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Manchester City make it 100 Premier League goals in calendar year after big home win against AFC Bournemouth

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MAN CITY 4, AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0

It is a measure of table-topping Manchester City’s supremacy in the Premier League that they beat AFC Bournemouth with ease, despite playing nowhere near their best.

Yet it was another day of records as City became the first team in the Premier League era to score 100 goals in a calendar year as they moved 14 points clear of second-placed United.

City also made it 17 straight Premier League wins in a row to match Inter Milan who had the second best record in Europe’s top five leagues.

Sergio Aguero also scored his 100th goal for City at the Etihad.

United lose Antonio Valencia to injury during battling win at West Brom

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WEST BROM 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 2

Manchester United won a battling encounter at the Hawthorns to beat West Brom 2-1 and close the gap to title rivals Manchester City back to 11 points but lost captain Antonio Valencia to injury.

Two quick first half goals by Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard saw the Reds race into the lead but they couldn’t despatch the Baggies who threatened to undo United’s first half work by pulling a goal back through Gareth Barry late on.

Romelu Lukaku to the rescue as Manchester United scrape past AFC Bournemouth

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MAN UNITED 1, AFC BOURNEMOUTH 0 Romelu Lukaku spared Manchester United’s blushes with the match-winning goal in an underwhelming home victory against AFC Bournemouth. The striker’s 15th goal of the season – but only his second in the last 10 Premier League games – was all that separated the teams. But on the balance of […]