India, Dec. 4 -- Erling Haaland scored his 100th Premier League goal on Tuesday and Manchester City moved to within two points of the top of the standings after surviving a stunning fightback from Fulham.

Haaland became the fastest player to reach a century of goals in the league with his 17th-minute opener in City's 5-4 win at Craven Cottage. But a night of personal glory was nearly wrecked as Fulham came back from 5-1 down and came agonizingly close to an equalizer in added time when Josh King's effort was cleared off the line.

"It's not good enough and we all know this and we need to improve as a team," Haaland told Sky Sports. Haaland's goal - lashed in from close range - was his 100th in 111 games. It saw him break the record of En...