Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Manchester City FC 3 - 0 Newcastle United FC
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:38Marmoush has found the back of the net three times with four total shots - beating Dubravka each time he has hit the target. A masterclass in efficiency, the winger’s three-goal haul has come on just 0.59 xG and with just two touches inside the opposing penalty area.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:34Goal Omar Khaled Mohamed Abd Elsala Marmoush
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:34Assist Sávio Moreira de Oliveira
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:34After starting the match with the intention of sitting deep and counter-attacking, Newcastle United will need to change their approach, with the hosts now in a position to sit back and protect the lead if they choose. Gordon and Isak have only combined for 26 total touches - as many as Foden on his own, with the visitors hitting just one off-target shot after 32 minutes.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:33KEY BLOCK! Gvardiol’s square pass to Gonzalez deep in their own half is pounced upon by Willock, who immediately prods the ball forward to Isak. The striker bursts into the penalty area and drags a shot from close range towards the far post but a sliding Stones does just enough to deflect the effort and put it behind for a corner - protecting Ederson!
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:32Savinho’s inswinging corner towards the far post is easily caught by Dubravka, without a Manchester City player attacking the delivery.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:31Savinho slips past Hall down the right wing before taking up a central position and playing a one-two pass with Foden on the edge of the penalty area. After receiving the ball back, the winger hits a low first-time shot towards Dubravka’s near post, but the goalkeeper manages to keep it out!
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:29Tonali plays an incisive pass into Manchester City’s penalty area, looking to release Murphy and cut the two-goal deficit, but Khusanov is in a good position to intercept, before clearing his lines emphatically.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:26Assist İlkay Gündoğan
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:26Khusanov steps up to aggressively get to the loose ball in midfield ahead of Gordon but he mistimes his kick, allowing the Newcastle United winger to break into Manchester City’s half. Looking to bring Isak into play, the England international plays a disguised pass forward for the striker but Stones reads it and steps across to intercept as the last man back.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:25Manchester City have scored 27 first-half goals in 25 games, more than any other team in the Premier League this season.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:24Incredibly, Ederson picks up his second assist in his last three Premier League fixtures, with the goalkeeper also providing the key pass for Haaland in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Chelsea on January 25.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:24GOAL! MANCHESTER CITY BREAK THE DEADLOCK! 1-0 TO THE HOSTS! Ederson is allowed to stride 12 yards outside of his penalty area, with Isak not quick enough to close down the Manchester City goalkeeper. The Brazil international uses his time to pick out a perfect pass down the pitch for Marmoush, who rolls Trippier before lobbing a first-time finish over the head of the oncoming Dubravka to register his first Premier League goal!
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:20Manchester City have won their last 15 Premier League home games against Newcastle United – only three teams have had longer such winning runs against an opponent in English top-flight history: Everton against Fulham (22 from 1961 to 2018), Aston Villa against Sheffield United (16 from 1903 to 1921) and Manchester United against Luton Town (16 from 1955 to 2023, still ongoing).
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:18Foden drags a low cross towards the edge of the six-yard box from the left for Haaland, who is beaten to the ball by a sliding Burn, who clears his area effectively.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:17Ederson takes an extra touch on the edge of his penalty area, looking for an option ahead of him, which prompts Gordon to press the ball-playing goalkeeper. Somehow, the Brazil international manages to dig out a pass and find Haaland with perfect precision, with another half-second delay surely resulting in a change of possession high up the pitch.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:16Stones receives Ederson’s pass and laments the lack of forward options, with the centre-back eventually launching a long pass down the pitch for Marmoush. With the ball drifting towards the left byline and no defender in the area, Dubravka comes a long way out to physically prevent the Manchester City forward from latching onto it - eventually winning a throw for his efforts.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:14Newcastle United are having their first real spell of possession in the match, with Manchester City reaching as high as 91 per cent in the match so far. Howe’s side have looked organised and determined in the early stages, denying their opponents space ahead of their 18-yard box, but haven’t managed to threaten Ederson as of yet, with no shots for either team a dozen minutes in.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:12Isak wins the ball in midfield and shows off his pace and skill, getting past four Manchester City players down the right - leaving one on the ground - before slipping a pass inside the penalty area for Guimaraes, whose offside position prompts the linesman to raise his flag and end the move.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:11Gvardiol gets forward and takes on Murphy before checking back to play a pass to Gundogan, but the midfielder rejects the opportunity to swing in a first-time cross from the left - instead playing it short to Foden - allowing Willock to stab it away.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:07Burn’s perfectly timed tackle on Haaland inside Dubravka’s 18-yard box gives Manchester City the first corner-kick of the game, but Savinho’s near-post delivery is easily whacked away by Isak.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:07Hall plays the set-piece square to Tonali, who floats the ball towards the back post in search of Trippier, who is unable to keep the ball in play ahead of the byline.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:06Khusanov’s mistimed challenge on Gordon inside the left channel leaves the Newcastle winger limping, but gives the visitors a free-kick 30 yards from goal.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:06Ederson goes long from five yards outside his own penalty area, looking to pick out the run of Haaland, but Dubravka anticipates the move and steps a long way off his line to beat the striker to the pass.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:05Manchester City’s early insistence on working the ball out from the back has prompted Newcastle to come forward to press just outside their opponent’s penalty area, looking to catch Gonzalez or Khusanov taking one too many touches of the ball. Lewis has already cleverly won a free-kick to alleviate the early pressure inside his own half, but Isak, Tonali and Gordon will remain relentless.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
15:01Manchester City get the match under way from the kick-off!
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:49Newcastle United make two alterations from the XI that lost 2-1 to Fulham in the league on February 1. Tripper returns to the side at right-back, dropping Livramento to the bench, while a knock prevents Joelinton from starting - giving Willock a chance from the opening kick-off.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:49Manchester City make five changes from the side that lost 5-1 to Arsenal last time out in the Premier League. Ederson returns between the posts replacing Ortega, while Khusanov takes over for the injured Manuel Akanji at centre-back, and Lewis gets the start at full-back instead of Nunes. The final swaps are in midfield, where Gundogan and Gonzalez pair instead of Kovacic and Silva.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:49NEWCASTLE UNITED SUBS: Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Matt Targett, Emil Krafth, William Osula, Tino Livramento, Nick Pope, Sean Longstaff, Lewis Miley.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:49NEWCASTLE UNITED XI (4-3-3): Martin Dubravka; Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Kieran Trippier; Joe Willock, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes; Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:49MANCHESTER CITY SUBS: Mateo Kovacic, Jeremy Doku, Kevin De Bruyne, Stefan Ortega, Bernardo Silva, Vitor Reis, Matheus Nunes, Nico O’Reilly, James McAtee.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:49MANCHESTER CITY XI (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Josko Gvardiol, John Stones, Abdukodir Khusanov, Rico Lewis; Ilkay Gundogan, Nico Gonzalez; Savinho, Omar Marmoush, Phil Foden; Erling Haaland.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:49With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:33Newcastle bounced back from a somewhat surprising loss to Fulham in the league two weeks ago with back-to-back victories in the League and FA cups respectively - with their 2-0 victory over Arsenal taking them into the finals of the former against Liverpool. Tied with Manchester City on points but behind on the tie-breaker scenario, Eddie Howe’s side are also just one point ahead of Bournemouth in seventh - who play Southampton concurrently, with as many as six sides vying for the final Champions League spot with 14 games to go.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:33Fifth placed Manchester City welcome Newcastle United in sixth to the Etihad Stadium in a fixture that may determine Champions League spots come the end of the year, just four days after their last-gasp 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in midweek European action. A whopping 16 points back of league-leading Liverpool, Guardiola’s side find themselves level with today’s opponents on 41 points and a goal differential of 13, though they have the edge in the tie-breaker and could finish the day in fourth with just a third Premier League win in five matches, after Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to Brighton yesterday.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
14:30Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Premier League fixture between Manchester City and Newcastle United!
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
13:00Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…
