Man City vs Newcastle: Julian Alvarez guides City to slender win

Man City vs Newcastle: Julian Alvarez’s spectacular first-half strike gives City their first home win of the new season. Following their opening-day triumph over Burnley, the defending Premier League champions made it two wins in a row. Meanwhile, Newcastle had only one shot on goal and suffered their first defeat of the season.

Premier League champions Manchester City racked up a club-record 17th successive home win in all competitions but had to graft to a 1-0 victory over Newcastle United on Saturday.

Man City vs Newcastle LIVE: Manchester City will be back at Etihad Stadium for the crucial Premier League encounter against Newcastle United.

A superb strike from Julian Alvarez sealed the points for Pep Guardiola’s side, but the relief they showed at the final whistle said a lot about a strong Newcastle display.

City’s win lifted them to six points from two games alongside Brighton and Hove Albion who earlier in the day thumped Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1 away.

Manchester City made light of the absence of Kevin de Bruyne, who had surgery this week after damaging a hamstring in the 3-0 opening win over Burnley.

In their first home game since clinching the treble last season, City’s stunning feat was honoured in grand fashion before kickoff at The Etihad Stadium.

City will be contending for multiple trophies again this season, but Newcastle showed why Guardiola has tipped them to be amongst the contenders for their Premier League crown.

That said, City were comfortably the better side in the opening half in which Alvarez broke the deadlock with a powerful strike in the 31st minute after being picked out by Phil Foden.

Newcastle grew in belief after the break but they discovered that for all City’s attacking attributes, they also possess one of the tightest rearguards in Europe and Eddie Howe’s side could find no way through to goal.

“There was a moment around 60-70 minutes in and I thought we could get control but they are a very good team and played through the press a few times,” Howe said.

“They strangle you with the ball to a degree. You tire yourself out getting it back and with fatigue the decision making goes slightly.”

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Man City vs Newcastle XI

Man City XI –

Ederson, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Akanji, Kovacic, Rodri, Grealish, Foden, Alvarez, Haaland.

Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Ake, Gomez, Perrone, Bobb, Palmer, Lewis, McAtee.

Newcastle XI –

Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Gordon.

Subs: Dubravka, Lascelles, Wilson, Ritchie, Targett, Barnes, Livramento, Anderson, Longstaff.

Man City vs Newcastle LIVE: When and where to watch the live streaming of Premier League matches?

When will Newcastle vs Man City kick off in the Premier League? – Date
MCI vs NEW match will be played on 20th August 2023.

What time will Newcastle vs Man City kick-off? Time
MCI vs NEW will begin at 12:30 AM IST.

Where will Newcastle vs Man City be played? – Venue
The game will kick-off at Etihad Stadium (Man City).

Premier League LIVE: When and where to watch the live streaming?

How do I watch live streaming of Man City vs Newcastle?
Premier League – Man City vs Newcastle will be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. Indian fans can also stream the match live on the Tata Play app.

Which TV Channel will telecast Man City vs Newcastle live?

The broadcasting rights for the Premier League 2023-24 will be available with the Star Sports Network. You can the watch Premier League 2023-24 Live Telecast In India on Star Select and Star Select HD. The channel is available for telecasting on all the service providers in India. You can connect with the DTH providers and get the channel started.

You can also enjoy the streaming of the channel on the digital platform at any time and from anywhere. The digital platform that will be streaming the channel live is the Disney+ Hotstar App. You subscribe to the Disney+ Hotstar VIP and enjoy the streaming of the fixtures. Tata Sky subscribers can also enjoy the streaming of the matches on Tata Play.