Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Manchester City versus Aston Villa at the Etihad Stadium. Manuel Pellegrini's side can go two points clear at the top with a victory. A draw would move them level with Liverpool but their superior goal difference would mean they would only really need to better or match the Reds' result on the last day to be crowned champions. A shock defeat would hand the initiative back to Brendan Rodgers' men.
Premier League / Matchday 29
Etihad Stadium / 07.05.2014
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- E. Dzeko(64', 72')
- S. Jovetic(89')
- Y. Touré(90+3')
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Updated 07/05/2014 at 20:53 GMT
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MOTM: Pablo Zabaleta (Man City): A constant menace down the right flank. It was his penetrating runs that finally put paid to Villa's resistance and his two assists for Dzeko helped open the floodgates.
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RATINGS - MAN CITY: Hart 6, Zabaleta 9, Kompany 6, Demichelis 6, Kolarov 7, Garcia 6, Toure 8, Milner 7, Silva 7, Nasri 6, Dzeko 8. Subs: Jovetic 6, Fernandinho 6, Negredo n/a. /// ASTON VILLA: Guzan 7, Lowton 6, Vlaar 6, Clark 6, Baker 5, Bertrand 5, Westwood 5, Delph 6, El Ahmadi 5, Weimann 6, Bowery 5. Subs: Bacuna 5, Robinson 5, Grealish n/a.
90+4'
FT: City 4-0 Villa. A second-half surge blows Villa away as City move two points clear and net 100 league goals for the season.
90+3'
GOAL! It's 4-0 and 100 up for City. Toure rampages clear of the defence holding off all challengers before smashing in the fourth.
90+1'
Three minutes added.
90'
That was Jovetic's third league goal of the season.
89'
GOAL! Toure bamboozles the Villa defence before teeing up Jovetic to blast a low shot into the corner from the edge of the box. It's all over.
88'
Negredo senses an opening and races towards the loose ball but Guzan is out early to thwart him.
88'
VILLA sub: Jack Grealish on for Ryan Bertrand.
87'
City sub: Goal-hero Dzeko denied the chance of a treble as he is replaced by Alvaro Negredo.
85'
A Villa corner is well defended by City. A goal for the visitors would really make those last few moments interesting!
84'
A great spell for Villa. Replays showing Weimann's header was not in.
83'
OFF THE BAR! Free kick to Villa. A rare attack... It's clipped to the far post and headed back across goal for Weimann who hits the bar! Villa claim it was over the line. Surely not?
81'
City knocking it about with ease. They need two more goals to score 100 in a league season.
80'
VILLA sub: Clark replaced by 19-year-old Callum Robinson.
79'
So, Chelsea will be mathematically out of the title race if the result stays the same. City will be two clear of Liverpool going into the final round of matches.
78'
City fans in full voice now, but it was edgy for long periods tonight prior to Dzeko's intervention.
77'
CITY sub: Fernandinho on for Silva.
76'
No defender has more assists than Zabaleta this season. The full back now has seven.
75'
Toure steps up a sees his free kick catch the head of a defender in the wall and flash wide.