ERLING HAALAND took his tally to SEVEN Premier League goals in THREE games this season as his second successive hat-trick earned Manchester City a 3-1 win over West Ham.

The champions needed just 10 minutes to go in front as Lucas Paqueta was robbed of the ball and Bernardo Silva slid Haaland in before the Norwegian confidently stroked home.

Erling Haaland now has 70 Premier League goals in 69 games

He calmly rolled his opener into the bottom corner after 10 minutes

West Ham did equalise in the 19th minute through as Ruben Dias own goal

Haaland restored Man City’s advantage with a stunning strike

The Hammers did equalise shortly after when Ruben Dias turned a Jarrod Bowen cross into his own net.

But order was restored on the half hour mark when Haaland lashed a venomous effort into the top corner from a Rico Lewis lay-off.

And he made it back-to-back hat-tricks following his treble against Ipswich when he beat the offside trap and tucked home with seven minutes remaining.

Haaland now has 70 Premier League goals in 69 games and 95 in 101 in all competitions for Man City.

The devastating Norwegian opened the scoring when Silva dispossessed former City target Paqueta and allowed Haaland to do the rest.

City immediately threatened to blow the hosts away with Alphonse Areola making a fine save to tip Kevin De Bruyne’s shot over the top.

De Bruyne’s side-footed effort then came back off the far post with Jack Grealish, making his first start of the season, hitting the rebound wide.

But West Ham came back into the contest and levelled in the 19th minute when Paqueta fed Bowen, who scampered down the right before putting in a low cross which Dias sliced into his own net.

Haaland clipped his third over Lukasz Fabianski to claim back-to-back hat-tricks

However, they were on level terms for only 10 minutes before City worked the ball along the edge of the penalty area and Lewis fed Haaland, who took a touch before lashing his shot into the roof of the net.

Haaland almost had a hat-trick before half-time when he was felled on the edge of the area by Edson Alvarez, but his free-kick grazed the top of the net.

After the interval, West Ham came dangerously close to equalizing with a brilliant counterattack when Paqueta weaved his way out of trouble inside his own penalty area.

Mohammed Kudus, who had just finished a one-two with Bowen, coolly passed out to the Brazilian before smashing his shot against the near post.

Unfortunately for West Ham, their chances of earning a rare point against City were dashed when Haaland raced on to a Matheus Nunes through pass and slotted home the third.

Haaland has also scored the most goals (7) of any player after three games of a Premier League campaign