Manchester City conquers Newcastle United 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester City prevails over Newcastle United with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Foden (15') and a goal from B. Silva (67').

Manchester City tops Newcastle United 2-0 on Saturday

MANCHESTER. Manchester City tops Newcastle United with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Foden (15′) and a goal from B. Silva (67′). Manchester City took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper with the collaboration of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 11 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 83 Attack 71
  • 30 Dangerous attack 30
  • 116 Ball safe 100
  • 7 Free Kicks 7
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Manchester City had a strong ball possession 57% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester City was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match​.

Manchester City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle United shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Nathan Aké and Erling Haaland). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards (Joelinton, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães and Jamaal Lascelles).

Match Timeline

P. Foden(goal)
15'
53'
Joelinton - Yellow
Nathan Aké- Yellow
58'
62'
Alexander Isak- sub ->Callum Wilson
62'
63'
Joseph Willock- sub ->Sean Longstaff
Bernardo Silva- sub ->Kevin De Bruyne
65'
Bernardo Silva(goal)Erling Haaland
67'
74'
Dan Burn- Yellow
Erling Haaland- Yellow
74'
76'
Bruno Guimarães- Yellow
77'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->Miguel Almirón
87'
Matt Targett- sub ->Dan Burn
90'
Jamaal Lascelles- Yellow

Standings

After this match, Manchester City will have 58 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United will stay with 41 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester City will play away with Everton on the 13th of May with a 19-12 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (7 draws).

Newcastle United will play away agasint Leeds United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Manchester City – Formation

Manchester City
G
Ederson 31.Brazil
6.8
D
Kyle Walker 2.England
6.9
D
Nathan Aké 6.Netherlands
7.1
58'
D
Rúben Dias 3.Portugal
7.1
D
Manuel Akanji 25.Switzerland
6.2
M
7.1
M
Kevin De Bruyne 17.Belgium
7.3
65'
M
Jack Grealish 10.England
7.8
M
Rodri 16.Spain
7.5
M
P. Foden 47.England
7.8
Goals15'
F
Erling Haaland 9.Norway
7.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Stefan Ortega 18.Germany
D
Rico Lewis 82.England
D
Aymeric Laporte 14.Spain
D
J. Stones 5.England
M
Kalvin Phillips 4.England
M
C. Palmer 80.England
M
Bernardo Silva 20.Portugal
7.1
65' Goals67'
F
Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina
F
Riyad Mahrez 26.Algeria

Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala decided to play with the following team: Ederson (6.8), Kyle Walker (6.9), Manuel Akanji (6.2), Rúben Dias (7.1), Nathan Aké (7.1), Rodri (7.5), İlkay Gündoğan (7.1), Phil Foden (7.8), Kevin De Bruyne (7.3), Jack Grealish (7.8) and Erling Haaland (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kalvin Phillips, Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis, Julián Álvarez, Stefan Ortega, Bernardo Silva (7.1), Riyad Mahrez, Aymeric Laporte and John Stones.

Substitutions

Manchester City made only 1 change substituting Kevin De Bruyne for Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva (65′)​.

Best player: Jack Grealish​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester City was Jack Grealish even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope 22.England
6.3
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
6.2
D
Dan Burn 33.England
6.4
87' 74'
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
6.3
90'
D
Sven Botman 4.Netherlands
7.0
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
7.1
76'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
6.6
63'
M
Joelinton  7.Brazil
6.2
53'
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.2
77'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
6.9
62'
F
A. Gordon 8.England
6.6
62'
Substitutes
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
D
Javier Manquillo 19.Spain
D
Matt Targett 13.England
6.2
87'
M
Joseph Willock 28.England
7.0
63'
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
6.4
77'
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
6.8
62'
F
6.4
62'

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope (6.3), Kieran Trippier (6.2), Jamaal Lascelles (6.3), Sven Botman (7.0), Dan Burn (6.4), Sean Longstaff (6.6), Bruno Guimarães (7.1), Joelinton (6.2), Miguel Almirón (6.2), Callum Wilson (7.0) and Anthony Gordon (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Joe Willock (7.0), Martin Dúbravka, Javier Manquillo, Alexander Isak (7.0), Jacob Murphy (6.4), Elliot Anderson, Allan Saint-Maximin (6.4), Matt Ritchie and Matt Targett (6.2).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Anthony Gordon for Allan Saint-Maximin (62′), Callum Wilson for Alexander Isak (63′), Sean Longstaff for Joseph Willock (63′), Miguel Almirón for Jacob Murphy (77′) and Dan Burn for Matt Targett (87′).

Best player: Bruno Guimarães​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Bruno Guimarães.

His rating is (7.1) with 46 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​