Manchester City vs Newcastle LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva goals
Man City 2-0 Newcastle: Phil Foden shines to help City overcome Newcastle
Manchester City moved to within two points of league leaders Arsenal after seeing off Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium this afternoon.
Included in the starting line-up for the third consecutive game Phil Foden shone for the hosts with a combination of fanciful footwork and an eye for goal which saw him open the scoring after 15 minutes. City then tried to dictate the tempo of the game but Newcastle created chances of their own.
Eddie Howe’s men have only scored three league goals since the turn of the year and that lack of confidence was on display as Sean Longstaff, Callum Wilson and Joelinton all let opportunites to score slip by. A trio of substitutes threatened to bring Newcastle back into the game in the second half but it was a City sub that dealt the knockout blow.
Bernardo Silva replaced Kevin De Bruyne and just two and a minutes after his introduction earned the hosts the second goal they were after. From their it was plain-sailing for Pep Guardiola’s men who have put the pressure on title rivals Arsenal ahead of their fixture with Bournemouth.
Relive the action as Man City defeated Newcastle in the early <strong><em>Premier League</em></strong> kick off:
Man City 2-0 Newcastle
82 mins: Phil Foden swings the corner into the middle of the box and a defensive header sends it over to Grealish. He’s encouraged to shoot by the City fans but runs into trouble first and loses possession.
Man City 2-0 Newcastle
79 mins: Jamaal Lascelles wrestles Erling Haaland to the floor and gives away a free kick in the middle of the pitch. Haaland just raises his arms and gives a nod to the referee.
Grealish and Ake then combine on the left to win City a corner.
Man City 2-0 Newcastle
76 mins: Jacob Murphy is brought on to replace Miguel Almiron for Newcastle. There’s less than 15 minutes of this game to play will it be enough for Murphy to make an impact?
Man City 2-0 Newcastle
73 mins: Here we go. Dan Burn and Jack Grealish come together before having words with each other. Rodri gives Burn a shove and it all kicks off.
Erling Haaland sprints over to square up with the big defender and both men end up getting yellow cards. That’s just an outpouring of frustration.
Haaland because he hasn’t scored, Burn because Newcastle are being outplayed.
Man City 2-0 Newcastle
70 mins: That second goal may just have killed off the game. Newcastle’s substitutions had started to bring the visitors back into the game but to get two goals back against City at home is a tricky task.
GOAL! Man City 2-0 Newcastle (Silva, 67’)⚽️
67 mins: Instant impact!
Manchester City double their lead and it’s the substitute Bernardo Silva who puts them ahead. The home side win the ball high up the pitch and feed it up to Jack Grealish.
He brings the ball to the edge of the box, squares it to Erling Haaland who flicks it on to Bernardo.
The midfielder touches it into the area then guides his shot past Nick Pope into the far bottom corner.
Man City 1-0 Newcastle
66 mins: Pep Guardiola responds by taking off Kevin De Bruyne and bringing on Bernardo Silva. The Manchester City boss is trying to wrestle back control of possession.
Newcastle’s substitutions have indeed brought them to life.
Man City 1-0 Newcastle
65 mins: Close!
Willock gets involved immediately and gets forward on the right side. He whips in a beautiful cross as Joelinton sprints in between the City centre-backs and just misses the ball as he tries to prod it into the back of the net!
Newcastle were so close to an equaliser there.
Man City 1-0 Newcastle
63 mins: Joe Willock, Alexander Isak and Allan Saint-Maximin are all introduced by Eddie Howe with Anthony Gordon, Callum Wilson and Sean Longstaff replaced.
Howe will be hoping that the changes provide Newcastle with a bit of spark and fire for the last 30 minutes or so.
Man City 1-0 Newcastle
60 mins: An hour played at the Etihad Stadium. Erling Haaland wants a goal and meets a chipped pass from Kevin De Bruyne with a volley on the turn but his smokes the chance high and wide.
Eddie Howe seems to be preparing some changes on the sidelines.
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