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Newcastle v Man. City - as it happened

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Newcastle v Man City - Premier League - 14/05/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Newcastle v Man City - Premier League - 14/05/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for live coverage of Newcastle v Manchester City in the Premier League from St James' Park. Crowned champions City will be hoping to extend the gap at the top of the table following United's defeat to Liverpool, while Newcastle will be hoping for an upset to climb up the bottom half of the table.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Emil Krafth
25'
1 - 0
1 - 1
39'
João Cancelo
1 - 2
42'
Ferran Torres
Joelinton
45'
2 - 2
Joe Willock
62'
3 - 2
3 - 3
64'
Ferran Torres
3 - 4
66'
Ferran Torres
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 96'
    FT: 3-4. What a game at St. James' Park!! A Ferran Torres hat-trick was the difference for City, who take home all three points in a match that certainly proved more difficult than expected! City open the gap further at the top with the win, Newcastle remain firmly in the bottom half.
  • 94'
    Gundogan once again fires from range but it's well wide.
  • 93'
    Jesus fouls Willock.
  • 91'
    Five minutes added on.
  • 90'
    Ferran finds space outside the box once more, but his long range effort is blocked.
  • 88'
    Longstaff fouls, City FK.
Substitution

Substitution

at Newcastle
  • 88'
    Change for Newcastle: Gayle on for Fernandez, attacking change from Steve Bruce!
Substitution

Substitution

at Newcastle
  • 84'
    Double change for Newcastle: Longstaff on for Ritchie, Lewis on for Joelinton.
  • 82'
    A crazy stat to sum up how the game has been recently - City have had a whopping 94% possession in the last five minutes of the match!
  • 77'
    Gundogan fires well wide from the edge of the box after promising build-up play.
  • 76'
    A poor give-away from Walker on the halfway line allow Newcastle to counter at pace through Almiron, but the Spaniard's options are few and his pass is eventually cut out by Ake.
Substitution

Substitution

at Manchester City
  • 74'
    Change for City: Mendy on for Cancelo, like-for-like change.
  • 74'
    Chance for Newcastle. Murphy finds Willock down the right with a nice pass, but the youngster fires well wide of Carson's near post.
  • 70'
    Sterling fouls Joelinton, the winger isn't happy about that decision!
  • 68'
    Joelinton fouls Cancelo.
  • 66'
    Goal for City!! Ferran gets his hat-trick!! Cancelo strikes from range and hits the post, Ferran is quickest to react in the box and volleys home into an empty net!! City have turned it around once more!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 64'
  • 64'
    Goal for City!! Ferran equalises!! Gabriel Jesus sprints down the right with great skill before pulling back a magnificent pass for Ferran to turn home his second of the match. What a match we have here at St. James' Park!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Newcastle en el 62'
  • 62'
    Goal for Newcastle!! Willock's penalty is saved by Carson, but the youngster is quickest to react despite a little slip, converting into the empty net. Newcastle go ahead!
  • 61'
    Newcastle get a second penalty! Willock uses his pace to get past Walker brilliantly, and the City man takes him down and doesn't have any complaints. Willock looks set to take the pen, not Joelinton!
Card

Yellow card

a Newcastle
  • 59'
    Shelvey booked for a cynical foul on Ferran who was trying to counter attack. The midfielder makes no complaints.
Card

Yellow card

a Manchester City
  • 56'
    Cancelo booked for a clear foul on Murphy before kicking the ball away in the vague direction of the Newcastle man. Frustration showing there.
  • 55'
    Newcastle are enjoying a good spell here, Murphy attacks this time but his cross-shot is gathered by Carson.
  • 53'
    Willock played in by Murphy but Ake covers well, Newcastle corner.
  • 52'
    Saint-Maximin emerges from his own box with the ball brilliantly, eventually winning a foul from Gundogan.
  • 51'
    Murphy commits another foul, this time against Gundogan.
  • 50'
    Shelvey flicks the FK behind for a corner!
  • 49'
    Murphy fouls Jesus just outside the box on the right hand side. FK in a good position for City.
  • 46'
    Second-half underway!
  • 45'
    HT: 2-2. The sides go in level at the break. A stunning first half saw Newcastle take a shock lead, City turn it around within minutes before VAR's intervention awarded Newcastle a late penalty. All to play for in the second half!
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Newcastle en el 45'
  • 45'
    45+7: Goal for Newcastle!!! Joelinton converts!! The Brazilian strikes a near-perfect penalty at pace, Carson goes the right way but can get nowhere near it. We're back level!
  • 45'
    45+6: Saint-Maximin was onside, penalty given!!
  • 45'
    45+5: It looks like Saint-Maximin was onside, in which case Newcastle could be awarded a penalty here!
  • 45'
    45+3: Newcastle look to have a stone-wall penalty, but Kevin Friend blows up for offside. VAR are reviewing the play, however.
  • 45'
    Three minutes added on.
  • 44'
    Chance for Newcastle!! Ritchie puts in a fantastic cross from the left, Joelinton meets it well but his header is well over Carson's bar.
  • 43'
    Rodri booked for City.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 42'
  • 42'
    Goal for City!!!! What a goal from Ferran!!! Gundogan's cross into the box from the FK is slightly short, meaning Ferran has to improvise. The Spaniard sends in a magnificent volley on the back heel, what a strike!!! City turn it around in minutes!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Manchester City en el 39'
  • 39'
    Goal for City!!! Cancelo's strike ends up in the back of the net following a huge deflection off Murphy! The full-back struck just outside the left-hand corner of the box, his shot hits Murphy and goes in at the opposite post to where it was intended. City level!
Card

Yellow card

a Newcastle
  • 36'
    Ritchie booked for practically a rugby tackle on Jesus!
  • 35'
    Chance for Newcastle!! Jonjo Shelvey hits the bar with the strike from range from the FK!! What an effort, Newcastle nearly two up!
  • 33'
    Almiron counters with Newcastle and is fouled cynically by Ake. It looks like he too has escaped a card.
  • 32'
    Gundogan strikes low from the FK but it's easily gathered by Dubravka.
  • 31'
    Almiron fouls Ferran just outside the box, lucky to escape a card there.
  • 29'
    Joelinton fouled, Newcastle FK.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Newcastle en el 25'
  • 25'
    Goal for Newcastle!!! Krafth scores from the resulting corner! Shelvey whips in a beautiful cross and Krafth simply rises highest, firing a header goalwards at pace across Carson. Smash-and-grab from Newcastle!
  • 24'
    Rare chance for Newcastle!! Saint-Maximin breaks at pace for the visitors and plays in Joelinton, but his shot is blocked brilliant by Walker.
  • 20'
    Chance for City! Cancelo cuts inside from the left and strikes goalward, but his shot is easily gathered by Dubravka.
  • 20'
    More good build up play from City in the box, the ball pinging about at pace but Newcastle again get men back. Newcastle can't get out of their own half at the moment!
  • 16'
    City attack once more, Sterling shows brilliant skill to find space down the left but his cross is cut out in the six-yard box.
  • 13'
    Gundogan now threads a beautiful pass to Cancelo out left, the full-back pulls it back to Ferran who tries to turn it home with the outside of the boot but it flies wide of Dubravka's near post.
  • 12'
    Gundogan picks up the ball from Ferran on the edge of the box, but the German pulls his shot well wide. Ferran looked to have been blocked off in the build up, no foul according to the ref.
  • 8'
    Chance for City! Nearly a beauty from Jesus! The striker picks up a weak Newcastle clearance on the edge of the box, chesting it down and firing on the volley. It flies just wide!
  • 7'
    Chance for City. Good build-up play sees Rodri play in Ake on the edge of the box, but the Dutchman fires well over.
  • 4'
    Scott Carson gets his hands on the ball for the firs time, holding on to a tame Newcastle header from the cross.
  • 3'
    Gundogan fouls Murphy, Newcastle FK.
  • 3'
    City seeing most of the ball early on, Bernardo's attack down the left leads to a cross that is intercepted.
  • 1'
    We're underway at St. James' Park!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Newcastle welcome Man City onto the pitch with the traditional guard of honour.
  • PRVW
    It's a cloudy night in Newcastle this evening, the temperature a cool 10º.
  • PRVW
    The referee for this one will be Kevin Friend, while Darren England will be on VAR duties.
  • PRVW
    City XI: Carson (GK); Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Gundogan; Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Sterling
  • PRVW
    Newcastle XI: Dubravka (GK); Murphy, Krafth, Fernandez, Dummett, Ritchie; Willock, Shelvey, Almiron; Saint-Maximin, Joelinton
Info

Pre-match

14 May 2021, 21:00

Referee: Kevin Friend

Stadium: St. James' Park

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Newcastle v Manchester City in the Premier League. Crowned champions City will be hoping to extend the gap at the top of the table, while Newcastle will be hoping for an upset to climb up the bottom half!