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City boost hopes of top-five finish, Saints hold West Ham

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April 20, 2025

Manchester City bolstered their bid to qualify for the Champions League with a dramatic 2-0 win at Everton, while Southampton's last-gasp equaliser at West Ham ensured they will not have sole possession of the lowest points total in Premier League history.

City boost hopes of top-five finish, Saints hold West Ham

City were heading towards a damaging draw before Nico O'Reilly's 84th minute strike put them on course for a vital victory that was sealed by Mateo Kovacic's goal in the final seconds.

Pep Guardiola's side climb to fourth place, four points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea, who face Fulham on Sunday in their game in hand.

Fifth-placed Nottingham Forest, who travel to Tottenham on Monday, are one point adrift of City.

"I would say a, big, big (win)," said Guardiola.

"With six games left, playing here in the moment they had, Liverpool and Arsenal could not win here, so massively important.

"Now it is in our hands. Three games at home, two away and hopefully we can achieve this big success to qualify for the Champions League.

At a stage of the season when they are usually embroiled in a battle to win the title, City -- champions in six of the previous seven campaigns have been reduced to scrapping for a Champions League berth after a dismal season.

Guardiola said on the eve of the game that he was content to be in the running for Champions League qualification as his side could have been in the bottom half of the table given some of their struggles in a season to forget.

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