1
La Liga
3
0
11/06/2016
Argentina
Panama
5-0
Copa América
3
0
13/09/2016
Barcelona
Celtic
7-0
Champions League
3
0
19/10/2016
Barcelona
Manchester City
4-0
Champions League
3
0
09/09/2017
Barcelona
Espanyol
5-0
La Liga
3
0
19/09/2017
Barcelona
Eibar
6-1
La Liga
4
1
11/10/2017
Argentina
Ecuador
3-1
World Cup Qualifier
3
0
07/04/2018
Barcelona
Leganés
3-1
La Liga
3
0
29/04/2018
Barcelona
Deportivo La Coruña
4-2
La Liga
3
0
30/05/2018
Argentina
Haiti
4-0
Friendly
3
1
18/09/2018
Barcelona
PSV
4-0
Champions League
3
0
16/12/2018
Barcelona
Levante
5-0
La Liga
3
0
23/02/2019
Barcelona
Sevilla
4-2
La Liga
3
0
17/03/2019
Barcelona
Real Betis
4-1
La Liga
3
0
09/11/2019
Barcelona
Celta Vigo
4-1
La Liga
3
1
07/12/2019
Barcelona
Mallorca
5-2
La Liga
3
0
22/02/2020
Barcelona
Eibar
5-0
La Liga
4
0
10/09/2021
Argentina
Bolivia
3-0
World Cup Qualifier
3
0
05/06/2022
Argentina
Estonia
5-0
Friendly
5
1
28/03/2023
Argentina
Curaçao
7-0
Friendly
3
0
15/10/2024
Argentina
Bolivia
6-0
World Cup Qualifier
3
0
19/10/2024
Inter Miami
New England
6-2
MLS
3
0
18/10/2025
Inter Miami
Nashville SC
5-2
MLS
3
1
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo | 66
Ronaldo scored a record 44 hat-tricks for Real Madrid.
Here comes the greatest goal scorer in football history,Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese legend has scored the most hat-tricks in football in the 21st century. And, if you do not count the unverified record for Pele, he has the most hat-tricks in football history.
Most goals in club history, most goals in international football, most Champions League goals, joint-most Champions League hat-tricks (10), most league hat-tricks (45) - these are a few of the records set by the former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus star.
Ronaldo, till now, has scored 66 career hat-tricks, among which 44 came for Real Madrid, a record for the Los Blancos. Moreover, he has scored four or more goals in a game a record 11 times, scoring 4 goals in a game nine times and 5 goals twice.
However, compared with Lionel Messi, 29 of Ronaldo's 66 career hat-tricks included a penalty.
Manchester City vs Manchester United recap: Haaland's brace thrash United by 3-0 at Etihad
Erling Haaland scored a brace while Phil Foden scored his seventh Manchester derby goal to help Manchester City beat Manchester United by 3-0 at Etihad.
Hello and welcome everyone to another live blog of the Premier League 2025- 26 season.
Tonight we have one of the biggest matches of the season as Manchester City hosts their archrivals, Manchester United, at the Etihad Stadium from 9:00 PM IST.
Both football clubs from Manchester have struggled to get going this season. City, managed by Pep Guardiola, have lost two out of their three games while United, under Ruben Amorim, has lost once, won once and drawn once so far.
So with both teams looking desperate for a win, we have got a mouth-watering contest at our hands. So sit back and relax as we bring you all the live updates of the Manchester City vs Manchester United match from our web desk.
LIVE Updates
Sep 14, 2025, 3:31 PM
FINAL Score
Sep 14, 2025, 5:26 PM
Full time | Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
Pep Guardiola's men are back to winning ways, and Premier League teams, watch out - Erling Haaland is BACK.
Brace from Haaland and a goal from Phil Foden help City thrash United in the derby by 3-0 and bag full points.
𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 💙
Brace from Erling Haaland and goal from Phil Foden helped Manchester City thrash Manchester United by 3-0.
Silva finds Haaland, who released it for Reijnders. However, Reijnders took it too deep before sending it pass the goal.
Sep 14, 2025, 5:04 PM
72' | Ugarte misses the target
From the edge of the box, Ugarte takes his chance with a shot, but misses the target.
Sep 14, 2025, 5:01 PM
68' | HHHHAAAAAAAALLLLLLAAANNNNNNDDDDD | MCI 3-0 MUN
HE IS BACK! HE IS BACK! HE IS BACK!
Erling Haaland makes it 3-0 for City.
Mishap from United at the halfway mark, and Silva served it on a plate for Haaland to go one-on-one and take it deep before sending it inside the goal.
City 3-0 United.
Sep 14, 2025, 4:59 PM
🇳🇴🧘♂️ Erling Haaland (25) in competitive matches for club and country this season...
• ⚽️⚽️ vs Wolves • ❌ vs Tottenham • ⚽️ vs Brighton • ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️🅰️🅰️ vs Moldova • ⚽️ vs Manchester United
18' | FFFFFFFOOOOOOODEEEEEEEEENNNNNN | MCI 1-0 MUN
Phil Foden, for the seventh time in his career, scores a Manchester Derby goal for the City.
Doku kept on going deep, and his cutback from the byline found Foden at the right place to go for a strong header.
City 1-0 United.
Sep 14, 2025, 3:49 PM
16' | Amad looks for a spectacular
Doku's flying ball from the left nearly made Amad score a Cristiano-ish side flying side volley.
However, he could not connect that shot.
Sep 14, 2025, 3:48 PM
13' | Donnarumma is active
Ugarte plays a nice pass over the top of the City backline looking to pick out the run of Mazraoui but Donnarumma was alive to the danger.
Sep 14, 2025, 3:45 PM
Rest in peace, Ricky
Manchester City are devastated to learn Ricky Hatton has passed away, aged 46.
Ricky was one of City’s most loved and revered supporters, who will always be remembered for a glittering boxing career that saw him win world titles at welterweight and light-welterweight.
Haaland has looked hungry from the word go, and he nearly made the ball flick over Bayindir, who looked a bit nervous there.
Sep 14, 2025, 3:36 PM
4' | Save from Donnarurmma
Benjamin Sesko, on his first Premier League start, takes aim from 25 yards and his left-footed effort brings a save from City's debutant goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Sep 14, 2025, 3:33 PM
1' | Chance for Haaland
Within the first 25 seconds of the match, Haaland makes an attempt from the close range with his left foot.
He misses the target. It was a close angle though.
Sep 14, 2025, 3:33 PM
1' | Kick-off
City start the proceedings.
Sep 14, 2025, 3:31 PM
We are ready!
The players have come out and we are ready for the kick-off.
As per the data of the Premier League, Manchester United and Manchester City have faced each other 56 times in the league so far.
United have won 26 times while City emerged victorious 20 times. 10 matches have ended in a draw.
Sep 14, 2025, 12:22 PM
How to watch the match?
Football fans in India can watch the Manchester derby LIVE on the JioHotstar app and website. The match will also be televised on Star Sports Network Channels in India.
21 goals? Who has scored the most goals in an official football match?
With Erling Haaland becoming the first since Austria’s Hans Krankl in 1977 to score five goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, the question was raised about who has scored the most goals in an official football match.
Haaland cerebrating his goal against Moldova. Image | FootMob
Football, the beautiful game, is all about scoring goals and preventing someone from scoring goals. Whoever scores more goals wins a football game; that is why the goal scorers are one of the most important parts of a football team. With Erling Haaland becoming the first since Austria’s Hans Krankl in 1977 to score five goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match, the question was raised about who has scored the most goals in an official football match.
Haaland’s five goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Haaland cerebrating his goal against Moldova. Image | FootMob
Inspired by Haaland’s remarkable accomplishment, scoring five times against Moldova to help Norway win 11-1 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, we decided to explore records for goal scorers in official matches.
Haaland, who already shares the record for most goals in a UEFA Champions League game (which we’ll discuss soon), looked dangerous from the start. Despite a cut on his face from a bus accident the previous day, he found the net in the 11’, 36’, 43’, 52’, and 83’ minutes at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion.
But is this the most goals by a footballer in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match? The answer is NO.
Most goals in a FIFA World Cup qualifier match
Australia’s Archie Thompson holds the record for scoring the highest number of goals in a single FIFA World Cup qualifier match.
In the 2002 qualifying match, Thompson scored 13 goals against American Samoa, as the Aussies recorded a 31-0 win, the biggest victory in an international football match ever.
Has anyone scored five goals in a World Cup match?
Oleg Salenko of Russia scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Image | Yahoo Sports UK
Since we are talking about the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, let’s know who has scored the most goals in a FIFA World Cup match.
Actually, only once has someone scored five goals in a FIFA World Cup match. Oleg Salenko of Russia scored five goals in a 6-1 win over Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA. This is still the record for the most goals scored in a FIFA World Cup match.
Lionel Messi was the first player to score five goals in the UEFA Champions League since the tournament got rebranded in 1992. Image @Squawka on X
Since we were talking about Haaland scoring five goals in a UEFA Champions League match, let’s get to know who has scored the most goals in a UEFA Champions League match.
Paul Van Himst, Gerd Müller, Claudio Sulser, Søren Lerby,Lionel Messi, Luiz Adriano, and Erling Haaland have the record of scoring five goals in a single UEFA Champions League match, which is the highest in the tournament’s history.
Now, with any further delay, let’s get into the stat you have come here to know. Who has scored the most goals in a single official match?
The record we will talk about is obviously taking first-class or fully professional matches for the country or club into consideration.
In Men’s football and overall,Yanick Manzizila of Sweden broke the record for the most goals scored in an official match by a player. Manzilila, in 2014, while playing for a club named Kongo United in the 9th division of Swedish football, scored 21 goals as Kongo United defeated Balrog Botkyrka Sodertalje by 30-0.
In Women’s football, Megi Doçi recently scored 16 goals in the 2024–25 Kategoria Superiore Femra on 16 March 2025. While playing for KFF Vllaznia, she surpassed her previous record of 14 goals as her team defeated KFF Lushnja by 23-0.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool FC Community Shield 2025 Highlights | Palace become new outright winners of the Community Shield, beats Liverpool in penalties
Catch the highlights of the Crystal Palace vs Liverpool FC, Community Shield 2025 match as Dean Henderson's heroics helped the Eagles beat the Reds by 3-2 in penalties.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE blog of the Crystal Palace vs Liverpool FC Community Shield 2025 match.
This is Barnali Debnath, who will bring you all the LIVE updates of the Crystal Palace vs Liverpool FC season opener at Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom.
FA Cup winners Crystal Palace will take on Liverpool FC, the Premier League champions, in the season opener. Every penny generated from the match will go to all the 124 clubs that participated in the FA Cup 2024/25 from round one.
Meantime, Liverpool have played five games in the pre-season and won three of them while losing and drawing once. So, as we get ready for the match, relax and enjoy the match.
LIVE Updates
Aug 10, 2025, 2:03 PM
FINAL SCORE
Aug 10, 2025, 5:04 PM
❤️💙🦅 Took over in February 2024, won two trophies for Crystal Palace.
Oliver Glasner delivering once again, after the Europa League trophy at Eintracht Frankfurt. Excellent coach. pic.twitter.com/zsbsSW7XVk
Crystal Palace beats Liverpool for the third time now. Back-to-back trophies for them.
What a day for them.
They are the new outright winners of the Community Shield.
🏆𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐃 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒
They are now the new outright winners of the Community Shield.
Dean Henderson's heroics in the goal helped Palace beat Liverpool by 3-2 in penalties after the match ended 2-2 in full time. pic.twitter.com/aZHuegvG93
Frimpong is down after colliding with his teammate Endo.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:37 PM
71' | Double change for Liverpool
Out: Jones, Ekitike
In: Mac Allister, Wataru Endo
Aug 10, 2025, 3:37 PM
Cooling break!
We have a cooling break and looks like we will have changes as well.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:35 PM
69' | Chance for Writz
On a day he has not placed a single foot wrong, Writz, in the middle of the box, after receiving a juicy pass, mistimed the finish.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:29 PM
62' | Save from Alisson
Eze's left-footed low shot from close range was saved by the Liverpool goalkeeper.
Szoboszlai let the ball go away, and Palace had the chance to counterattack and score.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:28 PM
61' | Huge chance
Ohh, from the second corner, Richards had all the chance to head the ball inside the goal.
He had the time and space. But his timid header went straight to Alisson, who did not make any error.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:27 PM
61' | Two back-to-back corners for Palace
Palace earn two consecutive corners. Good spell of play for them.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:25 PM
58' | Chance for Sarr
Guéhi's cross was backheaded by Mateta, and it went towards Sarr at the right of the box.
Sarr was found offside after going for the header.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:20 PM
54' | Guéhi does well
It is Writz again who is causing all the problems.
Ekitike found his pass again but decided to give it to Salah.
Salah's cross was then blocked by Guéhi.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:19 PM
52' | Another change
Writz drills another cross from the left. Ekitike needs to do better with that.
It was accurate from Writz, but he could not keep that side booted shot down.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:16 PM
49' | Munez is injured
Munez is injured after colliding with the referee.
Aug 10, 2025, 3:13 PM
46' | Chance for Liverpool
Big chance for Liverpool. But Ekitike heads wide from Kerkez's cross
Aug 10, 2025, 3:12 PM
Second half starts
No changes from either team as we start the second half.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:57 PM
Half-time | CRY 1-2 LIV
The referee blows his whistle, and this is the half-time at Wembley.
Liverpool will be happier with the result so far. But they know that the one-goal deficit is never safe.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:52 PM
45+5' | Frimpong goes for the goal
Good control from Writz on the left, and he then lofted the ball for Frimpong to go for the goal with a volley.
However, he skied the ball up after mishitting it.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:50 PM
45+2' | Chance for Palace
Brilliant cross from Munoz from the right. But, Konate had Sarr covered, who could not get a touch to that top-class cross.
Oliver Glasner is disappointed, though.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:49 PM
45' | Yellow card
Yellow card for another Liverpool player. This time it is Florian Writz, who gets the caution.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:48 PM
7 minutes added
7 minutes have been added to the first half.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:48 PM
45' | Good from Richards
Eiktike wanted to run away with the ball on the left. But, Richards kept chasing him and stayed with him before winning the physical battle. He won the ball back for Palace.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:45 PM
43' | Yellow card
Konate receives the first caution of the match as he tackled Mateta from behind in the middle of the pitch.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:44 PM
19 years in the making!
In Hugo Ekitike and Jeremie Frimpong, this is the first time two players have scored on their #LFC debut in the same game since August 2006 - Craig Bellamy and Mark González v Maccabi Haifa.
The Dutch star first made a good run to stop a possible goal-worthy pass from Sarr, at the edge of the box.
Then, he quickly shifted the pace, found Writz on the flank, who found Ekitike on the left.
Gakpo then made another run to find the pass from Ekitike, but his pass to Salah was not recieved well by the Egyptian.
Aug 10, 2025, 2:34 PM
A total of 22 passes were played for that first goal!
Hugo Ekitiké's opening goal in the Community Shield versus Crystal Palace finished off a passing move lasting 66 seconds, involving nine of their 11 players. pic.twitter.com/TPEg1UlVE6
Crystal Palace and Liverpool have faced each other 66 times across all competitions. Crystal Palace have won 15 of those matches, with 14 ending in draws. Liverpool have been the more dominant team with 37 wins.
Matches
Liverpool FC
Crystal Palace
Draws
66
37
15
14
Aug 10, 2025, 10:25 AM
How to watch the match in India?
Indian fans can watch the Crystal Palace vs Liverpool FC Community Shield 2025 match live on Sony TEN1 Channel on television. Moreover, they can enjoy the match on Sony LIV and JioTV as well.
Aug 10, 2025, 10:24 AM
Match Details
Match: Crystal Palace vs Liverpool FC, Community Shield 2025
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Back-to-back wins for City - 4 points behind Arsenal. 
Both sides began the game to score early however it was Palace that made good use of their first chance when English midfielder Will Hughes threaded a neat through pass which Munoz latched onto and dispatched in the bottom left side of the goal to give the home side an early led.
City started to generate a lot of momentum by holding the ball for long periods to force Palace out but they remained resolute in defending and maintaining their shape. In the 30th minute, Mattheus Nunes played a beautiful cross which Haaland headed from the centre of the box to the left-hand corner of the post to make it 1-1. Iikay Gundogan struck the bar before halftime.
City started the second half in control once more, but it was Palace who broke the deadlock through Maxence Lacroix. In the 55th minute, Hughes delivered a precise corner that found Lacroix surging forward, and the centre-back powered a close-range header past Ortega, leaving him with no chance. 
He deserved that. He has been the best player tonight.
Manchester City dominated the half but they were very close to making it level. 
First goal of the season for Nico!
Mamardashvili dives to his left and makes the big save to deny Erling Haaland. 
HE IS BACK! HE IS BACK! HE IS BACK!
Donnarumma with a big save, diving to his right. 
Inevitable! 
City head into the tunnel with a 1-0 lead, and a well-deserved lead, you have to say.
Sesko tries to lob a ball from inside the box, but the Italian had came out early to make the save. 
Phil Foden, for the seventh time in his career, scores a Manchester Derby goal for the City.
Frimpong is lucky here, or he is a genius. 
Mateta scores from the spot. He sent Alisson on the other side, and he hit the back of the net.