Man City vs Newcastle 2021-22 English Premier League
Man City storm past Newcastle to close in on Premier League title
Manchester City consolidated their position at the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 win over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Goal! Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo with a headed pass.
- 31': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Goal! Manchester City 2, Newcastle United 0. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rúben Dias because of an injury.
- 61': Goal! Manchester City 3, Newcastle United 0. Rodri (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Kieran Trippier replaces Emil Krafth.
- 68': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Chris Wood.
- 70': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. CJ Egan-Riley replaces Aymeric Laporte.
- 89': Matt Targett (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Goal! Manchester City 4, Newcastle United 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 90'+3': Goal! Manchester City 5, Newcastle United 0. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
Game Information
Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,336
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Arsenal | 28 | 64 | 4 |
+39 | Liverpool | 28 | 64 | 2 |
+35 | Manchester City | 28 | 63 | 3 |
+18 | Aston Villa | 29 | 56 | 7 |
Statistics
NEW | MNC | |
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 6 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
4 | Offsides | 1 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
4 | Saves | 3 |
28.6 | Possession | 71.4 |
7 | SHOTS | 21 |
3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
216 | Accurate Passes | 645 |
281 | Passes | 712 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
11 | Crosses | 19 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
59 | Long Balls | 48 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
19 | Tackles | 8 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 5 |
21 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
21 | Clearances | 10 |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
14 | Aymeric Laporte |
3 | Rúben Dias |
11 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
27 | João Cancelo |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
16 | Rodri |
9 | Gabriel Jesus |
10 | Jack Grealish |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
33 | Dan Burn |
6 | Jamaal Lascelles |
13 | Matt Targett |
17 | Emil Krafth |
39 | Bruno Guimarães |
7 | Joelinton |
36 | Sean Longstaff |
20 | Chris Wood |
10 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
24 | Miguel Almirón |
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