| 90' | That's full-time at St James' Park. The final score is 0 - 1. | |
| 90' | Newcastle United's Jonjo Shelvey breaks free at St James' Park. But the strike goes wide of the post. | |
| 90' | Andre Marriner will wait an extra 3 minutes before blowing the whistle to end the second half. | |
| 89' | Newcastle United attack but Dwight Gayle's header doesn't find the target. | |
| 88' | Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City is pulled up for offside. | |
| 86' | In Newcastle upon Tyne Manchester City attack through Ilkay Gundogan. The finish is off target, however. | |
| 83' | The away team have replaced Bernardo Silva with Leroy Sane. This is the third substitution made today by Pep Guardiola. | |
| 82' | Newcastle United drive forward but Christian Atsu is judged offside. | |
| 82' | Dwight Gayle (Newcastle United) gets in a strike but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 81' | DeAndre Yedlin for Newcastle United is whistled offside. | |
| 79' | In Newcastle upon Tyne Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus is caught offside. | |
| 77' | Eliaquim Mangala is replacing Sergio Aguero for Manchester City at St James' Park. | |
| 77' | Rafael Benitez is making the team's third substitution at St James' Park with Mikel Merino replacing Chancel Mbemba. | |
| 75' | Newcastle United's Dwight Gayle has been booked in Newcastle upon Tyne. | |
| 73' | Corner awarded to Manchester City. | |
| 71' | Rafael Benitez (Newcastle United) is making a second substitution, with Christian Atsu replacing Rolando Aarons. | |
| 68' | Manchester City have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner. | |
| 66' | Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) fires in a shot – and hits the post! | |
| 66' | Manchester City's Sergio Aguero has run offside. | |
| 64' | Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus is whistled for offside at St James' Park. | |
| 62' | The home team have replaced Joselu with Dwight Gayle. This is the first substitution made today by Rafael Benitez. | |
| 56' | Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City gets in a strike, but is off target. | |
| 54' | Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City smashes in a shot on target. The keeper saves, though. | |
| 50' | Manchester City are pushing forward but Raheem Sterling's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 46' | Rolando Aarons for the home team is judged to be offside. | |
| 46' | The second-half is underway in Newcastle upon Tyne. | |
| 45' | The first-half is over. | |
| 45' | 1 minutes of injury time will be added to the first half. | |
| 42' | Manchester City push forward through Raheem Sterling, whose finish on goal is saved. | |
| 42' | Sergio Aguero of Manchester City is pulled up for offside. | |
| 41' | Corner awarded to Manchester City. | |
| 41' | Manchester City drive forward and Nicolas Otamendi gets in a shot. Without netting, however. | |
| 40' | Corner awarded to Newcastle United. | |
| 40' | Important block from the Newcastle United defence as Sergio Aguero fires in a strike for Manchester City. | |
| 39' | Newcastle United have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner. | |
| 38' | Kyle Walker is back on the pitch. | |
| 37' | Kyle Walker is writhing in pain and play has been suspended for a few moments. | |
| 37' | Play has been resumed at St James' Park. | |
| 35' | Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) gets up for a header but cannot keep the ball on target. | |
| 35' | Corner awarded to Newcastle United. | |
| 34' | Newcastle United push forward at St James' Park and Rolando Aarons gets in a strike. This is blocked, however, by a determined Manchester City defence. | |
| 31' | That's a fine assist from Kevin De Bruyne. | |
| 31' | Raheem Sterling is on target to give Manchester City a 1 - 0 advantage. | |
| 30' | Manchester City's Sergio Aguero fires in a great shot but is denied by the woodwork. | |
| 26' | Manchester City are coming forward and Kevin De Bruyne gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
| 25' | Andre Marriner blows against Newcastle United's Rolando Aarons for offside. | |
| 25' | Nicolas Otamendi (Manchester City) goes close with a header but the ball is scrambled away by Newcastle United defenders. | |
| 24' | Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 24' | Gabriel Jesus gets his shot on target but fails to score for Manchester City. | |
| 24' | Manchester City have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner. | |
| 22' | Manchester City's Danilo gets his shot away but it misses the target. | |
| 18' | Corner awarded to Manchester City. | |
| 18' | Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) gets in a header on goal but the attempt is cleared. | |
| 16' | Manchester City have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner. | |
| 14' | Corner awarded to Manchester City. | |
| 14' | In Newcastle upon Tyne, Ilkay Gundogan of Manchester City is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence. | |
| 14' | Manchester City have been awarded a corner by Andre Marriner. | |
| 13' | Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus gets in a shot but it is blocked by a Newcastle United defender. | |
| 11' | Pep Guardiola is making the team's first substitution at St James' Park with Gabriel Jesus replacing Vincent Kompany. | |
| 11' | Kevin De Bruyne for Manchester City gets in a strike but fails to hit the target. | |
| 8' | Important block from the Newcastle United defence as Kyle Walker fires in a strike for Manchester City. | |
| 7' | Manchester City's Sergio Aguero misses with an attempt on goal. | |
| 4' | Nicolas Otamendi of Manchester City gets in a strike, but is off target. | |
| 1' | Newcastle United's Jonjo Shelvey gets in a shot on goal at St James' Park. But the effort is unsuccessful. | |
| 1' | The match has started at St James' Park. | |
| 52311 spectators are watching the match in Newcastle upon Tyne. | ||
| Rafael Benitez and Pep Guardiola have now revealed their starting line-ups. |