Manchester City v Newcastle United, 26 December 2020

Score2-0 to Manchester City
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEtihad Stadium

View Manchester City v Newcastle United head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 41 Manchester City won: 25 Drawn: 8 Newcastle United won: 8 Manchester City scored: 79 Newcastle United scored: 37 Manchester City had now scored in 24 consecutive games against Newcastle United in the Premier League. It equaled Arsenal's competition record (versus West Bromwich Albion) of scoring in consecutive games against the same opposition team.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 14 G
Ferran Torres 55 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Federico Fernández Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Ciaran Clark Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Matty Longstaff Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Rodri 58
Sergio Agüero for Ferran Torres 77
Phil Foden for Ilkay Gündogan 90

Substitutions:

Jamal Lewis for Matt Ritchie 66
Andy Carroll for Joelinton 71
Dwight Gayle for Miguel Almirón 82

Cards:

Rodri 34 Y
João Cancelo 88 Y

Cards:

Matt Ritchie 64 Y
Fabian Schär 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward Sergio Agüero

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Manchester City's 900th game in the Premier League (won 424, lost 272). City had now kept a clean sheet in 13 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the top five European leagues. They scored more than one goal for the first time in their last four games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 12th Newcastle United had now lost four of the last five away games in all competitions (won one). The Magpies had now lost their last six games played on a Boxing Day. They had now taken 18 points from their 14 games so far in this Premier League season; two more points than at the same stage of the previous season.

2 Manchester City

Manager: Pep Guardiola

Goals:

Ilkay Gündogan 14 G
Ferran Torres 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ederson
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Rúben Dias
Defender/Midfielder João Cancelo
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder/Forward Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Fernandinho for Rodri 58
Sergio Agüero for Ferran Torres 77
Phil Foden for Ilkay Gündogan 90

Cards:

Rodri 34 Y
João Cancelo 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Zack Steffen
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Benjamin Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder Olexsandr Zinchenko
Midfielder/Forward Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Forward Sergio Agüero

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Manchester City's 900th game in the Premier League (won 424, lost 272). City had now kept a clean sheet in 13 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the top five European leagues. They scored more than one goal for the first time in their last four games in the Premier League.

0 Newcastle United

Manager: Steve Bruce

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Karl Darlow Goalkeeper
Federico Fernández Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
DeAndre Yedlin Defender
Ciaran Clark Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Hayden Defender/Midfielder
Matty Longstaff Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Matt Ritchie Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jamal Lewis for Matt Ritchie 66
Andy Carroll for Joelinton 71
Dwight Gayle for Miguel Almirón 82

Cards:

Matt Ritchie 64 Y
Fabian Schär 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Jamal Lewis
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Andy Carroll
Forward Dwight Gayle
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 12th Newcastle United had now lost four of the last five away games in all competitions (won one). The Magpies had now lost their last six games played on a Boxing Day. They had now taken 18 points from their 14 games so far in this Premier League season; two more points than at the same stage of the previous season.