LONDON —
Manchester City came
from 2–0 down to salvage a vital point in a 2–2 draw at West Ham to keep the
Premier League title in their hands as Tottenham moved into the top four on
Sunday.
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City traveled to the
London Stadium knowing they needed a maximum
of four points from their final two games of the season to guarantee a fourth
title in five years.
However, the Hammers took full advantage of City’s injury crisis
at the back as the pace and poise of
Jarrod Bowen put Liverpool right back in
the title race.
Pep Guardiola was without Ruben Dias, John Stones, and Kyle
Walker, and a makeshift defense was easily cut open on the counter-attack.
Bowen burst onto
Pablo Fornals’ ball over the top to round Ederson
and put City behind in a league game for the first time since February.
City did not learn their lesson as Bowen broke the offside trap
once more in the final seconds of the first half to fire low past Ederson.
The champions were rattled but responded to keep the destiny of
the title in their own hands.
Jack Grealish has failed to live up to his £100 million ($123
million) price tag, but came up with his biggest City goal four minutes into
the second period to get the comeback started.
West Ham still had huge chances to restore their two-goal lead as
Bowen hit the side-netting from a narrow-angle and
Michail Antonio’s lob
drifted wide with just Ederson to beat.
City had fortune on their side to get level when
Vladimir Coufal
turned Riyad Mahrez’s free-kick into his own net.
But Guardiola’s men missed the chance to complete the comeback and
move to the brink of the title when Mahrez’s penalty was saved by Lukasz
Fabianski four minutes from time.
City move four points clear of Liverpool at the top of the table,
but the quadruple-chasing Reds have a game in hand away to Southampton on
Tuesday.
Spurs apply pressure
At the
Tottenham Hotspur stadium, Harry Kane’s penalty moved Spurs into fourth with a nervy 1–0 win over
Burnley.
Antonio Conte’s men move two points ahead of north London rivals
Arsenal, who travel to Newcastle on Monday, in the battle for a place in next
season’s Champions League.
Tottenham still need a slip up from the Gunners to return to the
Champions League next season, but upped the pressure on
Mikel Arteta’s men.
Defeat sees Burnley drop into the relegation zone after Leeds
snatched a late 1–1 draw at home to Brighton.
A brave Burnley performance was undone by a stroke of misfortune
deep into first half stoppage time.
Davinson Sanchez’s flick brushed off the outstretched arm of
Ashley Barnes.
There was barely an appeal inside the Tottenham Hotspur stadium in
real time, but the incident was picked up by VAR and given after a review.
Kane was deadly as usual from the spot as the England captain
converted his 23rd consecutive successful penalty.
Son Heung-min’s bid to beat
Mohamed Salah to the Premier League
Golden Boot was frustrated after the break by two brilliant saves from Nick
Pope.
His heroics could have salvaged his side a point when Barnes
struck the post from long range.
Leeds’ late leveler
Burnley now need something
from their final two games to survive as Pascal Struijk’s late leveler at
Elland Road gave Leeds hope.
Danny Welbeck put in-form Brighton in front, but he then missed a
glorious chance to double Brighton’s lead and Struijk’s stoppage time header
earned a point.
Dropped points for Leeds means Everton can realistically guarantee
survival if they beat Brentford later on Sunday.
Jamie
Vardy and Harvey Barnes each scored twice as Leicester thrashed
already-relegated Watford 5–1, while Aston Villa and
Crystal Palace played out
a 1–1 draw.
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