NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Manchester City found a way to reverse the scoreline against Newcastle United. Manchester City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 52,190 spectators. The referee was Chris Kavanagh who was helped by Simon Bennett and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
- 12 Total 27
- 5 On Target 11
- 2 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 9
- 40 Attack 155
- 25 Dangerous attack 97
- 47 Ball safe 60
- 8 Free Kicks 15
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 13
- 8 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Manchester City had a strong ball possession 73% while Newcastle United was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City had a more offensive attitude with 97 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Newcastle United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester City shot 27 times, 11 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (Bruno Guimarães). On the opposite side, Manchester City received 2 yellow cards (Bernardo Silva and Rodri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Newcastle United stays with 29 points to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Manchester City will has 43 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against Aston Villa on the 30th of January with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (10 draws).
Manchester City will host Burnley on the 31st of January with a 17-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (3 draws).
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka , Kieran Trippier , Fabian Schär , Sven Botman , Dan Burn , Lewis Miley , Bruno Guimarães , Sean Longstaff , Miguel Almirón , Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon .
The home team had on the bench: Paul Dummett, Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie, Emil Krafth , Loris Karius, Lewis Hall , Mark Gillespie, Alex Murphy and Ben Parkinson.
Substitutions
Newcastle United made only 1 change substituting Anthony Gordon for Lewis Hall (86′).
Player of the match: Martin Dúbravka
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was the goalkeeper: Martin Dúbravka. His rating is 8.16. He performed 8 saves.
Manchester City – Formation
Manchester City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Josep Guardiola i Sala played with: Ederson , Kyle Walker , Rúben Dias , Nathan Aké , Joško Gvardiol , Rodri , Mateo Kovačić , Phil Foden , Bernardo Silva , Jeremy Doku and Julián Álvarez .
They had on the bench: Kalvin Phillips, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne , Stefan Ortega , Sergio Gómez, Matheus Nunes, Oscar Bobb , Mahamadou Susoho and Rico Lewis.
Manchester City could not rely on the presence of Stefan Ortega (injured).
Substitutions
Manchester City made 3 changes: Ederson for Stefan Ortega (8′), Bernardo Silva for Kevin De Bruyne (69′) and Jeremy Doku for Oscar Bobb (82′).
Player of the match: Kevin De Bruyne
The most impressive player for Manchester City was Kevin De Bruyne.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 4. He performed 9 crosses.
His performance was amazing also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 69′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Newcastle United – Manchester City – 2-3
- Chelsea – Fulham – 1-0