(Football news) Man City defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 to maintain their unbeaten start to the 2023–24 season while the Magpies humiliated the Blades the last time out. On Sunday, Newcastle defeated Sheffield United by an 8-0 score, setting a new record for the most goals scored by different players in a Premier League game. The Magpies also earned their largest away win in the history of the Premier League.
Prior to halftime, goals from Sean Longstaff, Dan Burn, and Sven Botman had the Magpies well in control. Callum Wilson, Anthony Gordon, Miguel Almiron, Bruno Guimaraes, and Alexander Isak all scored after the interval to completely destroy the Blades.
Eddie Howe’s team had a poor start to the season, dropping three of their first four games. However, they have improved recently, defeating Brentford by a score of 1-0 and drawing with AC Milan 0-0 before Sunday’s record-breaking victory.
Newcastle suddenly resembles the group that finished in the top four of the Premier League and advanced to the EFL Cup final the previous year, so Howe’s team will be confident that they can stop Manchester City’s unbeaten start to the season.
It appeared that Nottingham Forest would suffer another humiliating loss at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday as Man City jumped out to a 2-0 lead inside just 14 minutes, but a freakish move by Rodri caused the home team to let off.
After a fight with Morgan Gibbs-White that started less than a minute into the second half, Rodri was dismissed, leaving City with 10 men for the remainder of the match. Despite this, Guardiola’s team was still able to win by maintaining a clean sheet.
As a result, the league’s defending champions are the only side in the Premier League with a perfect record this season. They began the year with six straight victories, and custodian Ederson has only allowed three goals, helping Man City to have the best defensive record in the league.
The fact that City won the EFL Cup in six of the previous ten seasons, winning the competition four times in a row from 2018 to 2021—should serve as a reminder that Guardiola and his team are aware of all the requirements needed to advance in the competition.
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