Man City vs Newcastle

19 August 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Julián Álvarez 31’

Match summary

Man City beat Newcastle 1-0. Man City led 1-0 at half-time.

Julián Álvarez put Man City ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Phil Foden.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 1.23 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Newcastle's 0.26 from 7.

Match stats

Man City Newcastle
14 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.23 xG 0.26
1.23 Non-penalty xG 0.26
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Man City Newcastle
Kick-off
Julián Álvarez
Assist: Phil Foden1-0 (Man City)
31’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Man City
  • Julián Álvarez
Newcastle
  • Joelinton
  • Bruno Guimarães
  • Sandro Tonali
  • Anthony Gordon
  • Harvey Barnes

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 0.26 31’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 1-0 31’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 0.26 31’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), 1-0 Álvarez 31’
Man City 1.23 xGNewcastle 0.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Man City attacking 
31’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 63’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 29’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Julián Álvarez (Man City), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 63’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 65’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 41’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 50’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 29’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jack Grealish (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 29’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Manuel Akanji (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 35’ Mateo Kovacic (Man City), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ederson GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker DEF900 0.000.031
Rúben Dias DEF900 0.000.000
Manuel Akanji DEF901 0.020.041
Josko Gvardiol DEF900 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic MID902 0.050.000
Rodri MID900 0.000.000
Phil Foden MID9013 0.270.787
Julián Álvarez MID9011 0.310.162
Jack Grealish MID903 0.170.000
Erling Haaland FWD904 0.410.121

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 52% Avg odds 1.84
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.78
Newcastle win 22% Avg odds 4.32

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City WWDLW
Newcastle DWDDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-0 Newcastle, 04 Mar 23 Next meeting: Newcastle 2-3 Man City, 13 Jan 24  All Man City vs Newcastle meetings

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.