FOOTBALL: Manchester City Came From Two Goals Down In The Second Half To Draw 3-3 At Newcastle

Manchester City Came From Two Goals Down In The Second Half To Draw 3-3 At Newcastle. Man City came from two goals down in the second half to draw 3-3 at Newcastle in an enthralling Premier League contest at St James’ Park.

Man City’s 100% record in the Premier League ended after drawing 3-3 in a superb Premier League fixture. Gundogan had given Man City a fifth minute lead, but Miguel Almiron and Callum Wilson scored to give Newcastle a 2-1 advantage at the interval. Trippier, who later had a red card rescinded, had put Newcastle 3-1 ahead, but Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva struck to draw City level. The match was end to end, played at breakneck speed and a draw was the right outcome.

Manchester City Came From Two Goals Down In The Second Half To Draw 3-3 At Newcastle. Pep Guardiola’s men started strongly and after Rodri had an early sight of goal, Gundogan put Man City ahead. De Bruyne picked him out with a lovely pass and he headed past Nick Pope to silence St James’ Park. De Bruyne nearly made it two after 10 minutes when he was one on one with the keeper, but Pope denied him. Foden also called Pope into action, but then Newcastle fought back.

Saint-Maximin was a thorn in Man City’s side all half with his runs and he squared a ball for Miguel Almiron who somehow failed to keep his shot down. That was the start of what proved to be an end to end contest played at a tremendous tempo. De Bruyne forced a fine stop out of Pope from a free-kick while Ederson prevented Saint-Maximin from equalising for the hosts. Then, after 28 minutes, Newcastle were on level terms.

Saint-Maximin went one way and then the other on the near side and then crossed for Willock and Almiron in the middle. The former missed it, but the ball struck the Paraguayan’s thigh and went in. The linesman erroneously flagged for offside and the VAR corrected it to give the home side their equaliser.  Almiron nearly made it 2-1 after 37 minutes when Ederson came out of his goal, but Joao Cancelo got back to cover. However, Newcastle went in leading at half-time as Wilson scored after being given the ball by Saint-Maximin in the box and then beating Ederson with a lovely finish.

The second half was as eventful as the first and Erling Haaland nearly made it 2-2 after 52 minutes, but his shot was brilliantly tipped onto the post by Pope. Moments later, Newcastle were 3-1 up thanks to Kieran Trippier’s superb free-kick which went into the top corner. However, that setback ended up sparking Man City into action.

On the hour mark, Erling Haaland reduced the deficit. A short corner was played to De Bruyne, his ball found Rodri at the far post, he laid off to the Norwegian and he hammered home from close range. Haaland was then denied by Pope in a one on one situation shortly afterwards, but Guardiola’s side did not have to wait long for their equaliser. De Bruyne once again showed his incredible vision to play a precise pass to Bernardo Silva and the Portuguese made no mistake in front of goal.

Both teams went in search of a winner, but neither side were able to find one. Trippier was sent off after 75 minutes by Australian referee Jarred Gillett for a cynical foul on De Bruyne, but the card was downgraded to yellow after a VAR review. Haaland came the closest to a winner when he hit over from close range, but a draw was undoubtedly fair in what was an early contender for game of the season.

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