London (AFP)

Manchester City are sure to finish the season in a European place after their easy 5-0 home victory over Newcastle on Wednesday on the 34th day of the English Championship.

For its part Wolverhampton lost to Sheffield United (1-0) and sees its chances of qualifying for the Champions League receding.

. Manchester City without forcing

Faced with featherless Magpies, deprived in particular of Allan Saint-Maximin, the men of Pep Guardiola won their 4th league game out of 6 since the restart by three or more goals apart.

With these three points, they resume 9 lengths ahead of Chelsea (3rd) and the place of dolphin of Liverpool, which moves to Brighton a little later, is promised to them.

They relegate especially Wolverhampton (6th) to 17 points and will therefore necessarily end up in a qualifying place for Europe which remains however subject to the decision, in a few days, of the Arbitral Tribunal for Sport (CAS) on their appeal against the exclusion of two years which strikes them for non-compliance with financial fair play.

Against Newcastle, 13th with 43 points and who has nothing left to play at the end of the season, City has again delivered an offensive demonstration.

With very effective pressing, they quickly cracked the right flank of the white and black defense.

From the 10th minute, a school action enabled Gabriel Jesus to score as on parade, before Riyad Mahrez doubled the bet just as easily (his 10th goal in the league) on a center behind Kevin de Bruyne ( 21st).

Mahrez thus becomes the 5th Citizen with 10 or more goals in the league this season in the best attack in the Premier League (86 goals).

It was also the 18th assist by De Bruyne, who was two lengths closer to Thierry Henry's record in 2002/2003.

Already beaten 2-0 by City in the quarterfinal of the FA Cup ten days ago at Saint-James' Park, Newcastle conceded three more goals in the second period: an own goal by Federico Fernandez ( 3-0, 58th), a beautiful direct free kick from David Silva (4-0, 65th) who then served Raheem Sterling to close the scoring (5-0, 90 + 1).

A really carefree match for the Sky Blue who still have the FA and especially the Champions League to spice up their end of the season.

. Wolverhampton letting go

Considered as an outsider to follow in the Champions League race, Wolverhampton has seriously marked the footstep for three games, an impression confirmed by this loss (1-0) in added time at Sheffield United who is an opponent tough.

The Wolves remain 6th, seven lengths from Leicester, 4th and last virtual qualified for C1.

A free kick from Ruben Neves in the 32nd minute touched the top of the crossbar, but with a single shot on target, Wolverhampton simply did not create enough danger to hope for better and was punished on a header by John Egan on corner in the last seconds (90 + 3).

In the last game early in the evening, West Ham missed an opportunity to increase their mattress by 4 points in the red zone by giving up at home against Burnley (0-1)

Results of the 34th day:

Tuesday

Watford - Norwich City 2 - 1

Crystal Palace - Chelsea 2 - 3

Arsenal - Leicester 1 - 1

Wednesday

Manchester City - Newcastle 5 - 0

Sheffield United - Wolverhampton 1 - 0

West Ham - Burnley 0 - 1

(9:15 p.m.) Brighton - Liverpool

Thursday

(19:00) Bournemouth - Tottenham

Everton - Southampton

(9:15 p.m.) Aston Villa - Manchester United

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