English Premier League

Newcastle vs Man City 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 5': Rúben Dias
  • 27': João Cancelo
  • 64': Riyad Mahrez
  • 86': Raheem Sterling

Man City dominate struggling Newcastle to retain Premier League top spot

Manchester City will be top of the Premier League on Christmas Day after easing to a 4-0 victory over Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 5': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 1. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo following a corner.
  • 21': Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Rodri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 2. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 30': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Allan Saint-Maximin replaces Joseph Willock.
  • 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 2.
  • 61': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Isaac Hayden.
  • 64': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 3. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
  • 70': Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Rúben Dias.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Riyad Mahrez.
  • 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jeff Hendrick replaces Miguel Almirón.
  • 86': Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 4. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,127

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+19 Arsenal 15 36 1
+18 Liverpool 14 31 1
+20 Manchester City 14 30 2
+13 Aston Villa 14 29 3
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 1
28.1 Possession 71.9
5 SHOTS 18
1 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
215 Accurate Passes 646
265 Passes 709
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.4
41 Long Balls 49
23 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 5
16 Effective Clearances 9
16 Clearances 9

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle United (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
2 Ciaran Clark
6 Jamaal Lascelles
11 Matt Ritchie
23 Jacob Murphy
7 Joelinton
28 Joe Willock
14 Isaac Hayden Yellow Card
21 Ryan Fraser
24 Miguel Almirón
9 Callum Wilson

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
20 Bernardo Silva Yellow Card
16 Rodri Yellow Card
9 Gabriel Jesus
7 Raheem Sterling
26 Riyad Mahrez

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