Premier League champions: Manchester City fans' banner at the Etihad

Premier League round-up: Five-star Man City, Arsenal thump West Ham, Stoke held at home by Burnley

19:49 · SUN April 22, 2018

A late flurry of goals gave Arsenal a flattering 4-1 win over West Ham at the Emirates, while Stoke were held at home by Burnley.

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Five-star City

Champions Manchester City turned on the style to extend their lead at the top of the table to 16 points with a 5-0 demolition of Swansea.

It was a rampant display by Pep Guardiola's side, who showed the pursuit of Premier League records for most wins, goals and points could well sustain them in the closing weeks of the campaign.

Their tallies now stand at 29, 98 and 90 respectively. The records, all held by Chelsea, stand at 30, 103 and 95.

Swansea welcomed the champions to the field with a guard of honour on the halfway line - and they remained similarly accommodating for much of the game.

City needed just 16 minutes to take a stranglehold on the game as they struck twice in quick succession, with the mercurial David Silva heavily involved on both occasions.

It was Silva who ran on to Raheem Sterling's pull-back to open the scoring with 12 minutes gone, and he who provided the perfectly weighted pass from which Fabian Delph squared for Sterling to score the second four minutes later.

Swansea made it to the break without further damage, but were hit again within nine minutes of the restart when Kevin De Bruyne unleashed a thunderbolt which gave keeper Lukasz Fabianski no chance, making it 3-0.

Bernardo Silva celebrates after scoring for Manchester City

It was 4-0 within 10 minutes when, after Sterling had been felled by Federico Fernandez inside the area, Fabianski managed to turn Gabriel Jesus' penalty on to a post only for Bernardo Silva (above) to convert the rebound from a tight angle.

However, Jesus made amends with two minutes remaining when he finished from close range to complete something of a rout.

Man City v Swansea Match Stats

Manchester City have now won 29 games in the Premier League this season; their most ever in a top-flight league campaign.
The Citizens’ total of 90 points is already more than 16 of the previous 22 champions in a 38-game Premier League season.
Manchester City have won each of their seven Premier League games against Swansea at the Etihad, scoring 19 goals and conceding just three in return.
This was Swansea’s joint-heaviest defeat in the Premier League, and the fifth time they’ve lost by a five-goal margin (also against Liverpool x2, Chelsea and Spurs).
Since winning their first away game under Carlos Carvalhal in the Premier League (2-1 at Watford), Swansea have gone seven away trips without a victory (D4 L3).
Raheem Sterling has scored 18 goals in the Premier League this season; twice as many as he did in his previous best campaign (9 for Liverpool in 2013/14).
David Silva (nine goals, 11 assists) has been directly involved in 20+ goals in a Premier League season for the first time since 2011-12 (21).
Pep Guardiola’s side recorded 83% possession and completed 942 passes over the course of 90 minutes; both of which are the most by any side in a Premier League game since 2003/04.
Kevin De Bruyne has now scored five goals from outside the box in the Premier League this season; the most of any player.

Arsenal open four-point lead over Burnley

A late three-goal burst at the Emirates gave Arsene Wenger something to smile about as Arsenal secured a flattering 4-1 win over West Ham.

After a forgettable first half Nacho Monreal volleyed Arsenal ahead but Marko Arnautovic rifled in a deserved equaliser for the Hammers who matched the hosts for most of the match.

West Ham's resilience came crashing down around them eight minutes from time when Aaron ramsey's tame cross from the left floated into the far corner after Declan Rice inexplicably ducked underneath the ball - apparently hearing a shout from Joe Hart.

Arsenal players celebrate Nacho Monreal's goal

David Moyes' men crumbled in the dying minutes as Alexandre Lacazette fired in a late double to add a flattering gloss on the scoreline.

Arsenal moved four points ahead of Burnley, while West Ham can still not rest easy as they sit just six points above the relegation zone with four games left to play.

Arsenal v West Ham Match Stats

Arsenal have won six consecutive home matches in all competitions, netting at least three goals in each victory (20 goals in total).
Arsene Wenger has beaten David Moyes in 22 matches in all competitions – more than he has beaten any other manager during his time as Arsenal boss.
Moyes is winless in all 18 of his away matches against Arsenal in all competitions (D4 L14).
Nacho Monreal has scored three goals in his last seven Premier League appearances – as many as he had in his first 153 appearances in the competition.
Marko Arnautovic has had a hand in 14 goals in his last 16 Premier League appearances (10 goals, 4 assists).

Stoke closer to relegation after Burnley draw

Stoke manager Paul Lambert looking forlorn after Burnley draw

Relegation now looks like being a mere formality for Stoke after they let the lead slip and they're running out of time to save themselves from the drop.

Potters boss Paul Lambert had targeted three wins from their last four games to ensure their 10-year stay in the top flight continued but, with a trip to Liverpool to come next weekend followed by matches against fellow strugglers Crystal Palace and Swansea, that now appears hugely unlikely.

There was again no shortage of effort from the hosts, who have not won since Lambert's first game in January, and they deserved the lead given to them by Badou Ndiaye's first goal for the club in the 11th minute.

But Ashley Barnes scored a scrappy equaliser 17 minutes after half-time and Stoke had to settle for a 1-1 draw that leaves them four points adrift of safety.

While Burnley are still looking at European qualification, Stoke remain second bottom and while four points from safety they have having also played more games than those above them and have a much worse goal difference.

Stoke v Burnley Match Stats

Stoke have now gone 11 league games without a win (D6 L5), their joint-longest ever run without a victory in the Premier League having also gone 11 matches without winning between April and September 2012.
Burnley have lost only two of the last seven Premier League games in which they have conceded the first goal (W2 D3), having lost each of the seven beforehand.
The Clarets have only kept one clean sheet in 15 league games in 2018; only Brighton (none) have kept fewer in the Premier League this calendar year so far.
Ashley Barnes has scored six goals in his last eight league games, as many as his previous 44 combined.