West Ham vs Manchester City final score: City surge back to grab draw

LONDON — Manchester City fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at West Ham as Pep Guardiola’s side coughed up the chance to win late on but still have one hand on the Premier League trophy.

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Jarrod Bowen’s double had West Ham 2-0 up at half time but City fought back with goals from Jack Grealish and a Vladimir Coufal own goal. Riyad Mahrez had an 86th minute penalty kick saved by Lukasz Fabianski as City should have won it.

Still, they are four points clear of Liverpool who have two games to go and that means if Liverpool lose at Southampton on Tuesday then Manchester City will be crowned Premier League champions for the fourth time in five seasons. Even if Liverpool draw then City will be champions as Man City have a seven-goal advantage on goal difference. West Ham’s point means they are on 56 points and are still in the battle for sixth.

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West Ham 2-2 Manchester City

Goals scored: Bowen 24′, 45′, Grealish 49′, Coufal OG 70′

Shots: West Ham 5, Manchester City 19

Shots on target: West Ham 2, Manchester City 5

Possession: West Ham 21, Manchester 79

1. Gritty City conjure spirit of 2012: This isn’t the first time they’ve pulled off something like this and although they couldn’t get the win they wanted, this comeback conjured the spirit of the 2011-12 title win. To be 2-0 down at half time and fight back to 2-2 showed incredible character. They should have won the game as Mahrez missed a penalty kick but in truth the job is almost done. Man City have a history of not doing things the easy way and this was the perfect example of that.

2. Bowen has to play for England: His two goals summed him up perfectly and Bowen was nominated for PL player of the year,