Manchester City 2-0 West Ham: Sergio Aguero Strikes in Easy Win
James Collins gifted the home side the opener with an own-goal after
18 minutes and Sergio Aguero added a second before half-time.
The result sees City reduce United’s lead over them to just a single point, after the third-placed side lost 1-0 at Chelsea on Saturday evening.
A real concern for City, however, will be the injury suffered by David Silva, who was forced off on a stretcher after taking an elbow to the face from Cheikhou Kouyate midway through the second half.
After the 4-2 dismantling at Old Trafford last weekend, Manchester City could not have wished for a better game in which to bounce back than at home to West Ham – who from the first whistle had the look of a team who knew their season was already over.
The first sign of danger for the Hammers came within five minutes when Silva got in behind their defence and managed to bring a pass down from Martin Demichelis, but the Spaniard couldn’t quite get his shot away before he was blocked off.
Sam Allardyce’s side looked well off the pace and their sloppy play at the back saw them give the ball away on more than one occasion in the early stages, a trait that led to both goals they conceded in the opening half.
The result sees City reduce United’s lead over them to just a single point, after the third-placed side lost 1-0 at Chelsea on Saturday evening.
A real concern for City, however, will be the injury suffered by David Silva, who was forced off on a stretcher after taking an elbow to the face from Cheikhou Kouyate midway through the second half.
After the 4-2 dismantling at Old Trafford last weekend, Manchester City could not have wished for a better game in which to bounce back than at home to West Ham – who from the first whistle had the look of a team who knew their season was already over.
The first sign of danger for the Hammers came within five minutes when Silva got in behind their defence and managed to bring a pass down from Martin Demichelis, but the Spaniard couldn’t quite get his shot away before he was blocked off.
Sam Allardyce’s side looked well off the pace and their sloppy play at the back saw them give the ball away on more than one occasion in the early stages, a trait that led to both goals they conceded in the opening half.
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