Man City vs Newcastle

1 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Raheem Sterling 8’
  • Kyle Walker 52’
  • DeAndre Yedlin 30’

Match summary

Man City beat Newcastle 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Raheem Sterling put Man City ahead in the 8th minute, set up by Benjamin Mendy, DeAndre Yedlin equalised in the 30th minute, set up by Salomón Rondón, and Kyle Walker won it in the 52nd minute, set up by Sergio Agüero.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.53 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Newcastle's 0.55 from 3.

Match stats

Man City Newcastle
24 Shots 3
8 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.47 xG 0.55
2.47 Non-penalty xG 0.55
9 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Man City Newcastle
Kick-off
Raheem Sterling
Assist: Benjamin Mendy
1-0 (Man City)
8’
30’
DeAndre Yedlin
Assist: Salomón Rondón
1-1 (Newcastle)
Half-time1-1
Kyle Walker
Assist: Sergio Agüero
2-1 (Man City)
52’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 0.55 8’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 8’ 30’ DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle), 1-1 30’ 52’ Kyle Walker (Man City), 2-1 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.53 0.55 8’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), 1-0 Sterling 8’ 30’ DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle), 1-1 Yedlin 30’ 52’ Kyle Walker (Man City), 2-1 Walker 52’
Man City 2.53 xGNewcastle 0.55 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Man City attacking 
27’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), set piece, 0.48 xG, saved 30’ DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 64’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 67’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 64’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 18’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 71’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 64’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 8’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 34’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ David Silva (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 40’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 57’ Kyle Walker (Man City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Paul Dummett (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 27’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), set piece, 0.48 xG, saved 30’ DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 64’ Fernandinho (Man City), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 67’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 64’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 18’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 71’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 4’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 64’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 8’ Raheem Sterling (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 34’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Fernandinho (Man City), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ David Silva (Man City), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 88’ Joselu (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Kyle Walker (Man City), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Aymeric Laporte (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Sergio Agüero (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Paul Dummett (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ David Silva (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Riyad Mahrez (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Kyle Walker (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF9012 0.060.000
Aymeric Laporte DEF901 0.040.000
John Stones DEF900 0.000.000
Benjamin Mendy DEF9010 0.000.071
Fernandinho MID902 0.460.132
David Silva MID905 0.640.724
Raheem Sterling MID9013 0.270.072
Riyad Mahrez MID773 0.160.402
Sergio Agüero FWD9014 0.200.614
Gabriel Jesus FWD593 0.660.000
Bernardo Silva Sub310 0.000.000
Ilkay Gündogan Sub131 0.040.000
Vincent Kompany Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 87% Bet365 odds 1.11
Draw 9% Bet365 odds 11.00
Newcastle win 4% Bet365 odds 26.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.