Manchester City beat Newcastle United 1-0 to move 15 points clear on top of EPLGETTY IMAGES Raheem Sterling scored Manchester City's winner at Newcastle. Manchester City moved 15 points clear at the top of the English Premier League and extended their winning run to 18 games at Newcastle United on Wednesday (Thursday NZ time). They challenged City to break them down, which they almost did when Sergio Aguero stabbed Fernandinho's seventh-minute cross against the post. An early injury to City skipper Vincent Kompany simply prompted Pep Guardiola to replace his central defender with striker Gabriel Jesus. De Bruyne struck a post and defender Jamaal Lascelles headed just wide of his own goal with Elliot stranded as City went for the kill.

Source: Stuff December 27, 2017 22:17 UTC