Source: Eurosport
Tevez double lifts Man City to 3-1 win over West Ham
Manchester City got back to winning ways in the Premier League after their derby setback when two goals by Carlos Tevez inspired a 3-1 home victory over the Argentine's former club West Ham United on Monday.[LNB] Tevez, whose goals helped West Ham avoid relegation in 2007 before he moved to Manchester United, scored after five and 61 minutes as City completed a deserved win.[LNB] Monday's result rounded off an entertaining weekend of Premier League action with the 10 matches producing 37 goals.[LNB] Manchester United, 2-0 winners at Stoke City, top the table on 18 points, ahead on goal difference of Chelsea, who dropped points for the first time this season when they lost 3-1 at Wigan Athletic.[LNB] City's win took them to 15 points, alongside Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, who had thumping victories over Burnley and Hull City respectively. Arsenal and Aston Villa have 12.[LNB] West Ham remained third-last with four points from six games.[LNB] City, who won their first four league games of the season before their stoppage-time 4-3 defeat by Manchester United, were on top from the start at Eastlands.[LNB] They went ahead after five minutes when Martin Petrov squared for former Hammers hero Tevez to fire in from close range.[LNB] Tevez had two more good early chances before West Ham grabbed an unexpected equaliser after 24 minutes when a Radoslav Kovac shot was deflected in by striker Carlton Cole, only for Petrov to restore the lead eight minutes later with a well-struck free kick.[LNB] Man City took charge after the break and made it 3-1 on the hour when Tevez was left unmarked for the second time to head in a free kick from Craig Bellamy, another former Hammer.[LNB] Striker Roque Santa Cruz, bought for 17.5 million pounds from Blackburn Rovers, came on 10 minutes from the end for a belated debut but could not convert the once decent chance he got as City finished on top.[LNB] (Editing by Ed Osmond)
