Newcastle v Manchester City LIVE: Premier League score and goal updates as champions face tough test

There’s some space upfront when Newcastle do win the ball, and they’ve exploited it a couple of times already after some uncharacteristically sloppy play from the visitors.

It’s shipped wide to Murphy again, but his cross is cut out by Gvardiol.

Newcastle fans think they’re almost in as Gordon chases down Ederson, but the Brazilian produces a ridiculous back-heel to get himself out of trouble.

Newcastle sweep forward as Joelinton wins possession and plays it wide to Murphy. The winger plays in a brilliant early cross, but neither of Gordon or Barnes were on the same wavelength.

Haaland has his first involvement as he latches on to a through ball, but his shot is from a difficult angle and it’s straight at Pope.

City win the first corner of the match after Akanji’s shot is deflected behind. Gundogan delivers, but the home side get it clear easily enough.

Some sloppiness in possession from both sides early on.

City make their first foray forward, with Grealish’s cross eventually being headed away.

Newcastle get forward again, this time with a long ball, but Trippier can’t quite get past Gvardiol.

Anthony Gordon has started down the middle of the attack, with Murphy on the right wing.

The home side get forward early on, with Murphy leading down the right wing. He squares it wide to Barnes, who tries the shot from distance, but it’s blocked.

Jarred Gillett is today’s referee, and he gets us us underway on Tyneside!

The team are emerging from the tunnel at St. James’, so we’re not far from kick-off.

An intriguing match awaits, with the big question being how City cope without Rodri. It’s worth noting that they coped absolutely fine without the Spaniard in their opening three league matches, though.

Joe Cole says that he thinks City may have been given an extra spark after that injury and last week’s tense encounter with Arsenal – we’ll soon see if he’s correct.