Isak scores winner as Newcastle beat Man City

Isak managed to find the back of the net for the fourth time this season, earning a goal for Newcastle.

The Newcastle manager, Eddie Howe, has expressed his team's strong desire to exceed their previous performance of finishing as the runners-up in the Carabao Cup last season. This determination comes after their successful defeat of Manchester City in the current season's fourth round.

Alexander Isak scored the decisive goal for a mostly substituted Newcastle team, who energized themselves in the second half to triumph over a heavily rotated City squad.

Newcastle, which was defeated by Manchester United in the previous year's finale, decided to switch up their team by making 10 modifications following their 8-0 victory against Sheffield United on Sunday. However, they struggled in the first half, with Manchester United controlling the match and hardly giving Newcastle any opportunities.

After the half-time break, Newcastle's performance improved significantly thanks to the substitutions of Bruno Guimaraes and Anthony Gordon. This change led to Isak scoring an impressive goal after an excellent play from Joelinton.

Before the game, Howe shared with Sky Sports that we had last year's run in our minds. It gave us inspiration and helped our season. However, the final game may have impacted our league results. We feel proud of what we accomplished.

"We aim to push ourselves further, but the journey ahead is still lengthy. Nevertheless, we persist and remain in the battle."

Although Bournemouth were displaying a lot of discipline, they were not aggressive enough when it came to City's possession dominance. Howe's team was lucky to be tied at the end of the first half since Julian Alvarez missed two great opportunities.

Pep Guardiola made seven substitutions, including young midfielder Oscar Bobb, who received his first start. However, the recognizable calm approach was present.

The winning team earned their victory by demonstrating a lot of effort and enthusiasm in the second half of the game, mostly while pushing forward against a City team that couldn't respond.

Pep Guardiola's team experienced their second defeat within 90 minutes in their previous 38 games across all competitions.

Newcastle has managed to avoid defeat in their last four games, which comes as a relief following their previous three consecutive losses. They have earned the chance to face the team that defeated them in the final of last year's competition after their recent win on Wednesday.

Newcastle's upcoming schedule is a bit daunting, with a league match against Burnley on Saturday followed by a Champions League match against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday. However, the team suffered a setback when Isak had to leave the game due to an injury after playing for an hour.

Despite many alterations, the distinct fashions of both teams and the explanations behind their current high standing in English football were apparent in a delightful game consisting of two halves at St James' Park.

The City team aimed to take control of the game and slowly dismantle their opponent. They accomplished this without any difficulties during the first half, but were unable to make a significant play to score.

Bobb was moving about energetically and executed some impressive moves, Kalvin Phillips had a lot of possession and efficiently passed the ball around in the vicinity of Newcastle's side of the field, while Jack Grealish demanded the vigilance of the defenders on the home team due to his dynamic gameplay.

Alvarez had the opportunity to score two goals using his impressive finishing skills that he has shown throughout the season. However, he was only able to get close to scoring in the first chance, but the opposing goalkeeper, Nick Pope, managed to save it with his foot. If Alvarez had scored in either of these chances, Manchester City would have had a chance to advance to the fourth round.

Despite having their flaws, Newcastle is a skilled team when it comes to defense and held their ground until halftime. Then, in the second half, they really stepped up their game and performed exceptionally well.

When Gordon and Guimaraes came onto the field to replace Lewis Hall and 17-year-old Lewis Miley, who were making their first full appearance, it sparked a change in the game. However, the entire Magpies team showed improvement.

The passiveness disappeared and was replaced by a surge of energy and determination aimed directly at City's defensive line.

Howe described the game as having two distinct halves. He acknowledged that the first was challenging and that City performed admirably. He also admitted that his own team struggled during this half but did a great job with their defensive efforts, considering they didn't have much possession of the ball.

During the latter part of the game, we showcased our skill in multiple areas, both on defense and offense. Our attacking strategy was successful, and it could be argued that we were the more deserving team to come out on top in the end.

There were some alterations in our strategies during half-time, but the most significant factor was the increase in our confidence. This statement is not meant to demean the players we substituted, but the ones we introduced to the game had a huge impact. Our team improved remarkably when we had possession of the ball.

Isak has done exceptionally well in his second season in England. Once again, he was able to score by positioning himself at the back post after a forceful run and pass from Joelinton.

Next, they kept pushing but also controlled the match remarkably well to prevent City from scoring, even though Phil Foden, Matheus Nunes and Jeremy Doku were brought into play.

The visitors almost made it to a penalty shootout, but Rico Lewis missed his shot and it went past the goal post.

The game has finished, with the final score being Newcastle United 1 and Manchester City 0.

The latter part of the game has come to an end, with Newcastle United scoring one goal and Manchester City not scoring at all.

Newcastle United has made a substitution due to Paul Dummett's injury. Fabian Schär has come in as his replacement.

The hold-up has concluded. They are fully prepared to proceed.

There has been a holdup during the Manchester City game.

The score remains the same as the goalkeeper managed to block Joelinton's right-footed attempt from a distance outside the penalty area, directly in the center of the goal.

The effort has been prevented. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) tried to score with his right foot from a distance, but the ball was stopped by an opponent.

In the game between Newcastle United and Sandro Tonali, a substitution was made. Elliot Anderson came onto the field to replace Tonali.

Oh no! Rico Lewis from Manchester City missed the shot. He used his right foot and shot from outside the box, but unfortunately, it went to the left side and missed the goal. Jérémy Doku helped him with the assist.

The effort was prevented from scoring. Anthony Gordon of Newcastle United took a shot with his left foot from a challenging angle on the left but the ball was stopped and saved in the bottom left corner.

In the defensive half, there has been a free kick awarded to Kalvin Phillips of Manchester City.

Joelinton (Newcastle United) committed a violation.

Manchester City's Jérémy Doku committed a foul.

Newcastle United's player, Miguel Almirón, has been awarded a free kick in the defensive section of the field.

In the attacking area, Phil Foden from Manchester City earned a free kick.

Joelinton from Newcastle United committed a foul.

The referee of the game decided to give a warning to Sandro Tonali of the Newcastle United team by showing him a yellow card.

On the left wing, Jérémy Doku from Manchester City has earned a free kick.

Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) committed a foul.

The ball has been given away by Matheus Nunes, resulting in a corner for Newcastle United.