Newcastle United welcomed Manchester City at St. James’ Park earlier this evening as they looked to grab maximum points at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a slow start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the 26th minute when Bernardo Silva scored with a clever finish. However, Alexander Isak equalised for the home team with a great finish in the 35th minute. Anthony Gordon put Newcastle ahead with a great strike just two minutes later as the Magpies went into the half-time break 2-1 up on the scoreline.
Kevin de Bruyne equalised for Man City in the 74th minute before Oscar Bobb completed the turnaround for the visitors in injury-time with a good finish. The match ended with Eddie Howe’s men suffering a tough 3-2 defeat in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player fared during the match against Man City.
GK: Martin Dubravka – 7.5/10
Dubravka made a few top saves at the back but it was not enough today.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 6.5/10
He looked far from convincing defensively but managed to create two good chances in the final third.
CB: Fabian Schar – 7/10
Schar put his foot through the ball when he could but failed to keep the opposition attackers quiet.
CB: Sven Botman – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending and hardly gave away the ball.
LB: Dan Burn – 7/10
He was strong in the air and managed to create some inviting chances in the final third. Burn has got an assist to show for his efforts.
CM: Lewis Miley – 6.5/10
Miley did his fair share of defending and made one inviting chance in the opponent’s half.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 7/10
The Brazilian talent anchored the midfield well and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 6/10
He worked hard but struggled to get into the flow of the game.
RW: Miguel Almiron – 7/10
Almiron caused a lot of headaches for his marker but there was no goal for him.
ST: Alexander Isak – 7/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and managed to score with a great finish in the 35th minute.
LW: Anthony Gordon – 7/10
Gordon caused some chaos in the Man City half and gave his team the lead with an excellent strike in the 37th minute.
Substitutes:
LW: Lewis Hall – N/A
