Manchester, 3 December (H.S.): Manchester City star striker Erling Haaland etched his name in Premier League history on Tuesday by becoming the fastest player to reach 100 goals, achieving the milestone in just 111 appearances during a pulsating 5-4 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Haaland opened the scoring with a ferocious left-footed strike in the 17th minute, surpassing Alan Shearer's previous record set in 124 games. Phil Foden netted twice, Tijjani Reijnders added one, and Sander Berge's own goal helped City build a 5-1 lead, though Fulham mounted a fierce comeback with goals from Samuel Chukwueze (twice) and Alex Iwobi before Josko Gvardiol's injury-time goal-line clearance sealed the win. The result keeps City second with 28 points, two behind leaders Arsenal.

Grealish Strikes to End Bournemouth's Home Invincibility as Everton Prevails 1-0Everton secured a vital 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday, courtesy of Jack Grealish's second Premier League goal of the season in the 78th minute, snapping the Cherries' unbeaten home record this term.

Carlos Alcaraz's midfield steal set up Grealish, whose shot deflected off defender Bafode Diakite into the net, marking Everton's third victory in four matches and lifting them to ninth place with 21 points from 14 games, while Bournemouth slipped to 14th on 19 points.

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