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Snow falls as Manchester City's Bacary Sagna waits to take a throw-in. Mike Egerton
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Man City ease past West Brom as Southampton move into top four

Tottenham exploited West Ham’s defeat earlier against Chelsea by winning 2-1 at bottom club Leicester City.

MAN CITY MAINTAINED the pressure on leaders Chelsea with a 3-1 success at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League today.

City were again without injured strikers Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko at a snow-splattered Hawthorns, but they made short work of West Brom regardless to register a ninth consecutive victory.

Fernando punished an error by goalkeeper Ben Foster to put City ahead in the eighth minute, with a Yaya Toure penalty and a David Silva goal extending the visitors’ lead before Brown Ideye scored a late consolation.

Southampton moved into the top four, three points below United, by winning 3-1 at Crystal Palace, who slipped into the relegation zone.

Sadio Mane rounded Allan McGregor to put the visitors ahead in the 17th minute, with quick-fire goals by defenders Ryan Bertrand and Toby Alderweireld making the game safe before Scott Dann scored late on.

Tottenham exploited West Ham’s defeat earlier against Chelsea by winning 2-1 at bottom club Leicester City.

Christian Eriksen’s 71st-minute free-kick secured victory after Leonardo Ulloa had cancelled out Harry Kane’s first-minute opener for Spurs.

Swansea climbed as well, moving to within four points of the Champions League places by beating Aston Villa 1-0 thanks to Gylfi Sigurdsson’s curling 13th-minute free-kick.

Everton lost their goalkeeper in a 1-0 defeat at home to Stoke City.

Tim Howard was forced off in the second half at Goodison Park, after Bojan Krkic had scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot in the 38th minute.

In the day’s other game, Gaston Ramirez scored one and made another as Hull City escaped from the bottom three by coming from behind to win 3-1 at Sunderland.

Adam Johnson put Sunderland ahead in the first minute, but Ramirez equalised with a speculative shot and then teed up James Chester before Nikica Jelavic added a third in injury time.

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