Newcastle United vs Manchester City, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier League
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3 - 4
3 - 4
Manchester City beat Newcastle with Ferran Torres hat trick
Premier League champions Manchester City rode a Ferran Torres hat trick to victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 3': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 7': Attempt missed. Nathan Aké (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo.
- 8': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 12': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 20': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
- 23': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jacob Murphy.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Joelinton (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 24': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 25': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Manchester City 0. Emil Krafth (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonjo Shelvey with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
- 32': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 33': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Federico Fernández.
- 33': Foul by Nathan Aké (Manchester City).
- 33': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 35': Foul by Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United).
- 35': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Manchester City 1. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo.
- 41': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 41': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Manchester City 2. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 43': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Newcastle United 1-2 Manchester City (Ferran Torres).
- 44': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
- 44': Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Rodrigo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
- 45'+3': Penalty Newcastle United. Joelinton draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Nathan Aké (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Newcastle United.
- 45'+6': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Manchester City 2. Joelinton (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Manchester City 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Manchester City 2.
- 49': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 49': Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jonjo Shelvey.
- 51': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 51': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
- 53': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
- 55': Attempt saved. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 56': Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
- 56': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Eric García.
- 58': Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United).
- 59': Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Penalty Newcastle United. Joseph Willock draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Kyle Walker (Manchester City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 62': Penalty saved! Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Manchester City 2. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 64': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Manchester City 3. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a cross.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 66': Foul by Emil Krafth (Newcastle United).
- 66': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': João Cancelo (Manchester City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 66': Goal! Newcastle United 3, Manchester City 4. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 68': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 68': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
- 70': Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
- 74': Substitution, Manchester City. Benjamin Mendy replaces João Cancelo.
- 77': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 79': Foul by Rodrigo (Manchester City).
- 79': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Matt Ritchie.
- 84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamal Lewis replaces Joelinton.
- 85': Ferran Torres (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United).
- 88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Federico Fernández.
- 88': Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).
- 88': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Hand ball by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 90'+1': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Paul Dummett.
- 90'+2': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 3, Manchester City 4.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 3, Manchester City 4.
Statistics
 MNC |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 82.1 | Possession | 17.9 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 871 | Accurate Passes | 132 |
| 925 | Passes | 195 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 9 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 21 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 13 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 18 | Federico Fernández |
| 3 | Paul Dummett |
| 17 | Emil Krafth |
| 11 | Matt Ritchie  |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
| 8 | Jonjo Shelvey |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 9 | Joelinton |
| 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Scott Carson (GK) |
| 6 | Nathan Aké |
| 50 | Eric García |
| 27 | João Cancelo |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 7 | Raheem Sterling |
| 21 | Ferran Torres |
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