Man City vs West Ham LIVE Premier League result, final score and reaction today
Ilkay Gundogan and substitute Fernandinho scored for the hosts before a late stunner from Manuel Lanzini
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan struck in the midst of a first-half snowstorm before a late goal from substitute Fernandinho proved enough to secure a 2-1 home victory over West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday.
The win lifts City back up to second place and level on 29 points with leaders Chelsea, who host Manchester United in the late game. WestHam, who snatched an added-time consolation with a superb Manuel Lanzini strike, stay fourth on 23 points.
“It was a very difficult day because of the weather conditions but it is always difficult against this team,” City midfielder Rodri told the BBC.
“We were lucky to get this first goal because in the first half we couldn’t play much. In the second we dominated and could have scored more.”
With thick snow falling for most of the opening half, City’s Riyadh Mahrez had the ball in the net in the 16th minute after a superb finish but his effort was ruled out for offside.
City took the lead in the 33rd minute when Mahrez drove the ball across the goal and Gundogan was on hand to steer it home.
That marked the beginning of a spell of heavy pressure from the hosts and they could have gone 2-0 up four minutes later but Gabriel Jesus’s shot was cleared off the line by Ben Johnson.
Halftime saw the snowstorm abate and an army of groundstaff cleared the pitch. WestHam then had another let-off when Aaron Cresswell made a goal-line clearance as City dominated.
It took the home side until the 90th minute to score again, however, as Jesus teed up fellow Brazilian Fernandinho to net three minutes after he came off the bench.
Having seen little to warm them up during the game, the WestHam fans finally had something to celebrate when Lanzini won the ball on the edge of the area and sent an unstoppable shot into the top right corner with the final kick of the game.
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GOAL! Chelsea 1 - 1 Man Utd (Jorginho, 69’)⚽️
69 mins: Chelsea are level! It’s redemption for Jorginho who sends De Gea the wrong way and guides the spot kick into the bottom left corner.
It’s game on now at Stamford Bridge!
Penalty to Chelsea!
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
68 mins: Another corner comes curling into the box. The ball drops in between Wan-Bissaka and Thiago Silva. Thiago gets there first as Wan-Bissaka looks to boot it clear. He kicks out and connects with Thiago who goes down. Anthony Taylor takes a moment and then points to the spot.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
65 mins: There’s a chorus of boos from the Chelsea fans as Cristino Ronaldo is brought on with just under 30 minutes to play. He replaces the goalscorer Jadon Sancho for Man Utd.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
62 mins: Chelsea seem to have upped the tempo since going behind. They have penned United back with Ziyech and James taking turns whipping crosses in from the right. Another corner is headed clear by Lindelof.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
59 mins: James tries to pick out Werner in the middle of the box but Lindelof squeezes in front of the Chelsea striker and boots the ball out for another corner.
United clear the set piece and Rashford bombs forward on the counter-attack. He drives down the left side but is tracked by Hudson-Odoi who takes the ball off him just as Rashford gets to the penalty area.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
56 mins: Chelsea win a corner that gets swung into the box by Alonso. Thiago Silva wins the initial ball and heads it down for Werner. He cuts across his shot and tries to send the ball back to across goal but fires it wide of the left-hand post.
Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd
53 mins: Man Utd attempt to break away again, this time down the left wing. Rashford flies forward off the ball and gets checked by Reece James who picks up a yellow card. Manchester United have come alive in this second half.
GOAL! Chelsea 0 - 1 Man Utd (Sancho, 50’)⚽️
50 mins: Man Utd are in front! A hoof from the United defence sends the ball into Chelsea’s half. Jorginho is the deepest outfield player but he miscontrols the ball as it drops and knocks it into the path of Jadon Sancho. He sprints towards goal with Marcus Rashford in tow. They create a two-on-one against Mendy, Sancho feints a square pass and then slots it round the goalkeeper to give United the lead!
Chelsea 0 - 0 Man Utd
48 mins: Ouch! Trevoh Chalobah pushes high on the right side and gets to the ball before Marcus Rashford who lunges into a late tackle and hacks the Chelsea defender down. Rashford goes in the book and Chelsea win a free kick near the front right corner of the United box.
Reece James swings the set piece into the middle and Man Utd scramble it clear.
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