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Ruben Dias has scored twice this season, with both goals coming in December. He also scored in Manchester City's 2-1 win at Aston Villa on 1 DecemberReigning champions Manchester City recorded their eighth successive Premier League victory as they swept aside struggling Newcastle United at St James' Park.
The league leaders were gifted a fifth-minute opener as Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark failed to attack Joao Cancelo's hooked cross and Ruben Dias had a simple task to head City ahead.
City doubled their lead in the 27th minute when Cancelo collected the ball 35 yards out, beat two Newcastle players and fired an unstoppable strike into the top corner from outside the penalty area.
Riyad Mahrez scored his 50th Premier League goal for the club in the 63rd minute, superbly volleying in Oleksandr Zinchenko's cross for City's third.
It got even worse for the hosts as Raheem Sterling tapped in from close range four minutes from time after a fine run down the left flank from Gabriel Jesus.
This victory ensures City will be top of the Premier League at Christmas for only the third time - and on both previous occasions in 2011-12 and 2017-18 they went on to be champions.
Newcastle remain 19th in the table, three points behind 17th-placed Watford and with only goal difference keeping them above bottom club Norwich City.
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Newcastle United
Squad number1Player nameDúbravka
Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Squad number6Player nameLascelles
Squad number2Player nameClark
Squad number11Player nameRitchie
Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Squad number28Player nameWillock
Squad number14Player nameHayden
Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Squad number21Player nameFraser
Squad number9Player nameWilson
Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
Squad number16Player nameHendrick
Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Manchester City
Squad number31Player nameEderson
Squad number27Player nameJoão Cancelo- Squad number3Player nameRúben Dias
Squad number14Player nameLaporte
Squad number11Player nameZinchenko- Squad number16Player nameRodri
Squad number20Player nameBernardo Silva
Squad number26Player nameMahrez
Squad number17Player nameDe Bruyne
Squad number7Player nameSterling
Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
Squad number5Player nameStones
Squad number25Player nameFernandinho- Squad number80Player namePalmer
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Dúbravka
- 23Murphy
- 6Lascelles
- 2Clark
- 11Ritchie
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forHendrickat 80'minutes
- 28WillockSubstituted forSaint-Maximinat 45'minutes
- 14HaydenBooked at 21minsSubstituted forS Longstaffat 61'minutes
- 7Joelinton
- 21Fraser
- 9Wilson
Substitutes
- 5Schär
- 10Saint-Maximin
- 16Hendrick
- 17Krafth
- 26Darlow
- 32Anderson
- 34Gayle
- 36S Longstaff
- 56White
Man City
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Ederson
- 27Cancelo
- 3Rúben DiasSubstituted forStonesat 70'minutes
- 14Laporte
- 11Zinchenko
- 16RodriBooked at 25minsSubstituted forFernandinhoat 68'minutes
- 20Bernardo SilvaBooked at 30mins
- 26MahrezSubstituted forPalmerat 77'minutes
- 17De Bruyne
- 7Sterling
- 9Gabriel Jesus
Substitutes
- 5Stones
- 6Aké
- 8Gündogan
- 10Grealish
- 13Steffen
- 25Fernandinho
- 47Foden
- 80Palmer
- 97Wilson-Esbrand
Referee:Martin Atkinson
Attendance:52,127
Live Text
Match ends, Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 4.
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 4.
Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
Goal! Newcastle United 0, Manchester City 4. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ederson.
Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
Foul by João Cancelo (Manchester City).
Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Jeff Hendrick replaces Miguel Almirón.
Offside, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson tries a through ball, but Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
Offside, Manchester City. Oleksandr Zinchenko tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Riyad Mahrez.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester City. John Stones replaces Rúben Dias.
Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Riyad Mahrez.
Substitution, Manchester City. Fernandinho replaces Rodri.
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