Man City vs Newcastle 2023-24 English Premier League

Manchester City

31': Julián Álvarez

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Newcastle United

Superb Foden inspires Manchester City win over Newcastle

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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.

Match Commentary

23': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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.
34': Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0.
46': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
53': Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Anthony Gordon.
56': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joelinton because of an injury.
58': Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Alexander Isak.
66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Elliot Anderson replaces Sandro Tonali.
71': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento replaces Miguel Almirón.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

NEW		MNC
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

Line-Ups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Ederson (GK)
3	Rúben Dias
25	Manuel Akanji
24	Josko Gvardiol
2	Kyle Walker
19	Julián Álvarez
8	Mateo Kovacic
16	Rodri
9	Erling Haaland
10	Jack Grealish
47	Phil Foden

Substitutes:

Sergio Gómez, Oscar Bobb, Kalvin Phillips, Rico Lewis, Nathan Aké, Máximo Perrone, Cole Palmer, James McAtee, Stefan Ortega.

Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Nick Pope (GK)
4	Sven Botman
5	Fabian Schär
33	Dan Burn
2	Kieran Trippier
39	Bruno Guimarães
7	Joelinton
8	Sandro Tonali
14	Alexander Isak
10	Anthony Gordon
24	Miguel Almirón