Premier League: Semenyo and Haaland score as Manchester City beat Fulham 3-0; approaching Arsenal

Antoine Semenyo scored one goal and scored another as Manchester City cruised to a comfortable 3-0 home win over Fulham on Wednesday to close the gap to Arsenal at the top of the Premier League to three points.

Second-placed City have 53 points from 26 games, but Arsenal (56 points) have a game in hand as they travel to Brentford on Thursday. Fulham remain 12th, with 34 points from 26 games.

City scored all their goals in the first half, as Semenyo took advantage of a defensive error to open his team’s account, before Nico O’Reilly’s assist allowed him to add his name to the scoresheet.

Erling Haaland added a third to extend his lead in the Golden Boot race with a 22nd goal of the season as City threatened to run riot before a tepid second half in which each side had just one shot on target hgtgdfgdtr16.

It was vintage City in the opening period as they created chances one after another and made full use of their healthy lead before retreating into their shell after the break, although never in danger of giving up the advantage.

City took the lead in the 24th minute when Semenyo scored his fifth goal in eight games since joining the club from Bournemouth in January.

A cross from the right was inadvertently guided back towards his own goal by Fulham midfielder Sander Berge and Semenyo was able to poke the ball into the net from close range.

Harry Wilson tested City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the home goal in a rare Fulham attack after a fast break, but a minute later it was 2-0.

A flowing move from City saw Semenyo push the ball behind Fulham’s defense and O’Reilly lifted the ball over visiting goalkeeper Bernd Leno with a neat finish.

City kept coming and it was 3-0 after 39 minutes when a clinical strike from Haaland capped off an excellent half.

The striker picked up the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fired low into the bottom right corner of the net

Published on February 12, 2026