Man City 2-0 Newcastle: Phil Foden stars as City keep pressure up in Premier League title race

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By Chris BevanBBC Sport astatine Etihad Stadium

Last updated connected 10 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Phil Foden scores for Manchester City against NewcastleFoden's extremity against Newcastle was his 4th successful City's past 3 games

Phil Foden's superb solo extremity helped Manchester City spot disconnected Newcastle and ensured the defending champions kept up the unit connected Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Foden struck aft 15 minutes, gliding successful from the close and holding disconnected 2 challenges earlier seeing his changeable deflected location disconnected Sven Botman.

Newcastle responded good and were causing plentifulness of problems until City substitute Bernardo Silva slotted location to enactment the crippled retired of their scope midway done the 2nd half.

The triumph means City determination to wrong 2 points of the Gunners, who play Bournemouth aboriginal connected Saturday, portion Newcastle stay fifth, 4 points down Tottenham.

This was not the effect that Magpies brag Eddie Howe wanted arsenic his broadside looked to bounce backmost from past weekend's Carabao Cup last defeat, but determination were plentifulness of positives for him successful defeat.

His broadside were connected apical erstwhile Haaland acceptable up Silva to marque it 2-0 from the borderline of the area, with Joelinton going adjacent and substitute Alexander Isak denied by an onrushing Ederson.

Isak was peculiarly awesome whenever helium was connected the shot and his instrumentality to fittingness volition beryllium a large boost for Newcastle, who person present won lone 1 of their past 8 league games, arsenic they look to rescue their stalling season.

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Manchester City

  1. Squad number31Player nameEderson

  2. Squad number2Player nameWalker

  3. Squad number25Player nameAkanji

  4. Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias

  5. Squad number6Player nameAké

  6. Squad number16Player nameRodri

  7. Squad number8Player nameGündogan

  8. Squad number47Player nameFoden

  9. Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne

  10. Squad number10Player nameGrealish

  11. Squad number9Player nameHaaland

  1. Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva

Newcastle United

  1. Squad number22Player namePope

  2. Squad number2Player nameTrippier

  3. Squad number6Player nameLascelles

  4. Squad number4Player nameBotman

  5. Squad number33Player nameBurn

  6. Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

  7. Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

  8. Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

  9. Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

  10. Squad number9Player nameWilson

  11. Squad number8Player nameGordon

  1. Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin

  2. Squad number13Player nameTargett

  3. Squad number14Player nameIsak

  4. Squad number23Player nameMurphy

  5. Squad number28Player nameWillock

Line-ups

Man City

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 31Ederson
  • 2Walker
  • 25Akanji
  • 3Rúben Dias
  • 6AkéBooked astatine 58mins
  • 16Rodri
  • 8Gündogan
  • 47Foden
  • 17De BruyneSubstituted forBernardo Silvaat 65'minutes
  • 10Grealish
  • 9HaalandBooked astatine 74mins

Substitutes

  • 4Phillips
  • 5Stones
  • 14Laporte
  • 18Ortega
  • 19Álvarez
  • 20Bernardo Silva
  • 26Mahrez
  • 80Palmer
  • 82Lewis

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

  • 22Pope
  • 2Trippier
  • 6LascellesBooked astatine 90mins
  • 4Botman
  • 33BurnBooked astatine 74minsSubstituted forTargettat 87'minutes
  • 36S LongstaffSubstituted forWillockat 63'minutes
  • 39Bruno GuimarãesBooked astatine 76mins
  • 7JoelintonBooked astatine 53mins
  • 24AlmirónSubstituted forMurphyat 77'minutes
  • 9WilsonSubstituted forIsakat 63'minutes
  • 8GordonSubstituted forSaint-Maximinat 62'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Dúbravka
  • 10Saint-Maximin
  • 11Ritchie
  • 13Targett
  • 14Isak
  • 19Manquillo
  • 23Murphy
  • 28Willock
  • 32Anderson

Referee:Simon Hooper

Attendance:53,419

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Manchester City 2, Newcastle United 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Newcastle United 0.

  3. Attempt saved. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner.

  4. Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).

  5. Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  6. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joelinton.

  7. Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellowish card.

  8. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joelinton.

  9. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joelinton.

  10. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.

  11. Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.

  12. Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) near footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.

  13. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  14. Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).

  15. Kyle Walker (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  16. Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).

  17. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.

  18. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  19. Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).

  20. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Kyle Walker.

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