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18:59
Yellow card for Dan Burn (Newcastle United)
Dan Burn clashes with Rodri before a corner kick and picks up the yellow card.
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18:58
Callum Wilson comes on at Newcastle United
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18:58
Chris Wood comes off the bench at Newcastle United
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18:58
Substitution at Newcastle United: Kieran Trippier
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18:58
Emil Krafth is making a substitution at Newcastle United
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18:57
Almost the fourth prank of the Skyblues! Jack Grealish attracts two opponents on the left baseline and serves Oleksandr Zinchenko from the penalty spot. Martin Dúbravka steers his powerful direct shot over the crossbar with his right paw.
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18:56
Meanwhile, Eddie Howe prepares the first changes for the north of England. Both Kieran Trippier and Callum Wilson will appear to be making comebacks straight from injury breaks.
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18:55
João Cancelo tries it from a distance and works the ball wide of the right post – Newcastle are still under pressure.
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18:52
Phil Foden comes on at Manchester City
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18:52
Manchester City are making a substitution with Gabriel Jesus
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18:52
Incidentally, Eddie Howe also suffers from a dismal record against City. All eleven games that the guest coach played against the Skyblues were lost. No other manager has stayed longer in the Premier League against a team without a single point.
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18:49
Tooor for Manchester City, 3-0 through Rodri
It has become apparent and now the Skyblues are most likely to put the lid on this game! Kevin De Bruyne pulls a corner ball tightly inwards from the left flag. Rodri runs purposefully to the short pentagon and nods his head into the left half-height corner. Of course, Martin Dúbravka couldn’t prevent the Spaniard’s sixth goal of the season from a short distance.
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18:46
Is that already despair? Bruno Guimarães is looking for a shot from well over 25 meters. The leather rushes several floors over the bar, which is why Ederson doesn’t have to flinch at all.
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18:44
Jack Grealish dribbles well against Emil Krafth in the left sixteen. But then neither Raheem Sterling nor İlkay Gündoğan found a suitable shooting position.
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18:43
A look at the statistics shows the oppressive superiority: In the first eight minutes after half-time, the home side have an unbelievable 94 percent ball possession.
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18:41
Newcastle provides relief with a wide free kick from their own half. In the front area, however, the guests cannot assert themselves, in the end Emil Krafth affords the offensive foul against Gabriel Jesus.
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18:38
After the break, the Magpies are again primarily confronted with defensive work – the hosts still clearly have control of the game.
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18:37
João Cancelo hits Gabriel Jesus with a well-measured punch. Starting from the right, the Brazilian digs into the five, only the pass to Kevin De Bruyne, who is ready to score, fails.
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18:34
The second period of play at Etihad Stadium is on! If Manchester City doesn’t let anything go wrong here, then they’ll take a big step towards defending their title. Fernandinho is now expected to help, replacing Rúben Dias in central defence.
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18:34
Fernandinho comes on at Manchester City
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Ruben Dias comes off the bench at Manchester City
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18:33
Kick-off 2nd half
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Mid-term conclusion:
Manchester City are counted as favorites in the first half and can look forward to a comfortable 2-0 lead against Newcastle United at the break! After Eddie Howe’s team showed themselves to be very enthusiastic in the first few minutes and had opportunities, the Skyblues increasingly took command and put their opponents on the defensive. Raheem Sterling’s goal was the logical consequence before Aymeric Laporte followed up after a few missed chances.
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18:16
Official injury time (minutes): 2
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18:16
The guests will long for the break – the Skyblues let the ball run smoothly through the rows and look for the next gap.
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18:13
Kevin De Bruyne lets five opponents get out in midfield and serves Oleksandr Zinchenko on the left wing. Martin Dúbravka plucks his cross from the air in front of Gabriel Jesus.
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18:11
Newcastle once again emerge as the favorite opponents of the Citizens – even before tonight the favorites lost only one of their last 28 meetings against the Magpies.
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18:09
Tooor for Manchester City, 2-0 through Aymeric Laporte
The hosts gratefully accept a gift from Martin Dúbravka! A corner kick from Kevin De Bruyne initially flies to the edge of the penalty area to İlkay Gündoğan. The guest keeper bounces his volley into the middle of the goal. First Rúben Dias gets stuck from five meters, but in the second attempt Aymeric Laporte maneuvers the ball safely into the lower right corner.
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18:06
City sniffs the second hit! A nice combination via Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne gives Oleksandr Zinchenko a lot of space in the left sixteen. The following cross missed Gabriel Jesus in the six-yard space gossamer.
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18:03
Yellow card for Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United)
Bruno Guimarães rightly sees the first warning of this encounter for a violent challenge against Jack Grealish.
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18:02
What a cracker by İlkay Gündoğan! The German national player nailed the ball from a distance to the right corner and just missed.
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18:01
Half an hour has now passed and all in all Manchester is the better and more energetic team. But the Magpies always have their phases – the bottom line, however, is the lead of the home side.
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17:57
Again and again João Cancelo is involved in the offensive actions of the Skyblues! The right-back enters the box from the right and is denied by Martin Dúbravka from a tight angle.
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17:56
The ball is in the home team’s net, but the goal doesn’t count! Matt Targett brings the first corner of the north of England in the center. Jamaal Lascelles heads in Joelinton, who is flagged for offside and in turn hangs up for the supposed goalscorer Chris Wood.
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17:53
Pep Guardiola’s team presses very consistently and loves to run. Newcastle have been under constant pressure since the goal and are barely getting out of their own half in a playful way.
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17:50
Tooor for Manchester City, 1-0 through Raheem Sterling
Now it happened, the favorite takes the lead! Completely unchallenged, İlkay Gündoğan can hit a cross from the left half-field to the six-yard box. João Cancelo reappears in the dangerous zone and heads across to Raheem Sterling again. From four meters, the Englishman pushes the ball over the line, also with his skull, and celebrates his eleventh goal of the season.
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17:49
A long shot rushes to Raheem Sterling in the front goal – visiting goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka plays along and intercepts the ball.
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17:48
That was really tight again! Gabriel Jesus sends Oleksandr Zinchenko to the left baseline, who crosses the ball to the far post. Matt Targett is not in the picture, but João Cancelo doesn’t take advantage of the excellent chance from seven yards.
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17:44
Eddie Howe’s team doesn’t hide in the early stages, but has its own phases of possession and gets involved happily.
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17:42
It almost rings on the other side too! Kevin De Bruyne lifts a corner ball from the left into the middle. There, the advanced Aymeric Laporte escapes his opponent and slams the direct shot from close range over the crossbar.
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17:41
Newcastle lets the big chance lie to the lead! A cross from Allan Saint-Maximin sails into the six-yard box. João Cancelo misjudged the chance and headed in for Chris Wood, who was surprised and couldn’t put any more pressure on the ball.
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17:37
Kevin De Bruyne shoots a free-kick straight at the goal from the left corner of the box – Martin Dúbravka realizes in time that the shot has gone wide and does not intervene.
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17:36
The hosts bridge the midfield via İlkay Gündoğan and Kevin De Bruyne. Then Raheem Sterling is sent down, also met by the observant Dan Burn.
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17:33
After a long shot, Dan Burn is challenged in a running duel against the nimble Gabriel Jesus. Immediately before the sixteen limit, however, the defender of the guests decides the sprint for himself.
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17:31
The ball rolls at Etihad Stadium! The experienced Stuart Attwell accompanies this game as referee.
17:11
After the bankruptcy at Real Madrid, Pep Guardiola rotates to four positions: Oleksandr Zinchenko, İlkay Gündoğan, Jack Grealish and Raheem Sterling start for Kyle Walker (injured), Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez (all bench). Visiting coach Eddie Howe made three changes compared to the previous week and ordered Jamaal Lascelles, Sean Longstaff and Chris Wood to replace Fabian Schär, Jonjo Shelvey and Joe Willock in the starting XI.
16:57
Will Newcastle represent the next stumbling block for the Skyblues’ goals for the season? At least that’s not what the record for the past few years suggests, as the Magpies haven’t been able to win any of their 16 games at the Etihad Stadium to date. Coach Eddie Howe also criticized his team’s recent form and the performance against Liverpool (0-1) eight days ago: “When I think back to last week, I was disappointed that we didn’t work with the intensity that we did in have shown in the last two to three months and have therefore not achieved the desired result.”
16:46
Surely the shock from the premier class will still be a little in the limbs of the Citizens. On Wednesday, Manchester already had their sights set on reaching the final in the second leg in Madrid (1-3) before the Spaniards struck twice in injury time and finally turned the game upside down in the following extra time. “This is football, we accept it,” said Pep Guardiola, putting his full focus on the important tasks in the coming league final: “We have a great opportunity – especially this week. We have the Premier League season in our hands .”
16:38
The direct competitor messed up last night and delivered the through ball: In the tight championship race, Liverpool did not get beyond a 1-1 draw against Tottenham, so that Citizens can now earn a three-point cushion on the Reds – with three still outstanding encounters, this would probably be a preliminary decision. However, a big chunk awaits Pep Guardiola’s team, because Newcastle has been on the upswing for months and collected only four points less than the Skyblues in the entire second half of the season.
4:30 p.m
Hello and welcome to Matchday 36 in the Premier League! After the bitter end in the Champions League, Manchester City wants to stay on course for the title at least in the league and welcomes Newcastle United. Kick-off at Etihad Stadium is at 17:30.