Manchester City beat Ipswich Town 3–2 as Haaland scores twice

Foden strikes, Maeda answers

Manchester City first threatened through Rúben Dias, whose powerful strike was punched away by Christian Walton. Phil Foden opened the scoring in the 19th minute, meeting Jérémy Doku's cutback with a first-time finish.

Foden's goal ended a 23-game scoring drought, with his previous goal coming in December 2025.

But City's lead lasted only two minutes: Daizen Maeda ran behind the defense, resisted Marc Guéhi and found the bottom corner to equalize in the 21st minute.

Haaland restores and extends City's lead

Erling Haaland restored City's lead in the 34th minute, heading home Mateo Kovacic's delivery from the right. City reached halftime ahead, and Nico O'Reilly then missed a chance to extend the advantage, heading off target in the 56th minute.

Haaland scored again in the 69th minute, overpowering Abdoul Ouattara and finishing Iliman Ndiaye's pass for 3–1. City subsequently threatened a fourth goal: Enzo Fernández was denied one-on-one, while Ndiaye struck the crossbar.

VAR decisions and a late penalty

Haaland appeared to complete his hat trick in the 85th minute, but VAR disallowed the goal because Enzo Fernandez was offside during the buildup. Ipswich received a penalty following VAR intervention after Guehi made contact with Abdul Fatawu inside the box.

Zian Flemming converted the penalty in the 90th minute, reducing the deficit to one goal. City held that score until full time.

City's shooting figures and Haaland's milestone

Manchester City finished with 19 shots, including six on target, while Ipswich had eight attempts and three on target. City's share of possession was 69.8 percent, compared with Ipswich's 30.2 percent.

Haaland also reached 100 non-penalty Premier League goals in 139 appearances, fewer appearances than any other player.