English Premier League

Man City vs Newcastle 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 19': Raheem Sterling
  • 38': Aymeric Laporte
  • 61': Rodri
  • 90': Phil Foden
  • 90'+3': Raheem Sterling
FT
5 - 0

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

Competition: English Premier League

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
Full Table

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/361.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNEW MNChttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/382.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=origin
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

Line-Ups

MNC 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

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
33 Dan Burn Yellow Card
6 Jamaal Lascelles
13 Matt Targett Yellow Card
17 Emil Krafth
39 Bruno Guimarães Yellow Card
7 Joelinton
36 Sean Longstaff
20 Chris Wood
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
24 Miguel Almirón

Premier League News

PL ball boys, girls to stop returning balls directly to players

PL ball boys, girls to stop returning balls directly to players

Premier League ball boys and girls have been told to stop returning balls to players following the introduction of a rule change designed to avoid touchline clashes and to prevent handing the home team an unfair advantage.

FA charge Newcastle's Tonali for alleged breaches of betting rules

FA charge Newcastle's Tonali for alleged breaches of betting rules

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged by the English Football Association (FA) for misconduct relating to alleged breaches of the federation's betting rules.

Liverpool, Barca and Bayern coach exits set up a busy summer

Liverpool, Barca and Bayern coach exits set up a busy summer

Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will be looking for new managers in the summer, which will send a ripple across Europe.

Fulham stadium redevelopment plans include rooftop pool

Fulham stadium redevelopment plans include rooftop pool

Fulham have unveiled lavish plans for their redeveloped Riverside Stand with a host of premium matchday experiences that club chairman Shahid Khan has said will be "unlike anything in football."