Anthony Gordon rescued a point from the penalty spot as Newcastle United held champions Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park.
Pep Guardiola’s men were without Kevin de Bruyne and long-term absentee Rodri, but looked to be on course for victory when Josko Gvardiol opened the scoring with a superb turn and finish on 35 minutes.
Newcastle, who were missing hitman Alexander Isak, struggled to carve-out clear-cut opportunities in the first half, but burst into life when Gordon won and converted a spot kick just shy of the hour.
The draw sees Manchester City drop points and after Arsenal’s hard fought win against Leicester, they are now level at the top, however could see themselves drop to second if Liverpool overcome Wolves in the 5:30pm kick off.
Next up, Man City visit Slovan Bratislava in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday evening while Newcastle host Wimbledon in the League Cup.