Newcastle United welcomed Manchester City at St. James’ Park earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a decent start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 35th minute when Josko Gvardiol scored with a good finish. Eddie Howe’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Anthony Gordon equalised for the Tyneside club from the penalty spot in the 58th minute as the Tyneside club earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player fared during the match against Man City.
GK: Nick Pope – 7/10
Pope made a few important saves during the game and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 7/10
He performed his defensive duties well but failed to create anything of note in the opponent’s half.
CB: Fabian Schar – 6.5/10
Schar didn’t do much wrong at the back but got cautioned for a late challenge.
CB: Dan Burn – 6.5/10
He put his foot through the ball when he could and was good on the ball.
LB: Lewis Hall – 6.5/10
Hall did what was required of himself defensively and made one good run with the ball.
CM: Sandro Tonali – 6.5/10
He worked his socks off and made one good chance in the final third.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 7.5/10
The Brazilian talent anchored the midfield well and made a few decent runs with the ball from midfield.
CM: Joelinton – 7/10
Joelinton performed his defensive duties well and was not shy of having a strike at goal.
RW: Jacob Murphy – 6.5/10
Murphy used his pace well at times on the right flank but was lackluster in front of the Man City goal.
ST: Anthony Gordon – 7.5/10
He caused a lot of problems for the Man City centre-backs and managed to earn a penalty which he converted in the 58th minute.
LW: Harvey Barnes – 6.5/10
Barnes had a few strikes at goal but failed to take his chances.
Substitutes:
CM: Joe Willock – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 6.5/10
Longstaff added some energy to Howe’s midfield.
RB: Tino Livramento – 6/10
He was solid at the back.
