Manchester City tightened their stranglehold at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday by trouncing bottom club West Bromwich Albion 3-0 as nearest rivals Manchester United suffered a chastening 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur. Pep Guardiola's runaway leaders, whose new record signing Aymeric Laporte enjoyed an impressive debut, surged 15 points clear of their neighbours, who were outplayed by Spurs at Wembley after Christian Eriksen scored in just under 11 seconds. Manchester United are on 53 points with Chelsea dropping to fourth on 50, the same as third-placed Liverpool. Stoke City's goalless draw with Watford also left them alongside Newcastle and Brighton, just four points ahead of West Brom. Performance of the night came from Everton new boy Theo Walcott, who scored his first two goals since signing from Arsenal in the 2-1 victory over Leicester City.

Source: dna February 01, 2018 06:45 UTC