Premier League: Manchester City tops Newcastle United 4-0 after a incredible match
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Manchester City prevails over Newcastle United 4-0 after a incredible match.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Manchester City defeats Newcastle United 4-0 after a incredible match. R. Dias (5′), J. Cancelo (27′), R. Mahrez (65′) and R. Sterling (86′). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (72%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson with the assistance of Lee Betts and Darren Cann. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.54 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 100%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 72% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the match.
Newcastle United shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester City shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (I. Hayden). On the other side, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Rodri and B. Silva).
After this contest, Newcastle United will stay with 10 points like Norwich City to stay in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Manchester City will have 44 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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5'5'
R. Dias
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21'21'
I. Hayden
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25'25'
Rodri
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27'27'
J. Cancelo
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30'30'
B. Silva
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46'46'
A. Saint-Maximin
J. Willock
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61'61'
S. Longstaff
I. Hayden
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65'65'
R. Mahrez
O. Zinchenko
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68'68'
Fernandinho
Rodri
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70'70'
J. Stones
R. Dias
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77'77'
C. Palmer
R. Mahrez
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80'80'
J. Hendrick
M. Almiron
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86'86'
R. Sterling
Gabriel Jesus
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Newcastle United will host Manchester United on the 27th of December with a 19-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (6 draws).
Manchester City will host Leicester City on the 26th of December with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (2 draws).
Newcastle United: Formation and Lineups
Newcastle United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Eddie Howe chose to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka , Jacob Murphy , Jamaal Lascelles , Ciaran Clark , Matt Ritchie , Miguel Almirón , Joe Willock , Isaac Hayden , Joelinton , Ryan Fraser and Callum Wilson .
Substitutes
Newcastle United made 3 changes: J. Willock for A. Saint-Maximin (46′), I. Hayden for S. Longstaff (61′) and M. Almiron for J. Hendrick (80′).
Top player: Allan Saint-Maximin
Probably the most impressive player in Newcastle United was Allan Saint-Maximin.
His rating is with 10 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , João Cancelo , Rúben Dias , Aymeric Laporte , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Rodri , Bernardo Silva , Riyad Mahrez , Kevin De Bruyne , Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 3 changes: Rodri for Fernandinho (68′), R. Dias for J. Stones (70′) and R. Mahrez for C. Palmer (77′).
Top player: Riyad Mahrez
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester City was Riyad Mahrez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
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