The
Reds
celebrated
an
FA
Cup
triumph
on
Saturday
and
their
chances
of
an
unprecedented
quadruple
looked
very
much
alive
after
Jarrod
Bowen’s
double
put
West
Ham
2-0
up
at
the
break.
Yet
Jack
Grealish
pulled
one
back
for
City
who,
despite
more
shaky
defending,
drew
level
when
Vladimir
Coufal
headed
into
his
own
goal.
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The
stage
looked
set
for
Mahrez
to
seal
a
brilliant
comeback
win
when
Craig
Dawson’s
foul
on
Gabriel
Jesus
was
spotted
by
VAR.
But
Lukasz
Fabianski
made
a
strong
save
to
keep
Liverpool,
who
are
four
points
back
with
a
game
in
hand,
in
the
title
hunt.
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City
had
control
of
possession
early
on
but
West
Ham
were
dangerous
on
the
counter
and
that
tactic
paid
dividends
in
the
24th
minute
when
Bowen
beat
the
offside
trap,
rounded
Ederson
and
coolly
squeezed
home.
A
shocked
City
initially
struggled
to
respond,
though
Jesus’ dipping
shot
almost
found
the
bottom-left
corner
in
the
36th
minute.
Yet
West
Ham
struck
again
before
the
interval
–
Bowen
engineering
space
on
the
edge
of
the
box
and
drilling
a
crisp
finish
beyond
Ederson.
City’s
response
came
inside
four
minutes
of
the
restart,
Grealish’s
volley
deflecting
in
off
Dawson.
Grealish
brilliantly
teed
up
a
chance
for
Bernardo
Silva
that
drew
a
superb
stop
from
Fabianski,
though
shambolic
defending
might
have
cost
City
had
Bowen
or
Michail
Antonio
being
more
clinical.
West
Ham
were
made
to
pay
with
21
minutes
left
–
Coufal
heading
Mahrez’s
free-kick
beyond
Fabianski.
Aymeric
Laporte
diverted
a
goal-bound
Bowen
shot
wide
before
City
were
awarded
a
golden
opportunity
to
win
it
when
Dawson
brought
down
Jesus.
Mahrez
stepped
up
but
Fabianski
guessed
the
right
way,
much
to
Pep
Guardiola’s
frustration.
What
does
it
mean?
Going
down
to
the
wire
City
would
have
moved
six
points
clear
with
a
win,
and
though
Liverpool
have
two
games
remaining,
they
would
have
required
a
significant
swing
in
goal
difference.
As
it
is,
Liverpool
–
who
face
Southampton
on
Tuesday
–
might
well
be
relying
on
an
old
Anfield
hero,
as
Steven
Gerrard
takes
his
Aston
Villa
side
to
the
Etihad
Stadium
on
the
final
day
of
the
season.
West
Ham,
who
said
goodbye
to
Mark
Noble
as
he
came
on
for
his
final
home
appearance
in
the
second
half,
are
now
sure
of
seventh
place
and
European
football
next
season
and
could
still
pip
Manchester
United
to
sixth.
Brilliant
Bowen
forever
blowing
bubbles
Bowen
is
the
fourth
West
Ham
player
to
score
10+
home
goals
in
a
single
Premier
League
campaign
after
Tony
Cottee
in
1994-95,
John
Hartson
in
1997-98,
and
Paolo
Di
Canio
in
1999-00,
while
only
Harry
Kane
(26)
has
scored
more
goals
in
all
competitions
amongst
Englishmen
in
the
Premier
League
this
season
than
the
Hammers’
winger
(18).
Mahrez
fluffs
his
lines
Mahrez
has
been
reliable
from
the
penalty
spot
this
season
and
is
enjoying
a
fine
campaign,
but
in
a
clutch
moment
the
Algeria
winger
failed
to
deliver.
His
penalty
was
struck
hard,
but
too
close
to
Fabianski,
who
did
react
well
to
make
the
save
to
his
left.
What’s
next?
City
round
off
their
season
against
Villa,
while
West
Ham
visit
Brighton
and
Hove
Albion
in
their
final
game.
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