Newcastle v Man City LIVE: Score and latest updates as Gordon penalty draws Magpies level
Newcastle host reigning champions City in the Premier League’s early kick-off, with Pep Guardiola’s side already top of the table by one point
Manchester City travel to Newcastle in the first game of the weekend in the Premier League, with kick-off at 12.30pm at St. James’ Park.
Pep Guardiola’s side face the Magpies in their first league match without Rodri, with the Spanish midfielder set to be ruled out for the season after picking up an ACL injury in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal last week.
Eddie Howe’s team come into the game off the back of a hugely disappointing 3-1 loss to Fulham last week, and will look to spring a surprise on a City side that may still be adapting to the loss of their midfield anchor.
Recent matches between these two sides have thrown up entertaining contests, including last season’s 3-2 win for City in this fixture, and Newcastle will need to drastically improve if they are to take any points today. Follow all the latest score updates from the Premier League below.
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
79 mins
CLOSE! A brilliant move from Newcastle.
It’s simple too, as Guimaraes sweeps it wide to Livramento. He cuts back a lovely cross to an unmarked Longstaff, but he can only direct his shot wide of the far post.
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
78 mins
It’s become a little stop-start in the last few minutes, and again neither side is really settled in possession.
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
75 mins
Rico Lewis bursts into the box, but he can only run into a sea of striped shirts. City are applying all the pressure now, as Grealish flashes a ball across goal that Haaland can only head over.
Newcastle bring on Tino Livramento, Joe Willock and Sean Longstaff for Trippier, Tonali and Barnes.
Richard Jolly at St. James’ Park:
“Phil Foden has come in Manchester City’s search for a winner. Exit Ilkay Gundogan, who has had a quiet game. One of Foden’s finest games last season came against Newcastle, a few days after City won the European Super Cup.”
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
72 mins
City come again and the clearing header falls to Haaland. He brings it down and lays it off to Foden, but the England man’s shot is straight at Pope.
Moments later, Gvardiol finds himself in the box again, but his clipped ball only finds the gloves of Pope.
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
70 mins
Great ‘keeping from Pope as he flies off his line and into a challenge with Haaland. He punches it clear just as it looked like the Norwegian was clean through.
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
68 mins
There’s a very high tempo to this game at the moment, with neither side looking settled. City are trying their usual methodical approach, but Newcastle are managing to keep them at bay for now.
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
66 mins
Newcastle are really on top here at the moment. Hall clips in a cross towards Murphy at the back post, but Gvardiol is there with the defensive header.
Phil Foden comes on in place of Ilkay Gundogan.
Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City
64 mins
The home side break forward again and it’s a great run from Gordon. He sees Barnes free on the other side of the box and tries the cross, but it had to be inch-perfect and it just overruns.
Richard Jolly at St. James’ Park:
“As Alexander Isak is arguably the best penalty taker in the Premier League, Anthony Gordon’s task when standing in for Newcastle’s injured striker was no simple one. But if Gordon did the first part of it by winning a spot kick, he succeeded in another respect by slotting it away. In a game of few chances, Newcastle probably deserve to be level. They have had less of the ball but Gordon has had a nuisance value.”
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