Premier League: Wednesday's matches – in pictures

At the Etihad, Manchester City face West Bromwich Albion as they try to keep in touch with their Manchester neighbours with the title race heading into its last lap. With eight points separating the two teams before the start of play, the home side had to win this game otherwise their title dreams would be as good as over for another year Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

City get the ideal start in just the sixth minute when Sergio Agüero opens the scoring. He collected the ball in midfield, brushed off the attentions of Keith Andrews and slotted a cool 20-yarder to Ben Foster's right-hand side. It was his 25th goal of the season; he got his 26th later in the match Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

It was the first time that Carlos Tevez had made the starting lineup since September and Manchester City's maverick striker celebrated the fact with a goal just after the hour mark to make it 3-0 to City Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

David Silva made it four with a delightful little chip over the advancing Foster, it's his first league goal since mid December Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images

So the blue half of Manchester City are pleased with their night's work as it was City's first league win for three weeks and the Etihad saw it's first Poznan celebration for a while. So what of the red half of Manchester? Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Things did not start off well for Sir Alex Ferguson's men when after half an hour, Wigan's Victor Moses rose highest to power a header into the United net. However, as the net started to ripple, the assistant referee David Richardson raised his flag and the goal was chalked out. Only after several TV replays was the cause identified – a slight obstruction by Gary Caldwell on the United goalkeeper David De Gea Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Twenty minutes later De Gea found himself picking the ball out of the net again but this time the goal stood. It was a peach of a finish by Shaun Maloney. After exchanging passes with Jean Beausejour at a short corner, the Scot cut inside a half-hearted challenge from Wayne Rooney on the edge of the area and curled a wonderful finish beyond in off the far post Photograph: Peter Powell/EPA

It was a bad night for the red half of Manchester, they were deservedly beaten for the first time in 13 league matches and have only themselves to blame for offering City a lifeline in the title race Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images

Relegation contenders Wolves were playing host to Arsenal. The odds of them getting anything from this game were lengthened after just eight minutes in when Sébastien Bassong was sent off for a professional foul on Theo Walcott. Robin van Persie duly scored from the penalty spot and Arsenal went on to win 3-0 Photograph: Scott Heavey/Getty Images

Over at Loftus Road QPR put in a superlative performance to ease past Swansea City with a 3-0 win that edges them further away from the relegation zone Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images