Man City reach Newcastle for five, Wolves beaten by Sheffield Utd
Manchester Town moved to the brink of sealing their place found in the Premier League top four by bouncing back again to form to thrash Newcastle 5-0 on Wednesday, while Wolves' Champions League aspirations stumbled again found in a last-gasp defeat at Sheffield United.
City lost for the ninth amount of time in the league this year in Southampton on Sunday in spite of dominating possession and possibilities in a recurring theme of their time.
But Pep Guardiola's men have also shown what they can handle when at their finest since football's restart previous month, winning all four game titles at the Etihad by a combined rating of 17-0.
"We played great, the same level as the last games. Today we rating the goals we overlooked the last game," said Guardiola.
Gabriel Jesus was among the main culprits when it found missed probabilities at St Mary's, but the Brazilian got the confidence raise he needed on just ten minutes as he steered David Silva's cross in to the far corner.
Kevin De Bruyne then moved to within one of Thierry Henry's track record of 20 Premier League assists in a season with another low cross that picked out Riyad Mahrez for a straightforward finish.
There was greater than a hint of fortune to City's third simply because Matt Ritchie's attempted clearance ricocheted away Federico Fernandez into his own net.
Silva's appearances in the Etihad are running out with the Spaniard closing his 10-year stay static in Manchester when City's season finishes in August, but he still left another reminder of why he will be as a result missed with a good sumptuous free-kick to make it 4-0.
And Silva turned service provider again in stoppage period for Raheem Sterling to circular off the scoring.
"His effectiveness today and within the last games, the level he is having is a good of the growing season," added Guardiola. "Okay the fans aren't here but he is coming back to help make the farewell video game in front of all the fans."
City will see out next week if the club's charm against a two-time ban from European competition to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport has been successful.
But they have nearly done the work on the discipline to be eligible for the Champions League for a 10th consecutive season with a 14-point business lead over fifth-placed Manchester United, who've five games remaining.
Wolves' battle to score goals because the restart features hampered their drive for the most notable four while Nuno Espirito Santo's guys fell to another direct defeat when John Egan's powerful header grabbed Sheffield United a 1-0 win found in stoppage time in Bramall Lane.
Victory techniques the Blades up to seventh, within one level of Wolves, who remain seven tips adrift of the very best four.
At the bottom of the table, West Ham didn't give themselves considerably more breathing space from the bottom three with a 1-0 home defeat by Burnley.
Jay Rodriguez's header seven minutes before half-time moved the Clarets in to the top half of the table.
West Ham remain four points in this article the relegation zone, but Villa and Bournemouth, who all web host Manchester United and Tottenham respectively, have the opportunity to narrow that gap on Thursday.
