Man City thrash Luton to go top of table

Mateo Kovacic has scored two goals in his domestic matches this season and both of them were against Luton Town.

Manchester City's superiority was clearly evident as they secured an anticipated triumph against the struggling Luton Town, thus earning themselves the top spot in the Premier League standings, which they are expected to retain for at least the next entire day.

The game at Etihad Stadium saw City take the lead within the first minute when Erling Haaland struck a volley that accidentally hit Luton's Daiki Hashioka and ended up in the goal.

It took City over 60 minutes to increase their advantage when Mateo Kovacic hit a beautiful shot into the top corner from just outside the box.

Haaland secured the game's victory by scoring a penalty kick, which was awarded after Jeremy Doku was fouled by Fred Onyedinma.

The Hatters saw an opportunity to score after City brought in two new players and Ross Barkley capitalized on a Matheus Nunes error to secure a point.

However, Doku made a sudden move from the left and smoothly scored a solo goal into the lower corner.

Doku impressed with City's fifth goal where he chose Josko Gvardiol as the goal scorer. Gvardiol brilliantly kicked the ball into the top corner of the net, making it his second goal of the week, even though he hadn't scored for City before that.

The leading team in the city has a two-point advantage, but Liverpool, who will be playing against Crystal Palace at home, and Arsenal, who will be hosting Aston Villa, can exceed their position on the leaderboard on the upcoming Sunday.

Luton is still in a position where they may be demoted to a lower league.

Victory For City As Rodri Sits Out

The City team has achieved a feat they haven't accomplished yet this season - winning a league match without Rodri.

The midfielder who carries great influence couldn't play in three league matches this season due to disciplinary action. As a result, City lost all three fixtures in the league.

The manager, Pep Guardiola, gave the player, Rodri, some rest as he asked for it after the 3-3 Champions League quarter-final game with Real Madrid on Tuesday. Even though Rodri was on the bench, City didn't require his services.

Ederson returned to the goal after taking a one-month break, and he had a stress-free time getting back to the game.

Everyone who wore a sky blue top had a pleasant afternoon.

In the opening minute, Haaland missed a golden opportunity to score despite being set up by Kevin de Bruyne in a one-on-one situation with the goalie. Thomas Kaminski managed to save his shot, and his follow-up was about to miss the target before it was unintentionally deflected into the back of the net by Hashioka. The latter was almost knocked out by the force of the shot.

City were constantly putting pressure on Luton and staying in their defensive area without a break. However, it wasn't until their 27th attempt that they finally scored again with Kovacic hitting a half-volley from a cross by Julian Alvarez.

Haaland seemed like he was going to have a disappointing day in terms of scoring goals until Doku got tackled by Onyedinma, resulting in a penalty being awarded. Haaland successfully converted the penalty kick and scored his 20th goal of the Premier League season.

Following Luton's goal, Doku faced Onyedinma once more, but this time he didn't make a sudden movement. Instead, he skillfully scored a goal in the bottom corner.

On Tuesday in Madrid, Gvardiol scored an impressive goal and secured another one right before the end of the game with a pass from Doku.

There's no telling how much longer City, who are the reigning champs, will hold onto their leading position. It all relies on the performance of both Liverpool and Arsenal, as Guardiola's team would have to hope that either of them would make a mistake in the coming weeks.

"Luton's Unsuitable Target Game"

Luton is only one point away from Nottingham Forest in the struggle to avoid relegation, following Forest's 2-2 tie with Wolves.

However, this match wasn't what coach Rob Edwards would have anticipated.

The supporters of Luton had a great time on their journey and created a lot of sound - these are the types of matches they were excited about and potentially worried about after being promoted last season.

Luton made four attempts at scoring, and they were of high quality. Cauley Woodrow's shot impressively hit the crossbar, and Barkley successfully finished off with a quick stepover after a mistake by the City defense.

The upcoming match for Luton, which will take place on the 20th of April and be played at their home ground, against Brentford, holds a great deal of importance.

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Number 17 shirt belongs to the player with the name De Bruyne in the squad.

The player who wears the number 3 on his jersey is known as Rúben Dias.

The player known as Matheus Nunes wears the squad number 27.

The game has finished with Manchester City triumphing over Luton Town with a final score of 5-1.

The second part of the match has come to an end, with Manchester City winning by a score of 5 to 1 against Luton Town.

Luton Town's Carlton Morris has been caught offside, resulting in an offside call.

Matheus Nunes (from Manchester City) made a shot with his left foot from the middle of the box, but it was blocked. The shot was helped by Oscar Bobb.

Yes! Manchester City has scored their 5th goal against Luton Town, making it now 5-1. It was Josko Gvardiol from Manchester City who took a right-footed shot, which went straight to the top left corner of the box. The goal was assisted by Jérémy Doku.

The effort was thwarted. Mateo Kovacic, who plays for Manchester City, took a shot with his right foot from the middle of the penalty area, but it was prevented by a defender.

The effort has been prevented. Julian Alvarez (representing Manchester City) puts up a shot with his left foot from the center of the penalty area, but the goalkeeper secures it right in the middle of the goal.

Sergio Gómez from Manchester City tried to score with his left foot from a distance, but his attempt was blocked with the help of Mateo Kovacic.

Manchester City has been awarded a corner, while Reece Burke has given away the corner.

Luton Town makes a substitution. Jordan Clark goes out and Joe Johnson comes in.

A change has been made in the team of Luton Town. Fred Onyedinma has been taken off and replaced with Zack Nelson.

Score! Manchester City has managed to score four goals while Luton Town has only gotten one. Jérémy Doku from Manchester City has made use of his right foot and shot the ball from the centre of the box, making it land in the bottom right corner. His teammate Josko Gvardiol has helped him by assisting in the play.

Jérémy Doku of Manchester City tried to score a goal with his right foot from the left side of the box. Though the shot was close, it missed the top right corner of the goal post. Rico Lewis provided the assist for the shot.

Sergio Gómez (Manchester City) committed a violation.

Tahith Chong (Luton Town) receives a free kick in their own end of the field.

GOAL! Luton Town's Ross Barkley scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending the ball straight to the bottom right corner of Manchester City's net.

Manchester City make a substitution as Oscar Bobb comes on to replace Erling Haaland.

Manchester City makes a substitution as Kevin De Bruyne is being replaced by Sergio Gómez.

The shot taken by Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu from an awkward angle on the right-hand side was unsuccessful, as it narrowly missed the target on the right-hand side.

The shot by Alfie Doughty of Luton Town from a precarious position on the left side was thwarted in the lower right-hand corner by the keeper. Cauley Woodrow provided the assistance.