[ 2021-02-28 ]

Man City 2 West Ham 1
FOR MANCHESTER CITY, win number 20 in a row looks
like plenty to guarantee the title is returning to
the Etihad.

Pep Guardiola restored superstar striker Sergio
Aguero to the starting line-up but the game was
won by goals from centre-backs Ruben Dias and John
Stones.

John Stones scored City's second half winner
against West Ham
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John Stones scored City's second half winner
against West HamCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Ruben Dias opened the scoring on half an hour
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Ruben Dias opened the scoring on half an
hourCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Dias headed champions-elect City ahead just before
the half hour mark only for Michail Antonio to
claim a deserved equaliser before the break.

But Stones continued his return to form at both
ends of the pitch with a smart finish that gave
his team a TWENTIETH consecutive win in all
competitions.

West Ham fought hard but did not make the most of
the few chances they had to put City under
pressure.

The Hammers’ injury problems meant Darren
Randolph made only his second Premier League start
of the season and Moyes could name only eight
substitutes, two of them goalkeepers.


City meanwhile made seven changes from the side
that had won at Borussia Monchengladbach but still
had nine full internationals on the bench.

Aguero was in the starting XI for a league game
for the first time since October and looked well
off the pace.

So after City had dominated possession and
territory without having a shot on target, it took
a defender to give them the lead.

Kevin De Bruyne’s cross from the right was
sublime and Dias, still up after a corner,
supplied the powerful header it deserved.

Source - The Sun, UK

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