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EPL: Man City go top after 2-1 win at Fulham

Manchester City have displaced Arsenal from the summit of the Premier League table after sealing a 2-1 victory away to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Erling Haaland bagged his 50th goal of the season from a spot-kick three minutes into the match to give City the lead.

City’s celebration was, however, cut short following Carlos Vinicius’ equalizer in the 15th minute.

Julian Alvarez put the visitors back in front with a stunning shot outside the box in the 36th minute.

Alvarez’s 15th strike of the season makes him Man City’s second-highest goalscorer after the Norweigan center forward.

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Pep Guardiola’s men aren’t only above Arsenal but have also withered Fulham’s chances of qualifying for any European competition.

The Cottagers are eight points from the UEFA Europa Conference League spot currently held by Liverpool who are a game less.

Raufu Musliyu

Raufu Musliyu is the Editor-in-Chief of News Flash Media Service. He is a PhD Student of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin in the field of Mass Communication. Musliyu holds Masters of Science (M.Sc) Degree in Mass Communication majoring in Public Relations/Advertising. He also holds Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication. The Editor-in-Chief also bagged Post-Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Public Relations. He is an Associate of Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). Musliyu is the Head of Corporate of Affairs & Administration of Abdulrauf Jimoh & Co.

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