Manchester City vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Newcastle United in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
Akanji and Wilson are involved in a brief confrontation after a tussle near the touchline, but Guardiola defuses the situation quickly and play resumes.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
Guimaraes is momentarily down on the turf receiving treatment, but it appears he will be okay to continue and the game is back underway.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
The Magpies are just enjoying a spell of possession after being under wave after wave of City attacks since Foden's strike.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
At 22 years and 280 days, Phil Foden (33 goals, 17 assists) is the youngest player to reach 50 Premier League goal involvements for Manchester City, beating Gabriel Jesus by 10 days.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
City are showing no sign of letting up, with the visitors struggling to get out from the hosts' pressure. The next goal will be absolutely vital in this game.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
Newcastle's problem of late has been scoring goals, having not scored twice in a match since January. A big part of that issue has been the form of Wilson, who has only scored once since returning from the World Cup with England.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
Newcastle have only lost once when conceding the opening goal in the Premier League this season, coming back to draw four times. Can they manage that again here and pick up a valuable point?
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
The Citizens have a record of eight wins, one draw and no defeats when scoring the opening goal at home in the Premier League this season.
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