Newcastle United vs Manchester City. Premier League.
St James' Park, NewcastleAttendance49,579.
Saturday 15 December 2012 19:09, UK
Manchester City bounced back from last week's derby defeat in perfect style by producing an impressive performance to beat Newcastle United 3-1 at St James' Park.
The Magpies tried to offer another response as Ba's powerful drive flew over and substitute Shola Ameobi saw a header comfortably saved by Hart. But City could easily have increased their advantage late on as Aguero arced one effort just wide of the post before the Argentinian's dinked attempt over Krul drifted away from goal.| Newcastle United | Team Statistics | Manchester City |
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 2 |
| 5 | Shots on Target | 8 |
| 9 | Shots off Target | 6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Corners | 7 |
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 79.8 | Passing Success | 79.3 |
| 20 | Tackles | 27 |
| 80 | Tackles Success | 70.4 |
| 53.7 | Possession | 46.3 |
| 57 | Territorial Advantage | 43 |
| 406 | Total Passes | 357 |
| 41 | Total Crosses | 11 |
| 172 | Lost Balls | 156 |
| 50 | Recoveries | 50 |
| 44.3 | 1st Half Poss. | 55.7 |
| 62.4 | 2nd Half Poss. | 37.6 |
