Newcastle 0-4 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola's side claim eighth successive Premier League victory

Reigning champions Manchester City recorded their eighth successive Premier League victory as they swept aside struggling Newcastle United at St James' Park.

The league leaders were gifted a fifth-minute opener as Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark failed to attack Joao Cancelo's hooked cross and Ruben Dias had a simple task to head City ahead.

City doubled their lead in the 27th minute when Cancelo collected the ball 35 yards out, beat two Newcastle players and fired an unstoppable strike into the top corner from outside the penalty area.

Riyad Mahrez scored his 50th Premier League goal for the club in the 63rd minute, superbly volleying in Oleksandr Zinchenko's cross for City's third.

It got even worse for the hosts as Raheem Sterling tapped in from close range four minutes from time after a fine run down the left flank from Gabriel Jesus.

This victory ensures City will be top of the Premier League at Christmas for only the third time - and on both previous occasions in 2011-12 and 2017-18 they went on to be champions.

Newcastle remain 19th in the table, three points behind 17th-placed Watford and with only goal difference keeping them above bottom club Norwich City.

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Newcastle United

Squad number1Player nameDúbravka

Squad number23Player nameMurphy

Squad number6Player nameLascelles

Squad number2Player nameClark

Squad number11Player nameRitchie

Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

Squad number28Player nameWillock

Squad number14Player nameHayden

Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

Squad number21Player nameFraser

Squad number9Player nameWilson

Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin

Squad number16Player nameHendrick

Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

Manchester City

Line-ups

Newcastle

Formation 4-5-1

1Dúbravka

23Murphy6Lascelles2Clark11Ritchie

24Almirón28Willock14Hayden7Joelinton21Fraser

9Wilson

Substitutes

Man City

Formation 4-2-3-1

31Ederson

27Cancelo3Rúben Dias14Laporte11Zinchenko

16Rodri20Bernardo Silva

26Mahrez17De Bruyne7Sterling

9Gabriel Jesus

Substitutes

Live Text

Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 4.

Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 4.

Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.

Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 4. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.

Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ederson.

Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.

Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).

Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Substitution, Newcastle United. Jeff Hendrick replaces Miguel Almirón.

Offside, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson tries a through ball, but Ryan Fraser is caught offside.

Offside, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.

Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Riyad Mahrez.

Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).

Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.

Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Rúben Dias.

Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Riyad Mahrez.

Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.

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