West Ham stalls United's charge, City edges Wigan
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, April 19, 2013
Champion-elect Manchester United twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at West Ham United on Wednesday and move a step closer to its 20th league title which it could clinch as early as next Monday.
Although second-placed Manchester City won 1-0 at relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic in an FA Cup Final rehearsal to close the gap on United to 13 points, United only needs six points from its last five games to seal top spot.
United has 81 points from 33 games and City 68 from 32, but if City loses to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and United beats Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Monday, the Red Devils will reclaim the crown.
Chelsea, playing its seventh match in 19 days, showed no sign of fatigue as it won 3-0 at Fulham in a one-sided West London derby highlighted by a stunning 30-meter strike from David Luiz for the first goal.
John Terry scored the other two as Chelsea, for whom Frank Lampard made his 600th appearance, moved into third place on 61 points from 32 games, ahead of Arsenal on 60 from 33, Tottenham 58 from 32 and Everton 56 from 33.
"We were magnificent in our determination and courage to play and I am pleased with the result," United manager Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports.
The FA Cup Final preview between City and Wigan ended in a win for the champion with Carlos Tevez scoring the only goal seven minutes from time with a smart shot from the edge of the box after making room for himself.
The result left Wigan, which meets City in the Cup final at Wembley on May 11, in the bottom three, three points from safety.
Wigan has 31 points from 32 games. Sunderland, Stoke City and Aston Villa all have 34 from 33 games.
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