"Haaland had earlier become, by some distance, the quickest player to score 100 times in the Premier League, taking just 111 matches. He took only 17 minutes to find the net at Craven Cottage and become the 35th member of the Premier League 100 club. Alan Shearer was the previous quickest, reaching three figures in his 124th match, 30 years ago in 1995."
"Phil Foden found Jérémy Doku who drove in a low cross, Tijjani Reijnders let the ball run and Haaland slammed it first time into the roof of the net. Yet it was a milestone that got lost in the mayhem of what was to follow. Fulham almost forced a shock equaliser midway through the first half when Iwobi fed Emile Smith Rowe, who turned sharply in the box and forced a fine save from Gianluigi Donnarumma."
"But City doubled their lead in the 38th minute, with Haaland this time the creator. The striker held off Joachim Andersen on halfway and played a neat through-ball between Kenny Tete and Calvin Bassey, with Reijnders lifting his shot over Bernd Leno. Foden got in on the act two minutes before half-time, the England midfielder collecting a punch from Leno on the edge of the box and unleashing a rocket into the top corner."
Erling Haaland became the quickest player to reach 100 Premier League goals, taking 111 matches and scoring after 17 minutes at Craven Cottage. He opened the scoring from a Jérémy Doku low cross as Phil Foden and Tijjani Reijnders contributed to early goals that put Manchester City 5-1 up shortly after half-time. Haaland later supplied a through-ball for Reijnders' goal and created other chances, while Foden scored twice including a volley into the top corner. Fulham mounted a dramatic comeback, with Alex Iwobi and substitute Samuel Chukwueze scoring to reduce the deficit to 5-4. City moved two points behind leaders Arsenal.
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