City edge closer and closer to Champions League

Manchester City took a giant step towards a top four Premier League finish with a 2-1 win over bottom club West Ham at Eastlands.

Roberto Mancini's side did the damage in the first 15 minutes, ad Nigel de Jong blasted his first goal for the club from long range, then Lars Jacobsen put into his own net.

Far from capitulating, West Ham put up admirable resistance, and pulled a goal back through Demba Ba.

However, Avram Grant's men remain bottom of the table with three games remaining, while City have a seven-point cushion in fourth ahead of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.