In a thrilling English Premier League match at St James’ Park, Newcastle United held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw, with Anthony Gordon scoring the equalizer from a controversial penalty.
Manchester City’s Josko Gvardiol had earlier put the reigning Premier League champions ahead with a well-placed shot, but the team’s performance was below par.
Note that after City had taken the lead in the 35th minute of the encounter, Gordon went down after a slight contact from goalkeeper Ederson to earn Newcastle United the spot-kick which landed the home side the equaliser in the 58th minute.
Despite City’s efforts, they struggled to break through Newcastle’s defense, with Phil Foden missing a crucial chance to regain the lead.
With concerns over injuries and key player absences, City failed to secure a much-needed win six days after recording a 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
Despite their 1-1 draw with Newcastle United earlier today, coach Pep Guardiola’s City are still occupying the first spot on the league table with 14 points in 6 games pending the outcome of other matchday 6 fixtures.
As for Newcastle United, the draw only helped them to move to the 5th spot on the league table with eleven points in six games after recording three wins, two draws, and a win.