Manchester –
Manchester City conquering again Newcastle United. This result proves that Etihad Stadium still the graveyard of The Magpies.
City will host Newcastle in the Premier League match week 25, Saturday (4/3/2023) evening WIB. City appeared dominant with 57 percent ball possession and made 11 attempts, but only three on goal.
Of the three that led to the target, two ended in goals scored by Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva in each half.
City won 2-0 and kept five points away from Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Meanwhile, Newcastle continued their bad record, losing their last three matches in all competitions, without scoring and conceding six matches.
Especially the defeat this time proves that Newcastle are still powerless at home to City. Opta reports that Newcastle have always lost in their last 14 away matches to the Etihad, the most among other teams that have visited there.
Newcastle also only won once over the Citizens from the last 31 meetings, including 25 defeats and conceded 2.7 goals per game.
City has even scored goals in the last 29 meetings with Newcastle, the longest record for a Premier League team over any other team in the history of the competition.
“Overall, our performance was very good. The last time we came here last season, the results weren’t good and you can see the distance between the two teams is so great. I don’t think this season will be like that anymore,” said Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe on Sky Sports. .
“We still have to work hard to get close to Manchester City.”
Newcastle United now stuck in fifth place in the Premier League standings with 41 points from 24 matches, only two points ahead of Liverpool in sixth position.
(mrp/raw)
