West Ham 2-0 Manchester City LIVE! Bowen goal - Premier League match stream, latest score and updates today
After Liverpool notched up part two of their potential quadruple, Manchester City are in real danger of giving the Reds a huge boost in the Premier League title race today.
Pep Guardiola’s side are 2-0 down at the break, after a brace from Jarrod Bowen. Kevin De Bruyne inspired a demolition of Wolves in midweek but there are no signs yet of that from the visitors.
West Ham have their own battles to win and are on course to move up to sixth.
A place in next season’s Europa Conference League is not yet assured and the Hammers can even reach the top six if they can overturn Manchester United’s three-point lead in the final eight days of the season.
READ MOREFurthermore, Mark Noble will bow out of the game at the end of the campaign and this will be his last chance to play in front of the West Ham faithful.
With kick-off at 2pm, keep up to date with all the action via Standard Sport’s live blog featuring expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground...
City had 13 shots in that first-half... just two on target.
They were shooting from distance, sending hopeful crosses into the box - not at all like them.
Big team talk needed from Guardiola to get his side going again.
WOW.
For the first 20 minutes or so, West Ham barely had a kick.
But two brilliant runs from Bowen in behind and two composes finishes see the Hammers 2-0 up at the break!
Rinse and repeat. Bowen’s run perfectly timed and a makeshift City backline are out-of-sync - Zinchenko keeping him onside this time. The Hammers are in dreamland - and so are Liverpool.
INCREDIBLE!
Two chances for Bowen, two goals! Sensational from the West Ham winger and City have massive problems.
Soucek flicks a long ball on for Antonio, he lifts it over the top and Bowen is in again. Takes his time and then drills it low past Ederson.
45 mins: Grealish skips away from Coufal, gets tripped and it’s a free-kick in a great position for City.
De Bruyne fires it in, there’s no touch at the near post and Fabianski is grateful to see it fly into his arms.
43 mins: Antonio’s record of winning free-kicks when throwing himself to the ground this afternoon moves to 1/8. Again the referee waves away his appeals.
West Ham striker had done well to skip away from a couple of challenges, before putting a poor cross into the box. Came back to him, tried to win the free-kick. Not happening.
40 mins: Zinchenko has probably been one of City’s best players - he fizzes a brilliant pass forward. West Ham get back well though.
Lanzini then gets a nudge in the back and wins a cheap free-kick. Just what the Hammers want.
37 mins: Defending is become increasingly desperate from West Ham.
Jesus with lovely footwork in the box, onto his right foot this time... wonderful block from Zouma. Mahrez goes for goal from the rebound, deflected and comfortably rolls through to Fabianski.