Man City roar to fourth straight Premier League crown

Manchester City have won a record fourth-straight Premier League title by beating West Ham 3-1 in the final game of the season.

City are the first team to be crowned champions of English soccer’s top division four years in a row after holding off the challenge of second-place Arsenal, whose 2-1 victory over Everton proved all in vain.

In a last-round shootout for the crown, with City beginning two points ahead of Arsenal, two goals from Phil Foden in the first half set Pep Guardiola’s team on course for their latest title.

Mohammed Kudus pulled a goal back for West Ham with a stunning overhead kick just before the break, but Rodri restored City’s advantage to calm any nerves as they marched toward a sixth title in seven seasons.

Foden helped ease any potential nerves among the home fans when firing City ahead with a brilliant goal inside two minutes.

Receiving a pass from Bernardo Silva, Foden side-stepped West Ham midfielder James Ward-Prowse and unleashed a left-foot shot outside the area that rocketed into the top corner. The goal was timed at just under 80 seconds.

Foden, England’s footballer of the year, added a second in the 18th minute when converting Jeremy Doku’s cross from close range.

Kudus produced a moment of magic in the 42nd with an acrobatic overhead kick that might have given Arsenal hope of an unlikely comeback.

But it didn’t take City long to extend its lead again after the break as Rodri fired low a effort from the edge of the box that West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola could not keep out despite getting a hand to the ball.

It all meant City ended the season with 91 points — two more than Arsenal, who played their part by sealing their win against Everton with an 89th minute Kai Havertz goal. It was too little, too late.