Algerian Riyad Mahrez missed the opportunity to lead his Manchester City team to victory over host side West Ham United in a meeting that brought them together today, Sunday, in the penultimate round of 37 of the English Premier League.
West Ham United hit hard and pushed forward with two consecutive goals scored by their star Jarrod Bowen in the 24th and 45th minutes of the first half.
In response, Manchester City equalized with two goals in a row, the first by Jack Gralish in the 49th minute and the second by “friendly fire” scored by Czech defender Vladimir Koval in the 69th minute with an own goal.
Manchester City received a penalty in the 85th minute, which was given by Riyad Mahrez, but he failed to translate it into the winning goal, and perhaps the title was decided in favor of his team.
Manchester City made up for the lost point from that draw by raising their tally to 90 points, four points clear of second-placed Liverpool, who will visit Southampton next Tuesday, with the Reds rekindling hopes if they win. over the opponent, and the Premier League title will be postponed until the last round of the league.
On the other hand, West Ham United lifted their tally to 56 points and finished seventh in the English Premier League table, and revived hopes of taking sixth from Manchester United, who have 58 points.
