Newcastle vs Man City

14 May 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 3 – 4

Half-time: 2–2

  • Emil Krafth 25’
  • Joelinton 45+6’ (pen)
  • Joe Willock 62’
  • João Cancelo 39’
  • Ferrán Torres 42’, 64’, 66’

Match summary

Man City came from behind to win 4-3 away at Newcastle. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Emil Krafth put Newcastle ahead with a header in the 25th minute, set up by Jonjo Shelvey, João Cancelo equalised in the 39th minute, set up by Rodri, Ferrán Torres put Man City in front in the 42nd minute, set up by Ilkay Gündogan, and Joelinton equalised from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Joe Willock put Newcastle back in front in the 62nd minute, Torres equalised in the 64th minute, set up by Gabriel Jesus, and Torres won it in the 66th minute.

Newcastle can feel hard done by, creating 2.73 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Man City's 1.49 from 15. Joe Willock had a penalty saved for Newcastle.

Match stats

Newcastle Man City
11 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.18 xG 1.48
0.49 Non-penalty xG 1.48
2 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Newcastle Man City
Kick-off
Emil Krafth
Assist: Jonjo Shelvey1-0 (Newcastle)
25’
39’
João Cancelo
Assist: Rodri1-1 (Man City)
42’
Ferrán Torres
Assist: Ilkay Gündogan1-2 (Man City)
Joelinton
Penalty2-2 (Newcastle)
45+6’
Half-time2-2
Joe Willock3-2 (Newcastle)
62’
64’
Ferrán Torres
Assist: Gabriel Jesus3-3 (Man City)
66’
Ferrán Torres3-4 (Man City)
Full-time3-4

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • Matt Ritchie
  • Jonjo Shelvey
Man City
  • João Cancelo
  • Rodri

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 1.49 25’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), 1-0 25’ 39’ João Cancelo (Man City), 1-1 39’ 42’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), 1-2 42’ 45+6’ Joelinton (Newcastle), 2-2 45+6’ 62’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), 3-2 62’ 64’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), 3-3 64’ 66’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), 3-4 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.73 1.49 25’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), 1-0 Krafth 25’ 39’ João Cancelo (Man City), 1-1 Cancelo 39’ 42’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), 1-2 Torres 42’ 45+6’ Joelinton (Newcastle), 2-2 Joelinton 45+6’ 62’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), 3-2 Willock 62’ 64’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), 3-3 Torres 64’ 66’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), 3-4 Torres 66’
Newcastle 2.73 xGMan City 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man City attacking Newcastle attacking 
51’ Joelinton (Newcastle), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 62’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), set piece, 0.72 xG, goal 64’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 66’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 13’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 24’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 25’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 35’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 44’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 66’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 7’ Nathan Aké (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Joelinton (Newcastle), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 62’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 62’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), set piece, 0.72 xG, goal 64’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.50 xG, goal 66’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 13’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 24’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 35’ Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Emil Krafth (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 32’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 8’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 74’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+1’ Gabriel Jesus (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 42’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 44’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+4’ Ilkay Gündogan (Man City), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 7’ Nathan Aké (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ João Cancelo (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Ferrán Torres (Man City), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Jacob Murphy DEF902 0.080.051
Federico Fernández DEF900 0.000.000
Emil Krafth DEF9011 0.060.000
Paul Dummett DEF900 0.000.000
Matt Ritchie DEF900 0.000.041
Miguel Almirón MID900 0.000.051
Jonjo Shelvey MID9011 0.060.061
Joe Willock MID9014 1.590.000
Joelinton FWD9013 0.940.000
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD900 0.000.172
Sean Longstaff Sub10 0.000.000
Dwight Gayle Sub10 0.000.000
Jamal Lewis Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 11% Avg odds 8.51
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.76
Man City win 72% Avg odds 1.34

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle WWDLW
Man City WLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Man City 2-0 Newcastle, 26 Dec 20 Next meeting: Newcastle 0-4 Man City, 19 Dec 21  All Newcastle vs Man City 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.