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Erling Haaland Scores Rare Goal From Outside Of 18-Yard Box As Man City Beat Brighton

Erling Haaland scored from more than 20 yards against Brighton & Hove Albion. This was only Haaland's second Premier League from outside of the penalty area.

Robert Summerscales

Erling Haaland Scores Rare Goal From Outside Of 18-Yard Box As Man City Beat Brighton
Erling Haaland Scores Rare Goal From Outside Of 18-Yard Box As Man City Beat Brighton /

Erling Haaland scored the 45th goal of his Premier League career to help Manchester City beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 on Saturday.

It came 19 minutes into the match to make the score 2-0 after Julian Alvarez had earlier broken the deadlock.

Haaland's goal came when he intercepted a pass from Carlos Baleba before firing home from more than 20 yards.

This was only Haaland's second EPL goal scored from outside of the 18-yard box. His first came against Wolves last season.

City looked comfortable at half-time on Saturday but Brighton rallied after the break.

Ansu Fati's second EPL goal gave Brighton hope of a late comeback before Manuel Akanji was sent off in added time, but City held on for a seventh league win of the season.

Akanji will now be suspended for next weekend's Manchester derby.

Highlights: Manchester City 2-1 Brighton

Erling Haaland pictured (center) shooting from outside of the 18-yard box to score for Manchester City against Brighton in October 2023
Erling Haaland pictured (center) shooting from outside of the 18-yard box to score for Manchester City against Brighton :: IMAGO/PA Images/Tim Goode
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ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.