Man City avoids disaster by rallying to draw with West Ham

A goal by Jack Grealish helped Man City avoid disaster. News Images

Manchester City avoids disaster by rallying to draw with West Ham

By Adam Stites | Last updated 5/15/22

Manchester City needs only a win next weekend over Aston Villa to be Premier League champions, but a 2-2 draw Sunday against West Ham United nearly turned into a disaster for City.

West Ham led 2-0 at halftime after Jarrod Bowen scored a pair of first-half goals.

A BRACE FOR BOWEN!

Jarrod Bowen doubles West Ham's lead over Manchester City just before the half.

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A loss for City would've opened up the door for Liverpool to climb into a tie for first at the top of the Premier League table. But Jack Grealish scored early in the second half to cut the deficit to one. Then in the 69th minute, City pulled even with a free-kick that was headed in for an own goal by West Ham's Vladimir Coufal.

Just minutes after Antonio's missed chance, Manchester City find an equalizer through a Coufal own goal.

Can City complete the comeback?

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West Ham missed several opportunities in the second half at scoring a third goal, but managed to fend off a penalty kick in the final minutes that could've secured three points for City.

Fabianski comes up BIG with this penalty save late in the match!

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With the draw, City now has a four-point lead over Liverpool and would clinch the Premier League title if the latter loses Tuesday to Southampton. City's season will end next weekend with its match against Aston Villa.

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