Manchester City FC

Full time results across all the 2pms. Aston Villa 1 Crystal Palace 1; Leeds 1 Brighton 1; Watford 1 Leicester 5; West Ham 2 Man City 2; Wolverhampton 1 ...

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?

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The gap is widening, but a fortnight of the season remains. I have a huge pride in the players for what they've done in the last couple of games, to continue with that fight and aggression. Patrick Vieira even referenced the issue in his post-match press conference: "When we get to the last third we don't always make the correct decisions and, of course, we need to keep working and keep improving. There'll also be new faces in the door as Edwards looks to shape his squad. For the next 91 minutes, that chance looked to be defining Leeds' day at the office as their fight for survival looked an ominous one until Gelhardt sparked them into life in injury-time. It was a fair assessment as Watford's season at Vicarage Road ended in a whimper. There was no looking for the easy pass against Brighton. He took the fight to them with some bulldozing runs and dangerous forward passes. But it was significant that Moyes sent for Noble when City had pulled themselves level, when West Ham needed someone to give them a foothold again in the middle of the park. They showed to be very professional and understanding the importance of the moment. Since Conte joined the club, Lloris has tied himself down to a new contract and solidified himself as one of Tottenham's most important stars. But now Burnley, as they showed against Tottenham on Sunday lunchtime, are quite easy on the eye. Guiding Brentford to mid-table on a small budget, while the other two promoted sides have endured torrid seasons, is mightily impressive.

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Silva has been a vital player for the Citizens once again, but the Portugal international told the English champions that he wanted to leave last summer, and Barcelona are believed to be keen to explore the possibility of signing him in the upcoming market. Despite failing to bring a new centre-forward to the club last summer, Man City are still the leading goalscorers in the league this term, finding the back of the net on 94 occasions. However, according to the Daily Mail, the Premier League champions are planning more signings in the upcoming market, with the club looking to 'dominate English football' in the years to come.