Goals from Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva – and a shutout from Ederson in goal - ensured all three points for the sky blues at the Etihad Stadium.
As the dust settles on the weekend win, we take a look at some of the most interesting statistics surrounding the match, including three milestone moments.
1,000 UP FOR CITY
Bernardo Silva not only scored the all-important second in the 2-0 win over Newcastle United, his goal also marked our 1,000 in home games across the Premier League years.
Maine Road was our home for our first six Premier League campaigns from 1992, during which we scored 160 home goals while we’ve hit a total of 840 league goals at the Etihad Stadium since our first match here in 2003.
And there have been 356 during Pep Guardiola‘s reign in charge of City.
But what about other milestones among that 1,000 goals?
Well, below, we’ve done our research and explored the goals that have made up the other major landmarks.
FULL LIST
1st goal: David White – City 1-1 QPR, 17.08.92
100th goal: Nigel Clough – City 2-0 QPR, 03.02.96
200th goal: Jon Macken – City 2-0 Aston Villa, 27.11.04
300th goal: Felipe Caicedo – City 5-1 Hull City, 26.12.08
400th goal: Sergio Aguero – City 3-0 Wigan Athletic, 10.09.11
500th goal: Samir Nasri – City 4-1 United, 22.09.13
600th goal: Fernandinho – City 3-0 Chelsea, 16.08.15
700th goal: Sergio Aguero – City 3-0 Burnley, 21.10.17
800th goal: Raheem Sterling – City 2-2 Tottenham, 17.08.19
900th goal: Tim Krul (og) – City 5-0 Norwich, 21.08.21
1000th goal: Bernardo Silva – City 2-0 Newcastle, 05.03.23
In other landmarks, our last goal at Maine Road was scored by the dearly departed, Marc Vivien Foe in the 3-0 win over Sunderland on 21 April 2003 while the first at the Etihad Stadium was scored by David Sommeil in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on 23 August 2003.
They were goals No.160 and No.161 respectively.
We can’t wait to find out who hits the heights in the coming years ahead.
100 UP FOR EDERSON
Ederson is now the 17th goalkeeper in the Premier League to reach 100 clean sheets.
But, vitally, by achieving it in just 208 games, he becomes the third quickest to that landmark.
Ahead of him are experienced duo Petr Cech at No.1 and Pepe Reina at No.2, who achieved the feat in 180 and 198 games respectively.
But did you know that of the 17 to reach that milestone, six – including Ederson – have City links?
They are Peter Schmeichel in No.4, who did it in 212 games, David Seaman in No.5, who managed it in 225 matches and Joe Hart in No.7 who achieved it in 259 matches.
David James comes in at No.12, with 100 clean sheets in 302 games while Shay Given is in No.16, hitting that number in 390 matches.
FULL LIST
No.1: Petr Cech, 180
No.2: Pepe Reina, 198
No.3: Ederson, 208
No.4: Peter Schmeichel, 212
No.5: David Seaman, 225
No.6: Edwin van der Sar, 247
No.7: Joe Hart, 259
No.8: David de Gea, 264
No.9: Nigel Martyn, 275
No.10: Hugo Lloris, 285
No.11: Tim Howard, 300
No.12: David James, 302
No.13: Thomas Sørensen, 322
No.14: Brad Friedel, 339
No.15: Mark Schwarzer, 350
No.16: Shay Given, 390
No.17: Jussi Jääskeläinen, 415
50 FOR FODEN
Phil Foden became the youngest player to reach 50 Premier League goal involvements for City in the 2-0 victory over Newcastle United.
His opener against the Magpies took him to 33 goals and 17 assists at the tender age of just 22 years and 280 days.
He’s top of an impressive list, beating Gabriel Jesus into second, with the former striker hitting the 50 mark in the 2-2 home draw with Crystal Palace on 18 January 2020 at 22 years and 290 days.
In third is Leroy Sane, who made it to 50 involvements in the top-flight via the 3-0 away win over Huddersfield Town on 20 January 2019 at the age of 23 years and 9 days.
In number four on the list is Raheem Sterling who, at 23 years and 142 days, achieved the milestone in the 4-1 away win at West Ham on 29 April 2018.
Completing the top five is Sergio Aguero who hit the mark in the 3-1 home victory over Everton on 5 October 2013, when he was just 25 years and 125 days old.
Other current players in the Top 10 list are Kevin De Bruyne in No.6, at 26 years and 154 days, with his goal in the 2-1 home win over Southampton on 29 November 2017.
Bernardo Silva, who also scored against Newcastle this weekend, makes it on to the list at No.8, with his goal in the 3-0 home win over Everton on 21 November 2011 coming when he was 27 years and 103 days old.
FULL LIST
No.1: Phil Foden – City 2-0 Newcastle United, 04/03/2023 - 22y 280d
No.2: Gabriel Jesus – City 2-2 Crystal Palace, 18/01/2020 - 22y 290d
No.3: Leroy Sane – Huddersfield Town 0-3 City - 20/01/2019 - 23y 009d
No.4: Raheem Sterling – West Ham 1-4 City, 29/04/2018 - 23y 142d
No.5: Sergio Aguero – City 3-1 Everton, 05/10/2013 - 25y 125d
No.6: Kevin De Bruyne – City 2-1 Southampton, 29/11/2017 - 26y 154d
No.7: Carlos Tevez – City 3-0 West Brom, 05/02/2011 - 27y 000d
No.8: Bernardo Silva – City 3-0 Everton, 21/11/2021 - 27y 103d
No.9: David Silva – City 7-0 Norwich City, 02/11/2013 - 27y 298d
No.10: Edin Dzeko – City 4-1 Southampton, 05/04/2014 - 28y 019d
