Premier League (Week 8) : Man City defeats Newcastle 6-1
ENGLAND, Oct. 3, 2015 (AMP) — Premier League / Match day 8: After losing 1-2 to West Ham on September 26 and 4-1 to Tottenham on September 26, the Citizens bounced back with a 6-1 victory over Newcastle this Saturday.
Sergio Agüero served up another goal feast
Mitrovic Aleksandar opened the score in the 18th minute, before seeing Manchester City catch up in the 42nd minute thanks to Sergio Agüero. 1-1 at half time. The Citizens eventually won the game in the second period with five more goals by Agüero ('49, '50, '60, '62) and De Bruyne Kevin ('53).
Manchester City FC climbed to first place with 18 points from 8 games, a 2-point lead over runner-up Manchester United FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Premier League table (as of October 3, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Leicester | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Everton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Tottenham | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Southampton | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | Swansea | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Norwich City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Chelsea | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | West Brom | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 3 |
| 20 | Newcastle | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Premier League 2015-2016
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Overview
Manchester City FC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Manchester City 6-1 Newcastle (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Tottenham 4-1 Manchester City (26 Sep.)
- Next game:Manchester City - Bournemouth (17 Oct.)
Newcastle United
- Position: 20 -1
- Previous game:Newcastle 2-2 Chelsea (26 Sep.)
- Next game:Newcastle - Norwich City (18 Oct.)
- 3 October 2015
- 15:00
- Manchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 18 |
| 2 |  Manchester United | 16 |
| 3 |  Crystal Palace | 15 |
| 4 |  Leicester | 15 |
| 5 |  West Ham | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 3 October 2015 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2-0 | West Brom |  |
 | Bournemouth | 1-1 | Watford |  |
 | Sunderland | 2-2 | West Ham | |
 | Aston Villa | 0-1 | Stoke City |  |
 | Norwich City | 1-2 | Leicester | |
| Manchester City | 6-1 | Newcastle | |
 | Chelsea | 17:30 | Southampton |  |
| Sunday 4 October 2015 | ||||
 | Everton | 13:30 | Liverpool |  |
 | Arsenal | 16:00 | Manchester United | |
 | Swansea | 16:00 | Tottenham |  |