English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 26, 2020
Newcastle United WWLDL 0
–
Manchester City WDDWW 2
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Etihad Stadium

Match Report

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Manchester City climb to fifth with victory over Newcastle

Manchester City climbed to fifth place in the Premier League with a win over Newcastle on Saturday at the Etihad.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
4
Saves
2
24.9
Possession
75.1
7
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
206
Accurate Passes
781
272
Passes
862
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
1
18
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.1
53
Long Balls
48
24
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
3
4
Effective Tackles
5
11
Tackles
8
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
8
23
Effective Clearances
15
23
Clearances
15

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MNC · 3-4-3-d

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD
  3. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  4. 5John StonesDM
  5. 16RodriSW
  6. 17Kevin De BruyneAM
  7. 8Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 27João CanceloRM
  9. 21Ferran TorresF
  10. 20Bernardo SilvaLF
  11. 7Raheem SterlingRF

Substitutes

  1. 10Sergio AgüeroSUB
  2. 25FernandinhoSUB
  3. 22Benjamin MendySUB
  4. 26Riyad MahrezSUB
  5. 11Oleksandr ZinchenkoSUB
  6. 80Cole PalmerSUB
  7. 14Aymeric LaporteSUB
  8. 47Phil FodenSUB
  9. 13Zack SteffenSUB

NEW · 5-4-1

  1. 26Karl DarlowG
  2. 5Fabian SchärCD
  3. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  4. 18Federico FernándezCD-R
  5. 11Matt RitchieLB
  6. 22DeAndre YedlinRB
  7. 4Matthew LongstaffCM-L
  8. 14Isaac HaydenCM-R
  9. 24Miguel AlmirónLM
  10. 23Jacob MurphyRM
  11. 9JoelintonF

Substitutes

  1. 19Javier ManquilloSUB
  2. 36Sean LongstaffSUB
  3. 7Andy CarrollSUB
  4. 15Jamal LewisSUB
  5. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  6. 57Elliot AndersonSUB
  7. 29Mark GillespieSUB
  8. 12Dwight GayleSUB
  9. 13Callum WilsonSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  2. 34' Rodrigo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Goal! Manchester City 2, Newcastle United 0. Ferran Torres (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 57' Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodrigo.
  5. 64' Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamal Lewis replaces Matt Ritchie.
  7. 71' Substitution, Newcastle United. Andy Carroll replaces Joelinton because of an injury.
  8. 77' Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Ferran Torres.
  9. 80' Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 82' Substitution, Newcastle United. Dwight Gayle replaces Miguel Almirón.
  11. 86' VAR Decision: No Penalty Manchester City.
  12. 88' João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+1' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Ilkay Gündogan.

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