Manchester Metropolis 2-1 West Ham United

Manchester Metropolis got right here from at the encourage of to catch a file-equalling Thirteenth Premier League match in a row with victory over stubborn West Ham at Etihad Stadium.

Angelo Ogbonna’s header on the stroke of 1/2-time build the lowly Hammers forward, but Nicolas Otamendi responded with a predatory bear quickly after the spoil.

David Silva obtained it for Metropolis, acrobatically converting a Kevin de Bruyne pass with seven minutes left.

Victory supposed Pep Guardiola’s facet re-established their eight-point lead over Manchester United, who they play at Dilapidated Trafford subsequent Sunday (16:30 GMT).

They also equalled the longest winning bustle within a top-flight season, matching Sunderland and Preston (1891-Ninety two), Arsenal (2001-02) and Chelsea (2016-17).

West Ham, even though, enjoy position a membership file for the fewest capabilities after 15 Premier League fits – they enjoy got steady 10.

The Londoners had their probabilities – to boot as Ogbonna’s purpose, Michail Antonio nearly pounced when Ederson spilled the ball, and Manuel Lanzini forced the goalkeeper to place at his approach post.

However it continuously regarded as even though Metropolis’s stress would inform and, quickly after De Bruyne’s free-kick turn into palmed away, Gabriel Jesus skipped through and slid the ball to Otamendi, who scored.

Leroy Sane, Raheem Splendid, De Bruyne and Jesus had extra probabilities sooner than Silva obtained it for the dwelling facet, but there turn into peaceable time for the Hammers to pass shut, with Diafra Sakho shooting steady broad after Marko Arnautovic pulled the ball encourage.

Metropolis proceed it leisurely to catch – again

Silva’s strike made this the fourth game in a row Metropolis enjoy obtained thanks to a purpose scored in or after the 83rd minute. Splendid had scored the past three, having also hit an hurt-time winner at Bournemouth in August.

A condo victory continuously regarded the likeliest end result, with Metropolis extending their unbeaten bustle in all competitions to 28 fits.

They were made to strive in opposition to for the capabilities, even though, and Silva’s leisurely winner turn into one amongst 18 photographs they had within the second 1/2.

While Metropolis enjoy been in rotund circulate for loads of the season, they enjoy got also shown their resilience – taking a league-high 10 capabilities from shedding positions.

Sooner than their leisurely winners in opposition to Huddersfield closing month and now West Ham, Metropolis had obtained only one amongst their past 30 games whereby they had been at the encourage of at 1/2-time.

That combination of silk and steel has taken them eight capabilities stir at the head, and it will catch one thing special to cease them.

Positives in defeat for Moyes

Despite the defeat, there turn into hundreds for Hammers boss David Moyes to catch heart from as his facet kept the league leaders at bay for nearly an hour.

The first 1/2 turn into specifically encouraging and, even though a deflected strike from Silva prolonged Adrian, West Ham had better probabilities through Antonio and Lanzini.

They regarded defensively stable and assured in their gameplan, and Moyes’ only disappointment would maybe be they would maybe also simply no longer preserve it up.

Jesus’ 1/2-time introduction made a contrast, but Sane, De Bruyne and Silva – who had no longer been at their ideal within the principle 1/2 – also started to impression issues.

Metropolis had had six photographs to the Hammers’ four sooner than that, but Adrian turn into forced into a string of saves as the hosts bombarded his purpose looking out for a winner.

Adrian, who got right here in as Joe Hart turn into unable to face his guardian membership, turn into a standout performer however the Hammers had opportunities of their private no topic the absence of strikers Andy Carroll and Javier Hernandez.

And the agonising nature of this defeat turn into summed up by the response of weak Metropolis defender Pablo Zabaleta when Silva’s shot hit the encourage of the rep.

‘We deserved to equalise’

David Moyes talking to BBC Radio 5 live: « I want to dispute it turn into a truly true effort. We defended remarkable better in the present day time. We now enjoy labored somewhat on it, we had one day where lets put together.

« We wished our goalkeeper to play well. He bought each fingers to most issues. I believed most of it turn into open air the box. I want to dispute we did a truly true job.

« What of endeavor now we want to carry out it 2-2 leisurely on. My feeling turn into I believed we deserved it (to equalise). You catch ends in assorted methods and it regarded as even though we would need bought one in the present day time. For prolonged formulation of the game we were in with of endeavor. »

Pep Guardiola talking to Match of the Day: « We started truly well but we misplaced our endurance. We didn’t enjoy any rhythm due to Adrian turn into taking 30 seconds each time.

« It turn into similar to the last few games, within the second 1/2 I believed we would gather. They completed 10 players contained within the box, it turn into nearly very no longer going.

« Or no longer it is miles a tall victory. It confirmed what we are. We had two strikers within the second 1/2 and that helped, it turn into a tall lesson for me. We created more with two.

« We spoke so much about defending position-objects but they’re taller. This can occur again subsequent week in opposition to United so now we want to strive and concede fewer position-objects. »

Chronicle-equalling success and file-breaking disappointment – the suitable of the stats

• Metropolis enjoy equalled the longest winning bustle within a top-flight season.
• Metropolis’s haul of forty three capabilities from 15 games is a joint top-flight file, level with Tottenham in 1960-sixty one (transformed to three capabilities for a catch).
• West Ham’s complete of 10 capabilities from 15 games is their lowest within the Premier League and lowest within the head-flight since 1976-Seventy seven (9, transformed to three for a catch).
• Since his debut for Metropolis in September 2015, De Bruyne has equipped 35 assists within the league – bigger than any assorted within the tall 5 European leagues.
• Jesus has been straight away all for 21 targets in his 24 Premier League appearances thus a ways (15 targets, 6 assists).
• Ogbonna scored his first purpose within the tall 5 European leagues, in his 144th look.

Man of the match – Adrian

What’s subsequent?

West Ham return to London Stadium to face Chelsea on Saturday (12:30 GMT) within the principle of two successive dwelling games – with Arsenal to come afterwards.

Manchester Metropolis accelerate to Ukraine to catch on Shakhtar Donetsk within the Champions League on Wednesday (19:forty five GMT) and return to league motion in opposition to Manchester United at Dilapidated Trafford on Sunday (16:30).