Newcastle vs Man City

Newcastle and Manchester City staged a six-goal show at St. James' Park on Sunday, the Magpies matching their would-be blueprint holders blow-for-blow.

Just as Chelsea was a blueprint for Man City after its big takeover, Newcastle is looking to Man City (and others) for how to fast-forward a rise to top-four and eventually title contender. Still grey area in VAR: Kieran Trippier’s improbably-perfect free kick goal was his highlight (see below), but the way his red card was changed to a yellow will lead to a lot of questions from Pep Guardiola and his crew. Max at one end, and the holy gloves of Pope at the other. Draw (+400) Newcastle can play: Eddie Howe has always viewed himself as a lover of the wide-open game and Newcastle has the horses to run over, around, and through teams if they aren’t at their best. Both Ake and Stones can work next to a Ruben Dias or Aymeric Laporte, but Ake in particular has struggled to find that next level since arriving from Bournemouth.

Goals from Miguel Almiron, Callum Wilson and Kieran Trippier put Man City 3-1 down with half an hour remaining, before two in four minutes, first from Erling ...

During the first half, there was one run where Walker backtracked 40 yards towards his own goal and then allowed Saint-Maximin to put the ball on a plate for Miguel Almiron and yet Walker would still consider that he made the best of the situation. Still finding his place in this City team but alive to the opportunity when it mattered 7 Phil Foden: Failed to square the ball when Haaland surely would have scored, instead drawing an early save from Pope, but was probably City’s best player in the first half. Curate’s egg of a performance with an assured game on the ball but troubled afternoon off it 7 Allan Saint-Maximin: Typically lively early on and produced a fine cross for the equaliser. Kieran Trippier: Full-blooded block on Cancelo’s early cross was important but also found plenty of space going forward and scored a stellar free-kick against the club he played for as a schoolboy.

Get a report of the Newcastle United vs. Manchester City 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

Three minutes later, [Kevin De Bruyne](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134947/Kevin-De-Bruyne)'s smart ball in behind found Bernardo Silva, who slid the ball past Nick Pope. [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland), who had been subdued in the first half, struck the post seven minutes after the interval. "We wanted to put them under pressure and leave here feeling they had been in a game. "After 3-1 down, to make this comeback and the chances we created in the second half ... St James' Park was soon silenced, though, as two quickfire goals got City back level by the 64th minute. His improvised finish from Saint-Maximin's cross was initially ruled out for offside but a VAR check overturned the decision and granted Newcastle their leveller.