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End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Newcastle 0-1 Manchester City. Raheem Sterling's first-half goal is enough for City to claim all three points and move 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
  • 91'
    Shelvey fires wide from range. Time is ticking away now and it's City who are on the back foot.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on. Can Newcastle find an equaliser?
  • 89'
    CLOSE! Gayle heads narrowly wide of the far post after meeting a cross form the left.
  • 86'
    Gundogan blazes over from the edge of the box. City look to have taken the sting out of Newcastle's tail though.
  • 83'
    Bernardo Silva is replaced by Leroy Sane.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
Substitution

Substitution

at Newcastle
  • 77'
    Has that scared City? It would appear so as Mangala comes on to replace Aguero. Meanwhile, Merino comes on for Mbemba for Newcastle.
Card

Yellow card

a Newcastle
  • 75'
    DRAMA! City give the ball away in their own half and Newcastle are in. Gayle gets in behind and looks to be brought down but the striker is booked for diving! It looks like a good decision on the replay, but Gayle isn't best pleased.
Substitution

Substitution

at Newcastle
  • 71'
    Atsu replaces Aarons for Newcastle.
  • 68'
    CLOSE! Ederson picks Aguero out with a terrific ball and the Argentine's attempted cross is headed narrowly wide of his own goal by Lascelles.
  • 66'
    NO GOAL! Danilo wins the ball back and feeds De Bruyne, who crashes an effort off the post from 25 yards. Aguero turns home the loose ball but the flag is correctly raised against him.
Substitution

Substitution

at Newcastle
  • 62'
    Joselu is replaced by Gayle for the hosts. Can he give Newcastle more threat on the counter?
  • 58'
    Still only a one-goal margin for City, will Pep Guardiola be tempted to rest players or will he press for another first?
  • 56'
    CHANCE! De Bruyne plays a lovely one-two with Gabriel Jesus and all of a sudden he has a free shot at goal, but he gets his left-footed effort all wrong and he screws it well wide of the near post.
  • 54'
    Gundogan wins possession and drives forward from midfield but his low effort from the edge of the box is too close to Elliot and he palms the ball to safety.
  • 50'
    CLOSE! Sterling jinks away from two men down the left and curls an effort just wide of the far post, with Aguero unable to get a telling touch on it at the back stick.
  • 46'
    City get us back underway!
  • 45'
    HT: Newcastle 0-1 Manchester City. Raheem Sterling's goal is the difference between the two sides at the break. Newcastle have had just 16% of the possession in this first half.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on.
  • 42'
    Sterling sees a low effort well saved by Elliot only for Aguero to fluff his lines from the rebound with the goal gaping.
  • 40'
    CLOSE! City clear a corner and break at speed. Sterling should put De Bruyne in but his pass is poor, the Belgian recovers to cross but Aguero's effort is blocked away by a throng of bodies.
  • 34'
    OFF THE LINE! Newcastle almost hit straight back! Walker fails to deal with a cross and it comes to Aarons at the far post, he dinks the ball over Ederson but Otamendi is there to clear off the line. Joselu bundles the centre-back into the net as he looks to convert.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 31'
  • 31'
    GOAL! CITY! STERLING! He shows good movement to run in behind and meet De Bruyne's dinked ball over the top. It's a scruffy finish in the end as he stabs home with his studs form close range at the near post but they all count!
  • 30'
    CLOSE! Aguero drops his shoulder and takes aim form 25 yards but it drops agonisingly wide.
  • 26'
    De Bruyne tries his luck from range once again but it is always rising.
  • 24'
    Jesus is put in down the channel but Elliot is out quickly to smother his effort away for a corner.
  • 22'
    Danilo blazes over from range. Newcastle are certainly set up to frustrate their opponents here.
  • 18'
    WHAT A SAVE! De Bruyne whips in a free kick from the right and Aguero meets it, but Elliot manages to paw his effort away with a big right hand.
  • 17'
    Ouch! Nasty from Murphy as he catches Gundogan on the calf with his studs.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 11'
    Oh dear, bad news for Vincent Kompany as he hobbles off to be replaced by Gabriel Jesus. Fernandinho will drop in at centre-half.
  • 11'
    De Bruyne fires narrowly over from the edge of the box after an uncharacteristically scruffy spell of play.
  • 9'
    Gabriel Jesus appear to be stripped and ready to come on, Do City have an early injury concern here?
  • 7'
    OFF THE POST! Aguero shakes off his marker to meet a long ball on the volley at the back stick but he can only tentatively prod against the outside of the post. Great chance!
  • 4'
    Otamendi takes aim from range but it never looks like threatening Elliot's goal.
  • 2'
    Bernardo Silva curls a cross in from the right but Elliot gets up to claim it.
  • 1'
    Newcastle get us underway! Shelvey audaciously has a shot at goal from kick off but Ederson is awake and makes a comfortable save.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch and we'll be underway shortly.
  • PRVW
    England boss Gareth Southgate is in attendance tonight, will anyone manage to catch his eye?
  • PRVW
    Newcastle will need to keep an eye on this man this evening:
  • PRVW
    Just the three changes for City as Danilo, Gundogan and Bernardo Silva replace Delph, David Silva and Sane in the starting lineup.
  • PRVW
    So, five changes for Newcastle as Mbemba, Dummett, Murphy, Shelvey and Aarons come in for Clark, Ritchie, Saivet, Atsu and Perez. Rafa Benitez has gone with five at the back for this one, will that be enough to keep City at bay?
  • PRVW
    St James' Park will play host to this one. Who doesn't love a game under lights?
  • PRVW
    Man City: Ederson, Walker, Kompany (C), Otamendi, Danilo, Fernandinho, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Gundogan, Sterling, Aguero. Subs: Bravo, Mangala, Sane, Adarabioyo, Jesus, Yaya Toure, Diaz.
  • PRVW
    Newcastle: Elliot, Yedlin, Lascelles (C), Mbemba, Dummett, Manquillo, Murphy, Diame, Shelvey, Aarons, Joselu. Subs: Darlow, Clark, Merino, Atsu, Ritchie, Perez, Gayle.
Info

Pre-match

27 December 2017, 20:45

Referee: Andre Marriner

Stadium: St. James' Park

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! Can Manchester City rack up their 18th straight Premier League win today?