With the strongest squad, Newcastle and Man City entered the match at St. Petersburg. James' Park with high determination. Before that, The Citizens were temporarily overtaken by Chelsea in second place, so the away team focused on attacking right after the opening whistle.
Man City had a good chance to open the scoring early, but Haaland missed the target in a face-off with goalkeeper Nick Pope in the 3rd minute.
On the other hand, Newcastle also created many dangerous opportunities. However, striker Woltermade could not beat goalkeeper Donnarumma in the 25th minute. Meanwhile, Harvey Barnes cushioned the ball out despite the front goal being an open goal. The first 45 minutes therefore ended without any team scoring.
The second half brought a completely different scenario. In just 8 minutes, from the 63rd to the 70th minute, the match witnessed 3 consecutive goals. In the 63rd minute, in a much more difficult position than the previous missed opportunity, Barnes fired an extremely dangerous cross-angle kick, defeating Donnarumma, opening the score for Newcastle.
Man City also responded quickly. In the 68th minute, Ruben Dias fired a decisive shot in the penalty area, bringing the match back to the starting line. However, the Citizens' defense played unfocused and lost just 2 minutes later.
In the 70th minute, Barnes took advantage of a messy situation in front of Man City's goal to score the second goal for Newcastle, completing his own double and putting the home team ahead. The Magpies then played disciplined, successfully defending their fragile advantage until the end of the match.
This defeat caused Man City to lose second place to Chelsea.
