Manchester: Champions Manchester City will have to wait to break the Premier League points record after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Huddersfield Town at the Etihad Stadium here Sunday.
City, who lifted the Premier League trophy in front of their fans after the match, mustered only two shots on target all through the game, as relegation-threatened Huddersfield dug in for a vital point.
City coach Pep Guardiola introduced Benjamin Mendy, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva from the bench, yet their 79 per cent possession tally continued to yield little by way of opportunities.
Indeed, Huddersfield arguably had the better chances in the first 45 minutes, particularly when Florent Hadergjonaj shot straight at Ederson from inside the penalty area.
The result means City are still two goals, two points and one victory short of Premier League records, with games to come against Brighton and Hove Albion and Southampton, but the draw proved crucial for Huddersfield as they moved three points clear of bottom three ahead of their midweek trip to Chelsea.
Meanwhile, Cardiff City secured promotion to the Premier League after a goalless draw at home with Reading which helped them to clinch the second place in the second tier Championship on the final day of the campaign.
Cardiff finished with 90 points, two points ahead of Fulham but nine adrift of champions Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fulham, who were in contention for automatic promotion to the top-flight, slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Birmingham City to finish third.
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