English Premier League

FT Friday, May 14, 2021
Manchester City WWWWL 4
–
Newcastle United WWDLW 3
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MNC224
NEW213
St. James' Park

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NEW · 5-3-2

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaG
  2. 18Federico FernándezCD
  3. 3Paul DummettCD-L
  4. 17Emil KrafthCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 23Jacob MurphyRB
  7. 8Jonjo ShelveyCM
  8. 24Miguel AlmirónCM-L
  9. 28Joe WillockCM-R
  10. 9JoelintonCF-L
  11. 10Allan Saint-MaximinCF-R

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 33Scott CarsonG
  2. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  3. 50Eric GarcíaCD-R
  4. 27João CanceloLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 20Bernardo SilvaRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 7Raheem SterlingLF
  11. 21Ferran TorresRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 36' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 VA
  5. 43' VAR Decision: Goal Manchester City - Newcastle United 1-2 Manchester City (Ferran Torres).
  6. 44' Rodrigo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 56' João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 59' Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 62' Penalty saved! Joseph Willock (Newcastle United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 74' Substitution, Manchester City. Benjamin Mendy replaces João Cancelo.
  15. 84' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Matt Ritchie.
  16. 84' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamal Lewis replaces Joelinton.
  17. 88' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Federico Fernández.

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