After Manchester City’s 2–0 victory over Arsenal FC in the 2026 Carabao Cup final, Erling Haaland added another winner’s medal to his collection. However, the same unresolved issue remains: he has yet to score in a final for City. This time, Nico O’Reilly netted both goals.
That’s what makes this streak so unusual. Erling Haaland is not typically a player who leaves “unfinished business.” He has broken goal-scoring records in the Premier League, surpassed 100 goals for City at remarkable speed, and continues to produce statistics that place him among the most dominant strikers of his generation.
Yet finals remain the strange exception—the only aspect of his City career where his usual reliability is replaced by something far less predictable.
Haaland’s Goal-less Finals:
- 2022 FA Community Shield – vs Liverpool FC
- 2022/23 FA Cup Final – vs Manchester United
- 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Final – vs Inter Milan
- 2023 FA Community Shield – vs Arsenal
- 2023 UEFA Super Cup – vs Sevilla FC
- 2023/24 FA Cup Final – vs Manchester United
- 2024 FA Community Shield – vs Manchester United
- 2024/25 FA Cup Final – vs Crystal Palace
- 2025/26 Carabao Cup Final – vs Arsenal
