Manchester City’s quest to retain the Premier League title requires two more victories, having defeated relegation-threatened Everton by 3-0 in an away match at Goodison Park.
Pep Guardiola’s team will secure their third consecutive title if they can earn six points from their upcoming fixtures against Chelsea, Brighton, and Brentford.
Despite being outplayed in the early stages of the match, City demonstrated their clinical finishing ability by scoring twice in two minutes after Mason Holgate missed a clear chance for Everton.
Ilkay Gundogan played a crucial role in all three goals, scoring a sublime flick before providing the cross for Erling Haaland’s header, and then curling in a beautiful free-kick in the second half.
City’s victory moved them four points clear at the top of the table, although Arsenal could potentially close the gap when they host Brighton later in the day.
Elsewhere, Brentford’s impressive season in the Premier League continued as they comfortably defeated a dismal West Ham United side by 2-0.
Despite missing their star striker Ivan Toney, who was out with a hamstring injury, the Bees took the lead through Bryan Mbeumo’s low finish under Lukasz Fabianski.
They dispossessed West Ham high up the pitch and exploited an overload on the right wing, allowing Mbeumo to score his seventh goal of the season.
Thomas Frank’s team controlled the game and deservedly doubled their lead just before half-time when Yoane Wissa headed home from Ben Mee’s flicked-on long throw.
Brentford dominated proceedings from start to finish, while West Ham failed to pose any meaningful threat to their opponents.