West Ham United remain among the sides fighting to avoid relegation from the Premier League after they suffered a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday.
The win sees Pep Guardiola's side move back to the top of the table and they now boast a one-point lead over Arsenal with a game in hand.
Nathan Ake, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden were on the scoresheet for the home side at the Etihad Stadium, as they kept their hopes of a historic treble alive. Haaland's chipped finish saw him break the record for Premier League goals in a season, with his haul of 35 surpassing Andy Cole and Alan Shearer who accumulated their totals in a 42-game season.
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The Hammers only named five outfield substitutes for the game, with a sickness bug in the squad meaning Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and more first-team players were left out entirely. Nevertheless, the battled well for long spells.
The defeat leaves West Ham on 34 points, which is five more than Everton in 19th and four more than Leicester City, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest who occupy 16th, 17th and 18th respectively.
Former Blues boss David Moyes has steered the Hammers to another European semi-final this season, as they are due to take on AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League.
They remain outsiders to be dragged into a relegation battle with the Blues, but still have some testing fixtures to come against Manchester United and Brentford, before clashes against Leeds and Leicester to finish off the Premier League season.
Everton will need to be at their very best to close the gap in the coming weeks though, as they will visit Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday before hosting City themselves at Goodison Park on Sunday.
Sean Dyche and his players missed the chance to jump out of the bottom three on Monday, as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Leicester.
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