Man City vs West Ham

A three-point lead and healthy goal-difference advantage means even a draw could see the title being officially won before the final day, with Liverpool heading ...

Opts not to go for goal, and gets crowded out as Cancelo arrives on the scene. Fornals just knocks a ball over the top, Bowen times his run and gets in behind. West Ham take the lead! Rice drives into the box, it’s eventually worked out to Coufal and he wins a corner for his side. Up come the centre-backs. Terrific, instinctive stuff from Fornals and Bowen finished brilliantly after looking like he might’ve been forced too wide.

Minute-by-minute report: Can Manchester City edge closer to title with a win over West Ham at the London Stadium? Find out with Daniel Harris.

But looking at the two teams is very different to looking at the game as it unfolds on the pitch, and City just have so much attacking class that if they play even reasonably well, West Ham will probably have to score twice to get a draw. And, should City win today, they’ll be on the cusp of a second successive title, a fourth in five years. Er, maybe a lot and maybe a little. 7 min The game might just be settling into a pattern now, City moving the ball as West Ham shuttle from side to side. Never before has a team accumulated such tallies, nor demanded such tallies of opponents simply to get in the race. He wants a penalty, but ref and VAR say to the contrary. But he’s a fair way out and gets under the ball, sending an effort over the top. Anyhow, Bernardo fires a ball over the top that won’t quite come down for Zinchenko, who pokes wide. Fornals does brilliantly to hook a pass over the top and Bowen’s in! The chances of clubs letting players and fans actually take a break is low I fear, but we can hope. I thought he was always an odd choice for City - a marvellous street footballer in a team of highly drilled pattern makers, a shiny bit of grit in the machine. But they’ll not be wanting to leave things to chance, because with the firepower Liverpool have, you just can’t be sure they won’t find the colossal win they’d probably need.

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Not much depth is available off the bench but when Gundogan, Sterling, and Foden are among the reserve options, things should be fine. Follow along to find out. Only three points behind and with this being a game in hand, they could move into sixth with a shock upset over City. It would be a dream sendoff for Mark Noble. Laporte and Fernandinho picked up knocks in the romp over Wolves but both are fit to go. Manchester City sit atop the Premier League with a three-point advantage over Liverpool and a plus-seven advantage when it comes to goal difference. With a victory over West Ham United on Sunday, Pep Guardiola's team could all but confirm the Premier League title barring an absolute collapse on the final day.

Manchester City face West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon in their final away fixture of the Premier League campaign.

With Liverpool travelling to St. Mary's on Tuesday next week, City can establish a six-point advantage over the Reds before their next league outing against Southampton. Ruben Dias, Kyle Walker and John Stones will remain unavailable for City in east London on Sunday, with further doubts Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho - though the former was spotted in training ahead of the clash despite having concerns over his ankle after the win over Wolves. The Premier League champions can take a crucial step towards retaining their crown when they face David Moyes' West Ham in east London this weekend after cruising to a 5-1 victory over Wolves at the Molineux in midweek.

Follow all the action from the London Stadium as City aim to move within one point of the title by beating the Hammers.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. West Ham 1-0 Man City West Ham 1-0 Man City Coufal takes out Grealish, who has been clipped multiple times this half. West Ham 1-0 Man City Antonio is charging to collect it and Bowen fancies a hat-trick too.

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City have taken themselves to the brink of the title despite a relatively small squad which has needed to cope with injuries. Said Benrahma misses out for West Ham but Craig Dawson and Michail Antonio shook off knocks to start. West Ham build from the back, with a long ball from Fabianski, which Bowen touches down superbly on the right side of the pitch. West Ham are struggling to break in unity. He was unchallenged striding towards the West Ham box. Jesus tries to find an angle as he moves deeper into the West Ham box. Liverpool could now get to within one point of City if they beat Southampton on Tuesday night. Somehow City were level. City capitalised. West Ham needed some respite and City provided it with yet more terrible defending from Laporte and Zinchenko and with Bowen afforded another chance before shooting into the side-netting. Defensively they were stunningly poor, with West Ham spurning chances despite Jarrod Bowen’s brace, but credit to them for their ferocious response after being scolded by Pep Guardiola. In the first-half City were edgy, lethargic even and defensively?

In the latter stages of the game, Mahrez saw his spot kick saved by Lukasz Fabianski to give Liverpool hope in the title race. Pep Guardiola's side hold a four- ...

Mahrez stepped up but the penalty was saved by Fabianski as West Ham managed to hold on for the point. City had a claim for a penalty after 15 minutes when Kurt Zouma appeared to clip Gabriel Jesus inside the area but the referee waved protests away. Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty as Manchester City slipped up in the Premier League title race after drawing 2-2 at West Ham United on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola has made three changes for the penultimate Premier League game of the season against West Ham United, though Fernandinho and Aymeric Laporte ...

- RaheemSterlinghas been involved in 14 goals in 16 league games against West Ham (eight goals, six assists), more than he has versus any other side. - Kevinde Bruynehas eight goals and five assists in his last eight league appearances. This is his best goalscoring campaign for City in both the league (15 goals) and all competitions (19).

Watch highlights from Manchester City's 2-2 draw at West Ham United that kept Jack Grealish and Co in control of the Premier League title race, just.

City needed a big response in the second half and they got off to a flying start. But Grealish pulled one back early in the second half, before a Vladimir Coufal own goal helped City salvage a 2-2 draw. Jack Grealish led a dramatic comeback at the London Stadium as Manchester City kept their Premier League title destiny in their own hands.

Live updates of Manchester City's final Premier League away game of the season against West Ham United at the London Stadium.

Laporte was too deep, playing Bowen inside, and with Ederson starting to come and then stopping, the goal was always a likely outcome. There is still life and a story to come in this title race. It means there is still a little work to do for the title. Riyad Mahrez sends it into a danergous area and the West Ham player can only glance into his own net. Wow! Incredible scenes here as that man Bowen continues to drive West Ham. A superb finish after twisting and turning his marker. A huge, huge moment from the £100million man and City as he volleys into the net. It fell kindly to him on the edge of the area, but he certainly took full advantage. His first assignment will be to stem the flow of this City onslaught. What a finish to this game. Doubts have been cast over the availability of both Aymeric Laporte and Fernandinho, meaning the Catalan could be forced to deploy a makeshift defence. That game had everything and it was a rollercoaster of emotions. Jurgen Klopp's men, who won the FA Cup on Saturday evening, still have two games left to play, meaning a win for City this afternoon will not wrap up the title.

Riyad Mahrez had a late penalty saved by Lukasz Fabianski as Manchester City missed the chance to move six points clear of Liverpool in a thrilling 2-2 draw ...

But the point may yet prove crucial in the title chase and it keeps their destiny in their own hands ahead of their final game of the season. "It was fantastic send-off from the fans today. We spoke at half-time and said if we score one goal, we'll be in the game, don't give up. Bowen's double put City in unfamiliar territory. I'll always be associated with West Ham. We have to train calm and arrive fresh. They had not trailed a Premier League game since February - let alone trailed by two goals. A draw on the south coast would almost be enough for City, too. But Liverpool, with their game in hand, can still get to 92. And we will do everything in that game to win the title." We have one week. The goal left City with a mountain to climb in the second period but their response was immediate as Grealish's volley from the edge of the box took a nick off a West Ham player on its way into the net.