At 22:00 Beijing time on December 19, the 18th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League season ushered in a showdown between new and old local tycoons, and Manchester City went to challenge Newcastle away. In the first half, Díaz's header broke the deadlock and Cancello extended the scoreline; in the second half, Mahrez scored a goal and Sterling scored the icing on the cake. In the end, Manchester City beat Newcastle 4-0 to win eight consecutive Premier League games and continued to lead the table, with the new local tycoon Newcastle scoring only 10 points, ranking second from the bottom in the relegation zone.
The two teams have met 184 times in history, with both sides winning 72, drawing 40 and losing 72. However, in the Premier League era, the two teams have met 42 times, and Manchester City has a clear advantage of 26 wins, 8 draws and 8 losses, of which 11 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses away from home also have the upper hand.
In the opening 5 minutes, Manchester City broke the deadlock, De Bruyne picked out the right side of the penalty area in front of the field, Cancello plugged the ball back in front of the goal in front of the bottom line, neither player touched the first point, Dias grabbed the second nod to break the goal, Manchester City led Newcastle 1-0.
In the 11th minute, City won a free kick in front of the left bottom line, the ball was driven into the box, Canselo stopped the ball at the back post and shot with his right foot from a small angle, Dubravka confiscated the ball. In the 16th minute, Newcastle snatched the ball from the feet of the Manchester City defender in the penalty area, Fraser pushed directly into the far corner, Ederson could not save, but laporte, who was defending, released the ball.
In the 22nd minute, Bench B returned a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Zinchenko in the middle of the road hit the goal with his left foot, and the ball was high. In the 27th minute, City extended the scoreline, Cancelo took the ball in front of him, drove straight into two opponents, and exploded with his right foot in front of the penalty area, the ball went straight to the top left corner of the goal, Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle.
In the 30th minute, Ederson struck out and brought down Fraser in the penalty area, and the referee let go of the apparent foul. In the 40th minute, Newcastle broke the ball and counter-attacked, but ultimately did not get a chance to shoot. At the end of the first half, City led Newcastle 2-0.
In the 52nd minute, Mahrez returned the cross from the right side of the penalty area, Canselo crossed again, the B-header at the back of the penalty area was deflected into front of the goal, and Jesus' close-range header was lifted off the crossbar by Dubravka.
In the 55th minute, City took advantage of a tactical corner kick to cross from the right, the first point was cleared by a Newcastle defender, Sterling fired furiously in front of the box, and the ball deflected off the upright. In the 60th minute, City counter-attacked and De Bruyne dribbled the ball from the back of the box to the front of the penalty area and then distributed it to Cancelo on the right, whose shot went high over the crossbar.
In the 63rd minute, City went down again, de Bruyne's 45-degree cross from the left was met by Mahrez's left-footed shot from inside the box. The referee listened to VAR and decided the goal was valid, And Manchester City 3-0 Newcastle.
In the 68th minute, City took advantage of a second attack from a corner, Mahrez crossed from the right side of the penalty area and Díaz nodded the ball in front of him and the ball deflected off the far post. In the 81st minute, Newcastle had a chance when Murphy crossed 45 degrees from the right into the box, Wilson leapt high in the crowd to head the ball into the goal, and Ederson single-handedly lifted the ball off the crossbar.
In the 85th minute, Manchester City scored another goal, Cancello midfielder long pass to the left side, Jesus received the ball into the box, in front of the bottom line cross in front of the goal, Sterling easily ate cake to push the empty goal to win, Manchester City led Newcastle 4-0.
In the end, the game ended, Manchester City beat Newcastle 4-0, accumulating 44 points to continue to lead; Newcastle only scored 10 points, ranking second from the bottom.