🚨 Mahrez misses late penalty as Man City drop points at West Ham in latest title twist

Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty as Manchester Metropolis’s title march was halted at West Ham following a 2-2 draw on Sunday afternoon. 

Pep Guardiola went into the match needing most factors to open the hole between them and second-placed Liverpool and inch nearer to defending their crown however have been pressured to accept a degree by a disciplined West Ham aspect that might have simply received the match. 

The Hammers surprisingly led 2-0 on the break, however Pep Guardiola’s outfit battled again to drive a draw and will have received the match had Mahrez transformed the 87th-minute penalty. 

Craig Dawson got here near giving the hosts the lead within the fourth minute when he met a beautiful lofted cross from Pablo Fornals however despatched his close-range header manner over the crossbar.

Gabriel Jesus then broke into the field however went down after a problem, however the ref signaled no penalty.

The primary purpose of the match arrived halfway by means of the primary half, and it was from none aside from the contender for Participant of the Season award; Jarrod Bowen. 

The Englishman ran on to a intelligent cross from Fornals and located himself one-on-one with the keeper, however managed to complete with aplomb into the again of the web.

Gabriel Jesus and Aymeric Laporte got here near equalising for Metropolis, however their efforts couldn’t discover the again of the web. 

As a substitute, it was the hosts who added a second, simply earlier than the break, when Bowen and Michail Antonio performed a phenomenal hyperlink as much as give the previous a transparent sight of purpose on the sting of the field, and he did not disappoint, beating the keeper into the underside proper nook.

Metropolis got here again for the second half weapons blazing, and deservedly leveled 4 minutes in when Jack Grealish acquired some area for a shot from the sting of the field, and it flew previous the goalkeeper and into the again of the web. 

They went all out to seek out the equaliser, and it virtually arrived just for determined defending to disclaim Bernado Silva. 

Their persistence lastly paid off within the 69th minute when Vladimir Coufal headed the ball into his personal internet from a well-whipped free-kick. 

The guests put the hosts underneath stress going into the final 10 minutes and acquired the prospect to win the match six minutes from time after Gabriel Jesus was introduced down contained in the field. 

Mahrez couldn’t discover the again of the web although as Lukasz Fabianski made a beautiful save to disclaim the Algerian. 

The draw means Liverpool may very well be a degree behind Metropolis in the event that they win their subsequent match, towards Southampton.