August The season began with Manchester City’s new £51m signing, Erling Haaland, scoring … a lot. The Norwegian struck twice on his Premier League debut at West Ham, scored another against Newcastle where City rescued a 3-3 draw, and then racked up back-to-back hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. Contrast
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Premier League 2020-21 season preview No 8: Fulham
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 19th (NB: this is not necessarily Jacob Steinberg’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 4th in Championship Odds to win the league (via Oddschecker): 1,000-1 Fulham earned the dubious honour of becoming a cautionary tale after winning promotion to the Premier League two seasons
Golden Goal: Pajtim Kasami for Fulham v Crystal Palace (2013) | Will Unwin
“Wow! Bloody hell!” exclaims Pajtim Kasami as he watches back his volley for Fulham against Crystal Palace six years later. It is the goal the Switzerland international’s time in England will be remembered for.Full-back Sascha Riether was situated just inside his own half when he saw Kasami make his run.
The Dozen: the best FA Cup pictures from the weekend
Premier League 2018-19 review: our predictions versus reality
Manchester City: predicted 1st, finished 1st What we said: “Pep Guardiola’s talented side look well placed to become the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester United did it in 2009.” What happened: Pep Guardiola’s talented side became the first team to retain the Premier League title since Manchester