Match Report
The table read 4th (Newcastle United W, 0 pts) against 1st (Manchester City W, 9 pts), 9 points apart. The last five rounds placed Newcastle United W no better than 18th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Newcastle United W were scoring 1.67 and conceding 2.67, Manchester City W 2.67 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Newcastle United W had not won in 6 games. Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Manchester City W, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Newcastle United W against 15/15 for Manchester City W.
The match was played at Gateshead International Stadium in Gateshead (capacity 11,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.