Erling Haaland scored a record-breaking 35th Premier League goal of the season as Manchester City returned to the top of the table with a 3-0 win over a depleted West Ham at Etihad Stadium.
The returning Nathan Ake netted his first league goal of the campaign early in the second half before Haaland chipped over goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to move one ahead of previous record holders Andy Cole and Alan Shearer with five games to spare.
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West Ham’s pre-match preparations were disrupted after Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and Nayef Aguerd picked up a sickness bug and were sent home earlier in the day, subsequently missing the squad.