On Sunday, the last two matches of the 15th round of the English Premier League took place.
The first match took place at the "Vitality" stadium, where the home team "Bournemouth" hosted "Southampton". The winner of this clash was not determined - the teams shared the points.
In the 42nd minute, the hosts took the lead when Ryan Fraser scored his first goal, but the result was equalized in the 61st minute by Charlie Austin, who has been in good sporting form recently.
"Southampton" is in 17th place in the Premier League with 17 points, while "Bournemouth" is three places below.
In other matches, "Manchester City" hosted struggling "West Ham" at home. Pep Guardiola's team had to fight hard for the victory - which was only secured at the end of the match by David Silva's skill.
In the 44th minute, the visiting team from London unexpectedly took the lead - defender Angelo Ogbonna scored with a header after a set-piece situation.
In the second half, "City" pressed their opponents and created many dangerous opportunities, but goalkeeper Adrian kept his goal intact. However, in the 57th minute, the equalizing goal came - Nicolas Otamendi tapped the ball into the net after Gabriel Jesus' pass.
Throughout the remaining time, "Man City" dominated in the opponents' half. In the 83rd minute, the winning goal finally came - after a excellent pass from Kevin De Bruyne, D. Silva leapt to reach the ball in the air and secure the victory.
This was the third consecutive victory for "Man City", all won by a narrow margin of 2-1. However, the "City" team still maintains a comfortable lead ahead of their closest pursuers - they are 8 points clear of the second-placed team.
"West Ham" dropped to second-to-last position after another defeat.
Results:
"Bournemouth" 1 - 1 "Southampton" 42' [1 - 0] R. Fraser 61' [1 - 1] C. Austin
"Man City" 2 - 1 "West Ham" 44' [0 - 1] A. Ogbonna 57' [1 - 1] N. Otamendi 83' [2 - 1] D. Silva
League table:
