Newcastle United 2-3 Manchester City: Oscar Bobb scores stoppage-time winner

Oscar Bobb scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester City moved inside two factors of Liverpool on the high of the Premier League with victory over Newcastle in a breathless encounter at St James’ Park.

It rounded off a superb sport that noticed either side dominate intervals, however City managed the second half and confirmed the combat and high quality to seal what might be an enormous win come the top of the season.

While Bobb loved his first Premier League purpose, the success was sparked by De Bruyne.

Just 4 minutes and 35 seconds after he got here off the bench, the Belgian discovered area in between the house defence and midfield earlier than sweeping a end into the far nook.

Bernardo Silva had put the Premier League champions forward within the twenty sixth minute, assembly Kyle Walker’s right-wing cross with an audacious backheel, earlier than two targets in three minutes put Newcastle in cost.

First, Alexander Isak collected a sweeping Bruno Guimaraes cross earlier than curling previous City’s reserve keeper Stefan Ortega – who had changed the injured Ederson – and into the highest nook for his fourth purpose in 4 video games.

Then, Anthony Gordon was launched down the left and he took benefit of Walker backing off to spectacularly curl into the underside nook and ship the house followers into raptures.

City had solely misplaced as soon as in 72 Premier League video games when taking the lead and that was underneath critical risk till their talisman De Bruyne continued his comeback from damage with a top-class strike and an exquisite help for Bobb.

Boss Pep Guardiola and your complete City squad, together with substitutes, celebrated emphatically on the full-time whistle because the reigning champions savoured a 3rd successive league win and sixth in all competitions.

De Bruyne delivers after defensive issues

For giant elements of this season City have been removed from the extent that noticed them win the Treble final season, particularly defensively.

Those points reared their head once more, and can result in questions concerning the summer season recruitment, with some poor defending for each Newcastle targets.

This was additionally one other sport the place they missed a bunch of possibilities, together with Julian Alvarez screwing a golden likelihood over the bar from eight yards once they had been behind.

In De Bruyne although, they’ve among the finest playmakers on the earth. Or arguably the most effective.

He drifted effortlessly into area for his essential 74th-minute equaliser and his perfectly-placed low end was a reminder of his game-changing expertise.

The 32-year-old’s final league look was in August at Burnley after being sidelined with a hamstring damage.

And De Bruyne nonetheless had time to make one other huge impression within the first minute of added time, one befitting of the sport, together with his cross behind Kieran Trippier for Bobb merely beautiful.

The ahead had drifted in from the left wing and confirmed excellent shut management earlier than slotting house to proceed his personal spectacular marketing campaign.

As they edged ominously nearer to leaders Liverpool, the Blues will now really feel they’re ready to go on certainly one of their well-known title-winning runs.

Their subsequent 5 league video games are in opposition to bottom-half sides, with 4 at house and the place they had been unbeaten in 2023.

It stays to be seen if goalkeeper Ederson will likely be out there for these video games after he was compelled off within the eighth minute following a collision with City full-back Walker and Sean Longstaff that noticed Newcastle have a purpose disallowed for offside.

More to observe.

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