Manchester City leapfrogged Arsenal to claim the top spot in the Premier League standings for the first time since February as they defeated Fulham 2-1 on Sunday.
Man City are now top of the table with 76 points to Arsenal's 75 and also have one extra game to play.
It took star striker Erling Haaland only three minutes to reach yet another milestone, scoring his record-equalling 34th Premier League goal of an extraordinary debut season in England, the Norwegian tucking away a penalty.
It moved him level on the Premier League single season scoring record of Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.
City were pegged back in the 15th minute when Carlos Vinicius rifled a shot past Ederson but they responded to the setback to carve out a succession of chances.
Jack Grealish was denied by the crossbar before Argentine forward Julian Alvarez produced a moment of magic to beat Bernd Leno with a right-foot shot from outside the area.
City were unable to give themselves a cushion after the break despite several chances and suffered some anxious moments but they held on for an eighth successive league win.
After the loss, Fulham remained in 10th place.
(With inputs from Reuters)
