LONDON – Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat Tottenham 2-0 on Tuesday to move one win away from a record fourth consecutive Premier League title.
The three-time champions will go into the final round on Sunday with a two-point lead over second-placed Arsenal.
City host West Ham, while Arsenal are at home against Everton.
Haaland put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead in the 51st minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when he converted Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from close range.
He scored the second from the penalty spot in the first minute of stoppage time after Pedro Porro brought down Jeremy Doku.
City’s victory also meant Aston Villa secured fourth place and qualification for next season’s Champions League, ahead of Tottenham in fifth.
Although Haaland’s goals were decisive, City had to rely on substitute goalkeeper Stefan Ortega to keep Spurs at bay as the home side chased an equalizer.
Coming on in the 69th, after Ederson suffered a head injury in a collision with Cristian Romero, Ortega quickly had to block a close-range shot from Dejan Kulusevski.
He later made another save to deny the Spurs striker, but Ortega’s finest moment came in the 86th when Son Heung-min scored.
With only the goalkeeper to beat, Son looked certain to score when he fired low towards the corner – a draw would have put Arsenal in the driver’s seat to the title before Sunday’s season finale – but he could only watch as Ortega fired a leg to deflect the ball.
Shortly afterwards, Doku lured Porro into a lunge in the Spurs box and referee Chris Kavanagh pointed to the penalty.
Haaland put the game beyond doubt when he struck the top corner for his second goal of the match and 38th of the season.
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