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City drift to 4-1 for title after Hammers blow

MANCHESTER CITY are out to 4-1 to retain their Premier League crown after they were stunned 2-1 by West Ham at Upton Park.

The champions dropped down to third in the table and are five points behind Chelsea before the Blues play their game in hand at Manchester United on Sunday.

Jose Mourinho’s side are 2-5 to finish first and have the potential to get much shorter should they triumph at United.

City had enough chances to take maximum points but they were made to pay for wasteful finishing as goals in either half from Morgan Amalfitano and Diafra Sakho helped the Hammers land an 11-2 upset.

David Silva notched late on to set up a grandstand finish but Manuel Pellegrini’s side fell short and the title-winning boss is 6-5 with Hills not to start next season in the hotseat. He can be backed at 8-13 to stay with the Citizens.

City’s defeat means Southampton who the pack chasing Chelsea following a 1-0 win for the Saints against Stoke. Sadio Mane scored the only goal at St Mary’s.

Southampton are 11-2 to finish in the top four, while Liverpool have drifted to 5-4 in that market after a goalless draw at home to Hull.

The Merseysiders had been 9-20 but fellow odds-on shots Arsenal did justify their favourites tag with a 2-0 success at Sunderland. Alexis Sanchez bagged both goals and on each time he took advantage of calamitous defending.

West Brom came from two down to draw 2-2 with Crystal Palace and Swansea beat Leicester 2-0 thanks to a brace from Wilfried Bony.

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