Riyad Mahrez botched the opportunity to successfully seal the Premier League title for Manchester City as they drew 2-2 with West Ham.
The Algerian moved forward to the punishment spot with five minutes remaining, however, Lukasz Fabianski speculated accurately to deny Mahrez and keep City pausing.
Pep Guardiola's side was two goals down at the break and in enormous difficulty after Jarrod Bowen mercilessly took advantage of the space behind City's safeguard to take his Premier League count to 12 for the season.
Jack Grealish divided the deficiency before his own goal from Vladimir Coufal evened out things up, and Mahrez then, at that point, lightened his lines from 12 yards late on.
It leaves City's four points clear at the highest point of the table, however, Liverpool has a game close by. While the title is still in their grasp, there is probably going to attempt to do it on the last day of the time.
The Hammers scarcely had a kick in the initial 20 minutes as City overwhelmed ownership, however, Craig Dawson headed over an opportunity of a lifetime from the beginning when free at the back post.
All of a sudden, West Ham started to lead the pack contrary to the rules. Pablo Fornals played a basic ball over the top, Bowen's run was flawlessly coordinated and he then went round Ederson to complete from a tight point.
City began to look worn out accordingly yet steadily got their levelheadedness back, with Gabriel Jesus going near balancing from right fresh.
In any case, very nearly half-time, West Ham's lead was multiplied. Again Bowen made the altercation behind, no one went with him and he was in on the goal. He took as much time as is needed prior to penetrating through Fernandinho's legs and into the base corner.
Anything that Guardiola told his players at the break, surely had an effect. City began the final part splendidly and in no less than four minutes had pulled one back, when Grealish's volley flicked off Dawson and went by Lukasz Fabianski.
The tension was persistent as the guests stuck West Ham back. Grealish and Jesus both had possibilities before Fabianski made a decent save at his close post to deny Bernardo Silva.
City was indiscreet at the back however and ought to have been rebuffed. Bowen selected to go for objective from a tight point when Declan Rice was holding up at the back post, terminating into the side-netting.
It was Michail Antonio who had the greatest opportunity to re-establish the two-goal benefit. Fernandinho's horrendous backpass put Antonio through on goal, however, he sent a heaved exertion over Ederson and over the bar.
Minutes after the fact, City was level. Riyad Mahrez swung a perilous free-kick into the case, Coufal gave himself wholeheartedly to it and flicked a header into the most distant corner of his own net.
Mark Noble was welcomed on for the last time at the London Stadium to gigantic applause, and the match seemed to set out toward a draw until Dawson cut down Jesus in the case. After a VAR audit, the penalty was given.
City will be aware in seven days' time exactly how exorbitant Mahrez's miss ends up being.
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