At 23:30 Beijing time on May 8, the 36th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League season ushered in a focus battle, manchester City sat at the Etihad Stadium to meet Newcastle United. In the first half, Sterling's header broke the goal, laporte went down to the next city; in the second half, Rodry and Foden scored one goal each, and Sterling scored twice. In the end, Manchester City beat Newcastle 5-0, leading Liverpool by three points to return to the top of the table.
In this round of the Premier League, Liverpool took the lead in the draw with Tottenham Hotspur, equaling Manchester City in points, and temporarily came to the top of the table with goal difference. City have won four straight and Newcastle are in 13th place in the table.
In the 6th minute, City won a free kick on the right side of the penalty area, and De Bruyne's direct shot deflected off the near post. In the 9th minute, Saint-Maximan's cross from the right side of the field was met by Chris Wood's header from inside the box and Edsson flew in to save the ball.
In the 10th minute, De Bruyne drove a corner kick from the left into the box and Laporte's cushion shot from the centre went high over the crossbar. In the 15th minute, De Bruyne's cross from the left was met by an unguarded Cancelo at the back post.
In the 19th minute, City took the lead, Gundogan picked out a pass from the box, Canceló's header sailed to the left, Sterling scored with an easy header under no one to defend, and City led Newcastle 1-0.
In the 24th minute, Newcastle's corner kick from the right went into the box, Andreas' header hit Guimarães, and then Chris Wood scored in a chaotic battle, but Guimarães was involved in the offside position and the goal was invalid.
In the 25th minute, Sterling went straight in after passing on the right, Canselo inserted himself into the penalty area, shot with his right foot from a tight angle, and Dubravka sealed the ball. In the 32nd minute, De Bruyne's 45-degree cross from the right was unfortunately not able to form a shot.
In the 38th minute, Manchester City extended the scoreline, De Bruyne drove a corner kick from the right side of the box, the undefended Gundogan volleyed in the air, Dubravka saved it, and Laporte in front of the goal made a shot into the net, giving City a 2-0 lead over Newcastle. At the end of the first half, the Blue Moon led by two goals.
In the second half, Guimarães fired high from outside the box. In the 58th minute, Saint-Maximan took the ball on the left side of the front, cut inwards continuously to get rid of the low right foot shot, and the ball deflected off the upright.
In the 61st minute, Manchester City went down again, De Bruyne drove a corner kick from the left into the box, and Rodri at the front point grabbed the point and flicked his head to score the goal, manchester City led Newcastle 3-0.
In the 65th minute, Cancelo deflected a long-range shot in front of the penalty area. In the 68th minute, Glalis returned a pass from the left side of the line and Zinchenko's shot into the box was saved by Dubravka.
In the 83rd minute, Murphy cut straight in front of him, Wilson received the ball to form a single knife, and his low shot was blocked by Ederson. A minute later, Saint-Maximan's volley from the left side of the penalty area was again high over the crossbar.
In the 90th minute, City scored another goal, Glarish dribbled into the left side of the penalty area, he inverted the triangle back to the middle of the road, Zinchenko's shot turned into an assist, Foden easily pushed in front of the goal to break the goal, Manchester City led Newcastle 4-0.
In the 93rd minute, Foden passed the ball on the left heel of the front, Glallish took the ball in the middle of the box and then a short pass, and the unguarded Sterling pushed it easily, giving City a 5-0 lead over Newcastle.
In the end, the match ended with City beating Newcastle United 5-0.