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Anthony Gordon strokes home Newcastle's second-half penalty Anthony Gordon’s second-half penalty earned Newcastle a point as Manchester City were held to a draw at St James’ Park. City defender Josko Gvardiol had put the visitors ahead after 35 minutes when he finished smartly from Jack Grealish’s lay-off. However, while Mateo Kovacic and Rico Lewis combined well in covering for the influential Rodri, who has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, City eventually buckled during Newcastle’s best spell of the game just after the break. When Bruno Guimaraes played an excellent pass through the City defence, Kyle Walker played Gordon onside and the England forward went down under Ederson’s challenge. Ederson was booked and Gordon kept his cool to send the Brazilian the wrong way from the spot. Pep Guardiola’s side should have been further ahead at the break but Ilkay Gundogan fluffed his attempted chip after Newcastle keeper Nick Pope had presented a clearance straight to City when he was a long way out of his goal. Both sides tried to force a winner, with Newcastle substitute Sean Longstaff going close for the hosts and Bernardo Silva testing Nick Pope deep in stoppage time. The Magpies remain with only one win in 34 top-flight meetings with City, who have have now dropped four points in the space of a week after their 100% start to the campaign. This video can not be played Midfield was 'magnificent' despite Rodri absence - Guardiola Earlier this week, Guardiola described Rodri as irreplaceable. On every metric, that is probably true. However, there are other members of the City squad who are of huge importance, and not all of them attract the attention devoted to the man who won the Euro 2024 player of the tournament award as he guided Spain to the title. Earlier this month, when his team were fortunate to be ahead at half-time against a Brentford side who could easily have had the game wrapped up themselves, Guardiola turned to two men to steady the ship. One was Rodri. The other was Gvardiol. The Croatia defender has not missed a minute of action in the Premier League or Champions League since. Signed last summer for £73m, the 22-year-old is built more like a central defender than a full-back. But he has embraced the wider role with gusto. He doesn’t have the blinding pace of Kyle Walker but he is not afraid to make significant incursions into opposition territory and has a pretty accurate left foot. When Grealish presented him with a shooting opportunity 10 minutes before the break, Gvardiol found the bottom corner with clinical efficiency. Many will link the fact it did not prove to be the winner with Rodri’s absence. That would be simplistic. City were not held because they were deficient in midfield. Their overall performance was good. But today, the opposition had a few good players as well. This video can not be played Newcastle 'brave' in Manchester City draw - Howe As the sides came out, a number of banners were unfurled around St James’ Park celebrating Gordon, who confirmed before the game he is about to sign a new long-term contract that will confirm his status as one of his club’s highest earners. It seems bizarre that earlier in the summer Newcastle spoke to Liverpool to gauge their interest in the former Everton man, yet such is the way of the modern world as clubs try to navigate their way round complicated financial rules. Gordon is yet to rediscover the form that propelled him into England’s Euro 2024 squad, where he was strangely mostly a spectator. He is a major threat though even if, playing centrally as he was in this match, he cannot find the space he enjoys in wider positions. Thankfully for him, Walker, stationed 20 yards to his left, offered the opportunity to run onto Guimaraes’ pass. Replays showed little contact from Ederson but the reality was Gordon had to take evasive action to avoid the City goalkeeper. Gordon’s penalty was excellent. It is clear the 23-year-old has a big role to play for Newcastle this season, hence the groans when he briefly looked as though he was injured after a late surge downfield in search of a winner. Gordon eventually got to his feet and appeared to be running freely as the final whistle went. Have your say on Newcastle’s performance, external What did you make of Man City’s display? , external After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Premier League: Build-up to Newcastle United v Manchester City before six other games Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 28th September 2024 at 17: 01 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Eddie Howe Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Pep Guardiola Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Newcastle have won just one of their last 33 Premier League games against Manchester City (D5 L27), a 2-1 home win in January 2019 under Rafael Benítez. Manchester City have scored in each of their last 31 Premier League games against Newcastle, the longest scoring streak one team has against another in the competition’s history. In their Premier League history, Manchester City have won more games (31), more away games (12) and scored more goals (101) against Newcastle than they have vs any other opponent. Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League home games, winning six and drawing four. However, Manchester City were the last side to beat them at St James’ Park (3-2 in January). Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 28 league games (W23 D5), with John Stones keeping that run going courtesy of a 98th minute equaliser against Arsenal last time out. 24 of these games have been in 2024, the longest run without a Premier League defeat from the start of a calendar year since Chelsea in 2008 (26). Newcastle have scored in each of their last 21 Premier League home games, since a 0-0 draw with Leicester in May 2023. It’s the longest ongoing home scoring streak of any side in the competition. Newcastle have faced more shots from high turnovers than any other side in the Premier League this season (15), while no side have scored more such goals so far than Manchester City (2). Man City have scored more goals (4) and had more shots (40) from outside the box than any other side in the Premier League this season. 40% of their attempts from distance (16/40) came in the second half of their most recent match against Arsenal. Harvey Barnes has been involved in a goal in each of his last four Premier League games for Newcastle (3 goals, 1 assist), his joint best ever run in the top-flight. Overall, he averages a goal or assist every 87 minutes for the Magpies (8 goals, 4 assists in 1042 minutes), the best rate of any player at the club (min. 1000 mins). Man City’s Erling Haaland has scored 10 goals in five Premier League games this season, the earliest a player has ever reached double figures from the start of a campaign in the competition. The Norwegian could become only the second player ever to score in each of a team’s first six matches of a Premier League season, after Sergio Agüero did so for the Citizens in 2019-20. Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Manchester City 1. Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Manchester City 1. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match because of an injury Fabian Schär (Newcastle United). Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis Hall. Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savinho with a cross. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Delay in match (Manchester City). Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Nick Pope. Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Phil Foden. Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time. Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City). Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United). Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation. Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United). Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.