De Jong salutes his first goal for Man City
Manchester City took a step closer to the Champions League with a hard-fought 2-1 win over West Ham to leave the visitors rooted to the bottom of the table.
The home raced into a 2-0 lead inside the first 15 minutes with Nigel de Jong firing home his first goal for the club with a shot from the edge of the box and Pablo Zabaleta seeing his shot turned into his own net by Lars Jacobsen.
West Ham pulled a goal back on 33 minutes when Thomas Hitzlsperger’s cross into the area struck Joleon Lescott on the arm, but Demba Ba reacted quickly to fire past Joe Hart.
The Hammers poured forward in search of an equaliser in the second half, but City held on to move seven points clear of Liverpool in the race to finish fourth.
The defeat leaves West Ham three points adrift of safety with only three games left in the season.
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