Newcastle vs Man Metropolis LIVE: Premier League newest rating and aim updates as Ilkay Gundogan strikes early

Joelinton clatters Gundogan – the Metropolis captain is wreaking havoc in these early phases.

No reserving this time however one other set piece for the guests, who seem like carving Newcastle open with each assault for the time being.

The free-kick is well-defended however Foden has a taking pictures probability quickly after, once more saved by Pope and his ft.

Haaland frees De Bruyne and it appears very a lot as if he could stride by means of to double the lead – however one contact is barely wayward and his shot is awkward in consequence. Pope saves along with his ft and Newcastle escape.

Gundogan then almost tees up Haaland however his tried shot is mis-hit.

Guimaraes fouls De Bruyne because the Belgian skips previous him in midfield and it’s an early yellow card for the Newcastle midfielder. Fairly properly justified, was by no means going for the ball.

Metropolis shortly into their rhythm right here and spreading play vast to create angles at each alternative.

That was the primary aim Newcastle have conceded this season, by the way in which.

All too simple for Metropolis! Rodri blazes over from vary simply after Haaland had virtually been performed in down the within left channel. However minutes later Bernardo swings over a cross from the precise and Gundogan is completely unmarked and controls on the precise foot earlier than a easy end with the left previous Pope for 1-0.

A brief nook routine is labored again to Trippier for a deep cross which nearly lands below the crossbar and forces Ederson to leap again and declare it towards his put up.

Stones and Ake because the Metropolis centre-back partnership – nothing mistaken with the standard of it however positively not a first-choice pairing for Guardiola.

We’re underway at St. James’ Park! Followers in fantastic voice and maybe sensing the prospect of an upset right now.

Groups are out, crowd is raucous. We’re very near kick-off and this must be a terrific encounter between two groups unbeaten firstly of this season. Plenty of off-pitch overlapping nowadays between the golf equipment too after all.

Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola has stated that he doesn’t anticipate his facet to do any extra enterprise within the switch window.

Sergio Gomez turned the soccer membership’s fifth arrival of the summer time this week, following Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips and Stefan Ortega.

“If somebody strikes or there’s a drawback, we don’t anticipate, possibly it occurs, however apparently it’s finished,” Guardiola confirmed in a press convention.

Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola won’t flog star striker Erling Haaland forward of the World Cup.

Haaland won’t be on the winter match in Qatar as Norway didn’t qualify, which means he may have a month off in the midst of the Premier League marketing campaign.

Nonetheless, Guardiola doesn’t intend to overuse his new signing within the months earlier than his mid-season hiatus.

The season thus far for these groups:

Newcastle began the marketing campaign with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest. They adopted that up by drawing 0-0 with Brighton, so Eddie Howe’s facet but to concede a aim and sat in seventh forward of kick-off. They’ll go stage second in the event that they take victory.

Metropolis have been after all high, earlier than this weekend’s video games, after successful each their openers. 2-0 at West Ham and 4-0 at residence to Bournemouth was sufficient to see them clear on aim distinction, however they’re right down to fourth after wins for Arsenal, Leeds and Spurs. A 2-0 win right now would put them high.