Good afternoon and welcome to LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Newcastle United and Manchester City from St. James' Park.

FULL-TIME: Newcastle 0-2 Manchester City. Efficient performance from the visitors - the sort that enables a title challenge.

Newcastle look to grab a consilation, but City have this contest wrapped up now and look really assured in defence.

GOAL! Newcastle 0-2 City. Aguero is one-on-one with Coloccini. He beats his man and crashes a shot at goal - Krul saves. But the Argentine is immediately on his feet and slots the rebound beyond the despairing lunge of the Newcastle stopper. Game over.

CHANCE! Sissoko blazes over from 20 yards. Will they get a better chance?

Four minutes of added time signalled.

Rolando Aarons tries to barge his way down the left flank, but he's outnumbered and can't find a team-mate.

City just trying to slow down the pace with a spell of possession.

YELLOW! Fernando kicks an opposition knee. That's a booking.

Newcastle have roared back to life. The new kid looks very lively.

CHANCE! Ayoze latches onto the ball inside the area, cuts inside and has a crack... Deflected... Just wide. So close.

NEWCASTLE SUB! Alan Pardew's final throw of the dice - youngster Ayoze Perez. Riviere makes way.

Sissoko almost diverts Colback's header into the bottom corner. Just wide.

CITY SUB! Dzeko is hauled off for Sergio Aguero.

Hart charges out of his goal in pursuit of a short backpass. The England number one just reaches it ahead of a black and white shirt.

Milner's first act is to clip Moussa Sissoko; his second is to pretend it wasn't him.

Newcastle have a little over 10 minutes to grab a goal. They've not looked likely since the 65 minute mark.

CITY SUB! James Milner is on for Nasri.

YELLOW! Riviere enters the book.

The wall, encroaching slightly from the vanishing spray's line, blocks the resulting free-kick.

The City skipper isn't best pleased with that decision.