Man City broke the deadlock just after the half-hour mark as Julian Alvarez found the top left corner after being set-up by Phil Foden. It was City’s only shot on target in the opening 45 while Newcastle took until the 70th minute to register theirs as substitute Harvey Barnes’ effort was comfortably saved by Ederson.
And for the final 20 minutes Newcastle pushed for an equaliser without really testing the goal as Man City were able to see out the win.
It’s a 15th consecutive Premier League defeat at the Etihad Stadium for The Magpies as they now look ahead to hosting Liverpool at St James’ Park next Sunday.
Here are the player Newcastle ratings from the match...
5. Dan Burn - 7
Was comfortable in possession and made some strong challenges. A solid evening. | Getty Images
6. Bruno Guimaraes - 6
Made a great block early on to stop Jack Grealish getting a shot away. Played a wonderful ball out to Almiron to launch an attack before getting his shot all wrong after receiving the ball back. Struggled to deal with City’s runners off the ball as the hosts controlled the game until the closing stages. Booked. | Getty Images
7. Sandro Tonali - 6
Couldn’t dictate the game as he did last week but remained tenacious in winning the ball back and making things difficult for Man City in possession but faded as the match progressed. Booked. | Getty Images
8. Joelinton - 4
Almost gifted City a chance after being dangerous and losing the ball in a key area in the opening quarter-hour. Sloppy in possession at times and caught out in no-man’s land for City’s opener. Booked. | Getty Images