City survive Hammers scare

Manchester City left it late again to pick up a record-equalling 13th consecutive Premier League win, beating West Ham United 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium.
Most observers had written the Hammers off before kickoff, but the relegation-threatened visitors went into half time with a deserved lead courtesy of Angelo Ogbonna’s header right on the stroke of the interval.
City had seen their lead at the top of the table cut to five points when Manchester United beat Arsenal on Saturday evening, but it was a West Ham side ravaged injuries that had the brightest attacking moments in the opening quarter of the game.
City posed more of an attacking threat as a result and levelled things up shortly before the hour mark when Nicolas Otamendi smuggled Jesus’s low ball into the back of the net from close range.
City have been the undisputed kings of late goals this season, though, and they did it again with seven minutes remaining when Silva hooked a volley back across goal and into the far corner after being picked out by a sumptuous pass from De Bruyne.