Watch Erling Haaland Score First Premier League Goal By Winning And Converting Penalty Kick

Erling Haaland scored his first Premier League goal on Sunday. It arrived 36 minutes into Manchester City's EPL season opener away to West Ham United.
Watch Erling Haaland Score First Premier League Goal By Winning And Converting Penalty Kick
Watch Erling Haaland Score First Premier League Goal By Winning And Converting Penalty Kick /

It did not take Erling Haaland long to score his first Premier League goal on Sunday.

It arrived 36 minutes into Manchester City's EPL season opener away to West Ham United.

Neither side had registered a shot on target until Haaland struck to give City a 1-0 lead.

Haaland's goal came from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Hammers keeper Alphonse Areola.

Erling Haaland pictured taking a penalty to score his first Premier League goal for Manchester City in August 2022
Erling Haaland pictured taking a penalty to score his first Premier League goal for Manchester City :: IMAGO/PA Images/John Walton

Former PSG stopper Areola had only entered the action five minutes earlier when he replaced the injured Lukasz Fabianski.

And Areola looked a little rusty as he was beaten to an Ilkay Gundogan pass by Haaland, before tripping him to leave referee Michael Oliver with an easy decision.

Haaland quickly grabbed the ball, making it clear he wanted to take the penalty himself.

His confidence was well placed as he slotted the ball into the inside of the goal's side-netting.

Haaland scored again in the second half to seal a 2-0 win for City.

The 22-year-old made sure of the three points with a confident one-on-one finish after a fine Kevin De Bruyne through pass.

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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.