Goals from Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon turned Newcastle’s game against Manchester City on its head as Eddie Howe’s claimed a 2-1 lead at the end of a pulsating first half.
City lost goalkeeper Ederson to an early injury and suffered some nervy moments before settling into their irresistible rhythm. In the 26th minute, Bernardo Silva dispatched a wonderful backheel from Kyle Walker’s cross to open the scoring.
Martin Dubravka then pushed a rasping Silva strike against the crossbar as City threatened to run riot but Isak hauled Newcastle level with a curling finish on the end of Bruno Guimaraes’ raking first-time pass.
Gordon, who through he was fouled in the build-up to City’s opener, then rampaged down the left and made the most of some uncharacteristically passive defending from Walker to fire into the far corner.
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Newcastle vs Man City live score
2nd Half Goalscorers Newcastle 2 Isak ’34, Gordon ’37 Man City 1 Silva ’26
Lineups:
Newcastle (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Martin Dubravka (GK) — 2. Kieran Trippier, 4. Sven Botman, 5. Fabian Schar, 33. Dan Burn — 36. Sean Longstaff, Guimaraes, Miley — Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
Man City (4-2-3-1, right to left): 31. Ederson (GK) (18 Stefan Ortega) — 2. Kyle Walker, 3. Ruben Dias, 6. Nathan Ake, 24. Josko Gvardiol — 16. Rodri, 8. Mateo Kovacic — 20. Bernardo Silva, 47. Phil Foden, 11. Jeremy Doku — 19. Julian Alvarez
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Newcastle vs Man City live updates, highlights, and commentary
46th minute: We’re back. No changes for either side. It shouldn’t be dull…
Halftime: Well, well what a marvellous half of football. City lost Ederson to injury early on and looked imperious either side of Bernardo Silva giving them the lead before being stunned by Alexander Isak’s equaliser. They were still reeling as Anthony Gordon made it 2-1. After that, Newcastle maybe could have extended their lead. A big 45 minutes in the champions’ title defence coming up.
45th minute+7: City work the ball tidily and Doku wins a corner. Dubravka seems to make a hash of Alvarez’s delivery but the ball rolls back into his arms. You take those wherever you can find them.
45th minute+4: Ohh, a little bit spicy. Rodri is down after Guimaraes seems to fairly deliberately stand on his foot. The Brazilian has already been booked. Rodri gets back up and thumps Guimaraes in the chest when the ball comes his way. Now he also has a yellow card.
45th minute+2: Gordon leaps to attacking a cross from the right. Isak then takes an air shot at the bouncing ball. That was a good opportunity, where both men would probably have preferred the other’s chance.
45th minute+1: All of Ederson’s woes earlier contribute to eight minutes of stoppage time. Newcastle scenting blood here.
44th minute: Almiron now in behind, Ortega in no-man’s land and he lobs wide. Offside in any case.
43rd minute: Newcastle’s press is suffocating City now. Dias aims a ball out to Gvardiol that’s nowhere near. Trippier scoots down the right and his cross is delightful. No one there to finish it.
41st minute: Ohhh, it could have been 3-1. Miley threads a dreamy pass through what remains of the City offside trap. Isak motors onto it but Ortega stands firm.
39th minute: Doku looks to wriggle clear but Burn sticks to his task and the Gallowgate End roars.
37th minute: GOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Anthony Gordon!!!!
An incredible turnaround at St James’ Park! Rodri is lax on the ball and Isak gets in interception in. Now here’s Gordon down the left, cutting inside and rifling a superb finish into the far corner.
34th minute: GOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!! Alexander Isak!!!!
It’s against the run of play but Newcastle are back on terms in style. Guimaraes sweeps a wonderful raking pass towards Isak. Gordon’s overlapping run means Walker cannot fully commit to a challenge and Isak uses him to curl a shot beyond Ortega.
33rd minute: Burn slips, legs in the air like a stricken giraffe. Foden finds Alvarez and Dubravka beats his shot behind before Newcastle see off the corner.
32nd minute: Ortega dawdles on the ball and Isak gets a block on his pass. The ball comes back to the Sweden star, Rodri gets a last-ditch tackle in and then delivers an absolute volley to his goalkeeper.
31st minute: Newcastle’s sporadic moments of joy are coming down that right-hand side. Kovacic gets back to clear.
29th minute: Almost two! Alvarez presses high and Newcastle are in trouble. Silva ditches deftness for raw power and Dubravka needs two hands to push the shot onto the crossbar.
26th minute: GOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!! Bernardo Silva!!!!
Ohhh, that’s sublime! City never loft the ball after that Dias and Gordon coming together, as such Newcastle aren’t happy. But it’s a lovely goal. The ball is sprayed out to Walker, who takes a touch and drives in a low cross. It’s slightly behind Silva, who improvises a delightful backheel finish.
24th minute: Dias shuts the door on Gordon as the Newcastle winger tries to tear down the left flank. The referee isn’t interested. Eddie Howe is pretty cross.
20th minute: City take a corner short. Kyle Walker, who last scored for his club in 2021, drags a rubbish long-range effort wide.
17th minute: Now Doku has a shot blocked. The pattern seems pretty set of City attacking the small congested spaces and Newcastle romping into the big open spaces at the other end when they can.
16th minute: Scratch that, a goal kick was the decision. And City play through their opponents sublimely. Doku into the box, Kovacic is crowded out and Silva smashes a bouncing ball over.
15th minute: Trippier gets in down the City left, an area Newcastle are targeting. Dias does enough to get in the way of Isak’s attempted finish. Corner to the hosts.
13th minute: City have settled themselves with one of their customary periods of possession, pushing Newcastle deep. Foden gets in between full-back and centre-back and Guimaraes has to make a vital challenge with Alvarez waiting to convert the cutback.
7th minute: More treatment for Ederson. His race is run. On comes Stefan Ortega.
6th minute: Ederson gets himself into a complete tangle. He’s not right. He duffs a clearance straight into Almiron. The Paraguayan winger then gets in Guimaraes’ way, who hacks at fresh air. Gordon can’t finish and City clear.
5th minute: Ederson is still down here. City lost John Stones to an ankle injury before Christmas that came in a similar passage of play, with a the injury occurring in between the offside offence and the late flag. The Brazil international is now up and hobbling.
2nd minute: Newcastle have the ball in the ball in the with Longstaff bundling in from Isak’s low cross. But there’s a late offside flag. Ederson has taken a whack trying to prevent that goal, which is an obvious source of frustration to Guardiola and the City players.
1st minute: City get us underway, Ederson goes long and Burn gets an early headed clearance in.
5 mins prior to kickoff: The teams are in the tunnel. St James’ Park is typically loud for such an occasion. Strap yourselves in.
20 mins prior to kickoff: Historically, City enjoy this fixture, having won more games (30), scored more goals (98) and kept more clean sheets (22) against Newcastle than any other Premier League opponent. However, the Magpies won 1-0 when the sides met here in the third round of the Carabao Cup last September.
40 mins prior to kickoff: During last season’s game, Allan Saint-Maximin was borderline unplayable for Newcastle, one of his last great performances for the club. The livewire winger tonight could be Doku. The Belgium international made a dazzling start to life at City before his injury halted his progress. He’ll get to have a look at a Newcastle backline that has been forced to go to the well time and time again.
55 mins prior to kickoff: Here’s the Newcastle team. Lewis Miley comes in for the injured Joelinton. Not for the first time this season, injuries mean much of Howe’s team picks itself.
HOWAY NEWCASTLE! 👊#NEWMCI // #NUFC pic.twitter.com/irdaStgEIk
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) January 13, 2024
1 hour prior to kickoff: The teams are in. Jeremy Doku makes his first start since suffering a thigh injury against Tottenham on December 3. Jack Grealish, who has been suffering with a virus this week, drops to the bench alongside that man De Bruyne.
Your City squad today! 🩵
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Doku, Alvarez
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Phillips, Grealish, De Bruyne, Gomez, Nunes, Bobb, Susoho, Lewis#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/0ctFF70uc9
— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 13, 2024
1 hr 40 mins prior to kickoff: Erling Haaland sparked City’s second-half comeback in the north east last season and Bernardo Silva’s equaliser came courtesy of a sublime Kevin De Bruyne through ball. Haaland remains sidelined with a foot injury, meaning Julian Alvarez is set to lead the line once more, but De Bruyne made his return from hamstring surgery as a substitute during last weekend’s FA Cup routing of Huddersfield Town. Pep Guardiola said the playmaker is ready to start but a place on the bench feels more likely. Confirmed team news will be along in 20 minutes.
1 hr 40 mins prior to kickoff: It’s a sparse Premier League schedule this weekend, with half of the division sitting it out as part of the staggered mid-season break, but this one could be a cracker. City need to close the gap on leaders Liverpool and a packed house will hope Newcastle get back on track in the Premier League after beating bitter rivals Sunderland in the FA Cup. This fixture last season produced a six-goal thriller, with City going 1-0 up early on before being forced to come back from 3-1 down.
2 hours prior to kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Newcastle vs. Manchester City at St James’ Park. Victory would move Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions to within two points of Liverpool at the Premier League summit.
Some sensational strikes at St. James’ Park! 🚀
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) January 13, 2024
Newcastle vs Man City lineups, team news
Brazil international Joelinton has joined the Newcastle injury list and the midfielder is not expected to return to action until February. Teenager Lewis Miley is set to come in as a replacement against City.
Newcastle lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Dubravka (GK) — Trippier, Botman, Schar, Burn — Longstaff, Guimaraes, Miley — Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
Newcastle subs (9): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
Erling Haaland is still out and will not return until after City’s mid-season break. Manuel Akankji joins fellow defender John Stones on the sidelines, with Jack Grealish is doubtful following a bout of illness.
Man City lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol — Rodri, Kovacic — Silva, Foden, Doku — Alvarez
Man City subs (9): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
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