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Newcastle United FC vs Manchester City FC, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Newcastle United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Tue 29 Jan 2019 · 20:00 UTC St. James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Newcastle United FC vs Manchester City FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Paul Tierney
  • Referee Eddie Smart
  • Referee Simon Bennett

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
14
Newcastle United FC 19 games · Avg 3.5 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-29 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2018-09-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Manchester City FC H 2–1 W
26 Jan Watford FC H 0–2 L
19 Jan Cardiff City FC H 3–0 W
15 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC A 4–2 W
12 Jan Chelsea FC A 1–2 L
05 Jan Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Newcastle United FC A 1–2 L
26 Jan Burnley FC H 5–0 W
20 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–0 W
14 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 3–0 W
06 Jan Rotherham United FC H 7–0 W
03 Jan Liverpool FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC Manchester City FC
#19 Position #9
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)
68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Newcastle United FC are 19th (0 pts). Manchester City FC are 9th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Manchester City FC gets underway.
  • 1' Magnificent from Sergio Aguero! That is 68 goals in 436 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 6' Sean Longstaff is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester City FC tonight.
  • 11' Fernandinho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United FC so far.
  • 16' Manchester City FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin De Bruyne argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 22' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matt Ritchie made 339 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' Manchester City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' Manchester City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' Martin Dubravka has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 339 appearances.
  • 49' It’s high time Rafael Benitez made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' Controversy at the stadium! Ayoze Perez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 59' The home supporters are growing impatient. Newcastle United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ilkay Gundogan, as he is very good at scoring at St. James' Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Bernardo Silva is hanging Kevin De Bruyne on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' Brilliant from the ! Salomon Rondon makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 66.
  • 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Manchester City FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 72' Poor challenge from Fabian Schar. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 73' A change in the Manchester City FC ranks — Leroy Sane exits the field as Gabriel Jesus enters on 73.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Matt Ritchie does the damage! The net is bulging and Newcastle United FC surge ahead!
  • 83' Fresh legs for Manchester City FC! Ilkay Gundogan comes on to replace Danilo.
  • 87' Kenedy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Atsu at the 87 minute mark.
  • 90' Fernandinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Newcastle United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Javier Manquillo is hanging Ayoze Perez on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rafael Benitez

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raheem Sterling 7
Ferran Torres 5
Bernardo Silva 5
Kevin De Bruyne 3
Omar Marmoush 3
Riyad Mahrez 3
Anthony Gordon 2
Phil Foden 2

Head to Head

2019-01-29 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC 2018-09-01 Manchester City FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC

Newcastle United FC Form

2019-01-29 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC W 2019-01-26 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Watford FC L 2019-01-19 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2019-01-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Newcastle United FC W 2019-01-12 Chelsea FC 2–1 Newcastle United FC L 2019-01-05 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Manchester City FC Form

2019-01-29 Newcastle United FC 2–1 Manchester City FC L 2019-01-26 Manchester City FC 5–0 Burnley FC W 2019-01-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–3 Manchester City FC W 2019-01-14 Manchester City FC 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2019-01-06 Manchester City FC 7–0 Rotherham United FC W 2019-01-03 Manchester City FC 2–1 Liverpool FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
0.73 Newcastle United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 81% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC34% Draw36% Manchester City FC30%
Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 44%
56%
± 2.5 19%
81%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Manchester City FC
66%
Newcastle United FC or Manchester City FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Newcastle United FC18% Draw63% Manchester City FC19%
Actual: Manchester City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.2%
0 – 1
15.5%
1 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
1.9%
0 – 3
1.5%
3 – 0
1.3%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap Newcastle United FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 20% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 21% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.