Haaland hat-trick chaos & late drama – Premier League live shockers
11.02.2026 - 18:14:18
Premier League live: Haaland hat-trick, late heartbreak, table turned upside down
Let's start with the monster performance of the night: Manchester City vs Tottenham at the Etihad. City ran out 4-2 winners, but the story is all about Erling Haaland. The Norwegian cyborg dropped a hat-trick and pretty much bullied Spurs on his own.
City drew first blood when Kevin De Bruyne slid a filthy through ball into Haaland's path on 18 minutes. One touch to set, one touch to finish – Haaland 1-0. Spurs hit back, though: on 31 minutes, Son Heung-min broke away on the counter and squared for Richarlison to tap in from close range, making it 1-1.
Then Haaland went nuclear. Just after the break, in the 52nd minute, a recycled corner fell to him on the edge of the six-yard box. Bang – Haaland 2-1, bullet header. Ten minutes later, in the 62nd, he completed his hat-trick: Phil Foden drove at the Spurs backline, slipped him in, and Haaland smashed it low across the keeper for 3-1.
Spurs tried to claw back into it when Dejan Kulusevski curled home from the edge of the box in the 74th minute to make it 3-2. But City iced it late: De Bruyne, again the puppet master, teed up Bernardo Silva in the 86th minute for a cool finish inside the far post, sealing a 4-2 win.
Haaland? Absolute hero. Three goals, constant menace, and he could easily have had four. De Bruyne was pure class, picking passes nobody else even sees. For Spurs, Son worked like crazy, but defensively they just couldn’t live with City's movement.
Anfield under the lights: Salah deadly, VAR carnage, title race drama
Over at Anfield, it was pure chaos. Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea, but the storyline is VAR, controversy, and a very familiar hero. Mohamed Salah did what Mohamed Salah does – clutch goal, big moment.
Liverpool flew out of the blocks. In the 14th minute, Darwin Núñez rose highest to meet a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross and powered a header into the bottom corner for 1-0. The Kop roared, the tempo was insane, and Chelsea looked rattled.
Then came the first flashpoint. On 39 minutes, Chelsea thought they had equalised when Cole Palmer finished off a slick move, only for VAR to chalk it off for the tightest of offside calls on the buildup. The away end went nuts, the Chelsea bench went ballistic, and social media? Already on fire.
Right after the break, Liverpool made it worse for the Blues. In the 51st minute, a loose ball on the edge of the box dropped to Mo Salah. One touch to set, curled into the far corner – classic Salah, 2-0. Ice in his veins, arms wide, Anfield bouncing.
Chelsea refused to die, though. On 68 minutes, Christopher Nkunku ghosted into the box and stabbed home from close range to make it 2-1. Game back on. Then came the second big VAR storm. Deep into stoppage time, Nkunku went down in the box under a tangle with Virgil van Dijk. Ref pointed to the spot. After a long, agonising VAR check, the decision was overturned – no penalty. Liverpool players celebrated like they’d scored; Chelsea players surrounded the ref furious.
On the night, Salah was a match-winner – one big chance, one killer finish, relentless pressing. Núñez grafted hard and got his deserved goal. For Chelsea, Nkunku was lively, but Palmer and Raheem Sterling never really grabbed the game. Van Dijk had a few shaky moments but still made two huge clearances late on.
Top scorers today & shifting title picture
In terms of top scorers today, nobody touched Haaland's hat-trick. Behind him, Salah, Núñez, Son, Richarlison, Kulusevski, Bernardo Silva, Nkunku and others all chipped in with crucial strikes. But when people talk about this matchday, it’s going to be "that Haaland game" and "that Salah goal plus that VAR call".
So what does it all mean for the football league table? City’s win puts massive pressure on Liverpool, while Liverpool’s gritty victory keeps them right in the title fight. Chelsea, meanwhile, are stuck in that messy mid-table zone, dropping more points in a game where they'll feel harshly treated.
What does this mean for the title race? Click here for the live standings
Champions League news & wider context
With the Champions League knockout rounds just around the corner, tonight's performances send a huge message. Manchester City look terrifying going forward – if Haaland is in this mood, no defender in Europe sleeps well. Liverpool showed that even when they’re not at their sparkling best, they can grind, suffer, and still find a way – exactly the kind of mentality you need on those big European nights.
For Chelsea, the mood is very different. All the talent in the world, but results like this pile more pressure on the manager. With top four looking like a scrap rather than a guarantee, the Champions League spots are slipping away fast.
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My take: Haaland is inevitable, Chelsea chaos, VAR breaking brains
Let's be real: Erling Haaland looked like he was playing a different sport tonight. The movement, the timing, the finishing – this was peak striker stuff. If he keeps this level, City are instant favourites for both the league and the Champions League. It's that simple.
On the flip side, Chelsea feel like a team stuck between "project" and "crisis". The Nkunku goal showed there's quality, but they're too fragile in big moments. In my opinion, if results like this keep stacking up, it’s not just players under pressure – the manager's seat is going to start feeling very, very hot.
As for VAR, tonight was another chapter in the ongoing soap opera. Technically correct or not, when you take that long to overturn a 95th-minute penalty, you're injecting chaos straight into the veins of the match. Fans aren’t going to stop talking about that Liverpool–Chelsea decision for days.
Closing whistle: Title race on a knife-edge
So, if you were hunting for football results today, you just got one of the wildest matchdays of the season. Haaland's hat-trick keeps City roaring, Salah once again delivers for Liverpool, and Chelsea leave Anfield furious and empty-handed. The title race? Closer, nastier, and more dramatic than ever.
Want to see exactly how those points changed everything at the top and in the scrap for Europe? Don’t just guess – dive into the live table and watch the story of the season update in real time.
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