Newcastle United held defending champions Manchester City to a fair 1-1 draw at St James’ Park, with Anthony Gordon’s second-half penalty canceling out Josko Gvardiol’s first-half strike.

Newcastle United were without striker Alexander Isak, while Manchester City now know they will be without midfield lynchpin Rodri for the rest of the season thanks to an ACL injury suffered against Arsenal last weekend. So how did the two teams try and plug the gap?

Newcastle striker Alexander Isak is a major doubt for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester City. Eddie Howe confirmed the forward is nursing a broken toe and could miss the visit of the champions,

Newcastle United host Premier League champions Manchester City at St James’ Park as they look to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat at Fulham. And the Magpies may have to do it without last season’s top goalscorer Alexander Isak.

Alexander Isak is a doubt for Newcastle United’s clash against Manchester City due to a broken toe, head coach Eddie Howe has confirmed. Isak, who had an injection to manage the injury before the Fulham game last weekend,

Newcastle United’s preparations for their upcoming clash against Manchester City have been dealt a significant blow. As confirmed by head coach Eddie Howe, Swedish forward Alexander Isak is an injury doubt for the match due to a broken toe.

Eddie Howe has revealed that Alexander Isak is a major injury doubt for Newcastle United’s Premier League clash against Manchester City on Saturday. Isak has scored just one goal in five Premier League games this season and failed to register a shot on target in Newcastle’s 3-1 defeat to Fulham last weekend.