In the early morning of May 20, Man City defeated West Ham 3-1 to be crowned champions of the English Premier League.
In the final round, Man City only needs to beat West Ham to be crowned Premier League champions regardless of the result of the remaining match between Arsenal and Everton.
With such a clear goal, Man City entered the match with determination and put pressure on West Ham to the point of suffocation. Within the first 18 minutes of the match, Man City took a 2-0 lead thanks to a brace from Phil Foden.
Foden opened the scoring with a beautiful long-range shot in the 2nd minute. Foden then tapped the ball from close range to make it 2-0 for Man City.
In the following minutes, Man City continued to put pressure on West Ham and did not give them many chances to attack. However, West Ham still managed to equalize 1-2 thanks to Mohammed Kudus' impressive overhead kick.
West Ham's equaliser saved the Premier League title from being decided too early. Fans can still expect some surprises in the second half.
In the match at the same time, Arsenal and Everton drew 1-1 after the first 45 minutes. Everton opened the scoring first thanks to Idrissa Gueye (minute 40). Then, defender Takehiro Tomiyasu equalized 1-1 in the 43rd minute.
In this situation, if Arsenal only beat Everton and West Ham equalized in the second half, everything would change. Then Arsenal would be crowned champions. However, only half of the conditions would happen, which is Arsenal beat Everton 2-1 thanks to Kai Havertz's decisive goal.
In the match between Man City and West Ham, coach Pep Guardiola and his team did not let the worst happen. They won 3-1 with the decisive goal in the 59th minute thanks to midfielder Rodri.
Thus, Man City was crowned Premier League champion for the 2023 - 2024 season. They became the first team to win the Premier League 4 times in a row.
Premier League final results:
Champion:Man City
Runner-up:Arsenal
Champions League:Man City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa.
Europa League:Tottenham
Relegation:Sheffield, Burnley and Luton.
Top scorer:Erling Haaland
Best player:Phil Foden