English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 19, 2023
Newcastle United DWWWW 0
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Manchester City WLLWW 1
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Etihad Stadium

Match Report

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Superb Foden inspires Manchester City win over Newcastle

A superb strike from Julián Álvarez off a Phil Foden assist gave Manchester City a 1-0 win over Newcastle United in their first home game of the Premier League season.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
5
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
1
41.3
Possession
58.7
7
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
611
477
Passes
684
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
1
5
Crosses
7
0.6
Cross %
0.1
45
Long Balls
53
26
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
7
4
Effective Tackles
7
10
Tackles
11
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
4
11
Effective Clearances
10
11
Clearances
10

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31EdersonG
  2. 3Rúben DiasCD-L
  3. 25Manuel AkanjiCD-R
  4. 24Josko GvardiolLB
  5. 2Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 19Julián ÁlvarezAM
  7. 8Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 16RodriRM
  9. 9Erling HaalandF
  10. 10Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 47Phil FodenAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Sergio GómezSUB
  2. 52Oscar BobbSUB
  3. 4Kalvin PhillipsSUB
  4. 82Rico LewisSUB
  5. 6Nathan AkéSUB
  6. 32Máximo PerroneSUB
  7. 80Cole PalmerSUB
  8. 87James McAteeSUB
  9. 18Stefan OrtegaSUB

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 22Nick PopeG
  2. 4Sven BotmanCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 33Dan BurnLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 39Bruno GuimarãesCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 8Sandro TonaliRM
  9. 14Alexander IsakF
  10. 10Anthony GordonLF
  11. 24Miguel AlmirónRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Martin DúbravkaSUB
  2. 9Callum WilsonSUB
  3. 21Tino LivramentoSUB
  4. 32Elliot AndersonSUB
  5. 11Matt RitchieSUB
  6. 15Harvey BarnesSUB
  7. 36Sean LongstaffSUB
  8. 6Jamaal LascellesSUB
  9. 13Matt TargettSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  3. 34' Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 46' Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 53' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
  7. 56' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joelinton because of an injury.
  8. 58' Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
  10. 66' Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali.
  11. 71' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Miguel Almirón.

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