Manchester City returned to winning ways on Saturday night as they battled to three deserved points against Newcastle United. Raheem Sterling gave City an early lead with a fine finish after cutting inside onto his right foot. At that point it looked like Newcastle could be in for a thrashing but DeAndre Yedlin equalised on the half-hour mark as the visitors fought back. Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka was a very busy man and he did his best to keep his side level, but was well beaten by a Kyle Walker thunderbolt which proved to be the winner. Sportsmail's JACK GAUGHAN was at the Etihad Stadium to rate and slate the players involved. Kyle Walker (left) scored a rocket for Manchester City to help them beat Newcastle United 2-1 Manchester City (4-4-2) Ederson – 6.5 Smart sweeping up and confident distribution, as you would expect from the unflappable Brazilian. Kyle Walker - 7 A quite thunderous strike seven minutes into the second half to open this game up. Exceptionally lively thereafter. John Stones - 7 Growing into a more commanding figure and loves to roam into midfield with the ball. Aymeric Laporte - 6 Didn't have a great deal to do and Stones took on the responsibility of distributing from the back. Benjamin Mendy – 6.5 Frightening going forwards and frightening going backwards in equal measure. Sums Mendy up. Riyad Mahrez – 5.5 Still feeling his way in at City. Nowhere near his best again and looks too agitated to make something happen. Riyad Mahrez was nowhere near his best again and appeared to be trying too hard at times David Silva – 7.5 Gave City much-needed extra impetus in the middle after half-time. Glided through the game and through the gears. Fernandinho - 7 Occasionally loose in possession but knitted City together nicely and appears to executing more key passes than ever before. Raheem Sterling – 7 Wonderful finish as he netted the opener, Sterling's second of the season. Is already back in the groove. Sergio Aguero – 6.5 More effective when he's the frontline striker and not an awful lot dropped for him. Gabriel Jesus - 6 Struggled in front of goal – missing one glorious chance before the break – but was busy when linking play. Gabriel Jesus (left) missed a glaring chance before being subbed off by boss Pep Guardiola City subs Bernardo Silva (for Jesus, 58) - 7 Ilkay Gundogan (for Mahrez, 76) - N/A Vincent Kompany (for D Silva, 89) - N/A Subs not used: Muric, Delph, Otamendi, Foden Newcastle (5-4-1) Martin Dubravka – 7 Nothing he could've done about the goals and generally took charge of Newcastle's box fairly well. Terrific triple save in the second half. DeAndre Yedlin – 7 Lung-busting run to net the equaliser and had to be alive to Sterling's movement. DeAndre Yedlin showed impressive pace and desire to score Newcastle's first-half equaliser Jamaal Lascelles – 5.5 Horrendous error for the first goal and seemed jittery in his left-preferred slot on the right of a three. Federico Fernandez - 7 A strong communicator and obvious why Rafa Benitez wants him in the heart of his defence. Ciaran Clark – 6.5 Stuck to his task as City attempted to infiltrate with more runners from midfield. Paul Dummett - 6 Would've liked to have offered more going forward when possible. Kept Mahrez pretty quiet. Kenedy – 7 Came off with a slight knock early in the second half. A blow for Newcastle because he'd been diligent in his work. Ki Sung-yueng – 6 Doesn't seem to be affecting games just yet. This passed him by a little, although his defensive tracking was commendable. Saturday's game passed Newcastle midfielder Ki Sung-yueng by and he struggled to impress Mohamed Diame – 5.5 Mucked in when Newcastle were under the cosh early but seemed a little ponderous. Ayoze Perez – 5.5 Not precise enough when he had the ball. Wasted a couple of decent opportunities on the break. Salomon Rondon – 6.5 Held himself well with limited support. Excellent ball for Yedlin's goal and was a target. Newcastle subs Christian Atsu (for Kenedy, 54) – 6 Joselu (for Rondon, 73) – 6 Jacob Murphy (for Clark, 81) - N/A Subs not used: Darlow, Muto, Sterry, Longstaff Ref: Kevin Friend - 7<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Click to play Tap to play Follow Tuchel's Blues. Get our daily Chelsea newsletter Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Chelsea kept up their 100 percent start to the Premier League season by snatching a 2-1 win at a stubborn Newcastle United on Sunday, grabbing victory thanks to a late own goal by DeAndre Yedlin. Eden Hazard had blasted Chelsea ahead in the 76th minute from the penalty spot after Swiss defender Fabian Schar had tripped Marcos Alonso, allowing the visitors a breakthrough after they had monopolised possession. Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez had played a dogged 5-4-1 formation in an effort to shut out his former club. They created little at the other end, but they drew level when Spanish forward Joselu headed in at the near post in the 83rd minute. Chelsea got back in front with a fortuitous goal four minutes later from Yedlin, who had stretched his foot out to block a shot from Alonso which had looked to be going wide. Here is how our man at St James' Park John Cross rated the players... (Image: REUTERS) Newcastle Dubravka 7 Some terrific saves, even got close to Hazard’s match winning penalty. Yedlin 6 In the eye of the storm. Clear elbow on Giroud, an assist and an own goal. Fernandez 7 Booked. Solid as a rock in defence, gave Morata no change at all. (Image: Getty Images Europe) Schar 6 Booked. Conceded the penalty with clumsy challenge, spoiled good debut. Clark 7 No frills, no nonsense and a very determined display in defence. Dummett 6 Determined and hard working, it was all hands on deck. Solid. Murphy 6 Hard working display in midfield but was sacrificed early. (Image: EMPICS Sport) Ki 6 Covered lots of ground but offers little going forward for Newcastle. Diame 6 Powerful and physical presence in midfield. Intimidating figure. Ritchie 6 Booked. Gave Hazard some rough treatment and deserved yellow card. Rondon 6 What a handful, fantastic physical threat but did miss a big chance. (Image: AFP) Substitutes Joselu, for Rondon, 62 mins, 7 Perez, for Murphy, 73 mins, 6 Muto, for Schar, 79 mins Chelsea Arrizabalaga 6 Quiet afternoon, could have put his feet up but for Joselu’s header. Azpilicueta 7 Terrific performance. Strong defensively, powerful in attack Rudiger 7 Smashed a 35 yard shot against the bar and solid in defence. (Image: PA) Luiz 6 Enraged Newcastle fans with one challenge, but generally good. Alonso 8 Won the penalty and set up the own goal. Excellent in attack and defence. Jorginho 7 Everything goes through him in midfield, very good distribution. Class. (Image: REUTERS) Kante 7 Prem’s best defensive midfielder now asked to play No8 role. Baffling. Kovacic 7 Booked. Got the yellow card after being undone by Yedlin’s pace. Pedro 7 His pace and movement caused problems, went close a few times. (Image: Getty Images Europe) Hazard 8 MotM. Scored the all important penalty, always lively and the difference for Chelsea. Morata 4 Absolutely hopeless. Even unwittingly blocked Azpilicueta’s goal bound shot. Substitutes Giroud, for Morata, 66 mins, 7 Willian, for Padro, 68 mins, 6 Barkley, for Kovacic, 79 mins<doc-sep>
Newcastle United fought at the Etihad but couldn't prevent a second successive Premier League defeat. It was a match where they battled hard against the odds and it looked like they'd done enough to preserve a precious point until Kyle Walker's thunderbolt. It was a bad start. Raheem Sterling made Jamaal Lascelles pay for an error in the opening ten minutes – the third time United have conceded in the first ten minutes in their opening five matches of the season. And United struggled to get into the game for long spells as Manchester City dominated possession and pressed Newcastle in the opening half hour. But when the opportunity came for the Magpies they made the most of it as DeAndre Yedlin sprinted the length of the field before smashing home from close range after good work from Salomon Rondon and Kenedy. In the second half Walker's superb goal was the difference as United struggled to make an impact in the final third. But Benitez will be happy to get this one out of the way and look to easier matches in the autumn. So here are our player ratings for the match at the Etihad. Martin Dubravka 9 On hand to keep Newcastle in the game at times - not least with fantastic treble save to deny City on 64 minutes. Faced 22 shots. DeAndre Yedlin 8 Very much an outlet as Newcastle looked to get him on the ball on the counter. A superb darting run to fire in the equaliser. Had to dig deep in second half but also caused City problems. (Image: Getty Images Europe) Jamaal Lascelles 6 Recovered from an early error which led to Sterling goal. Grew into the game on the right-hand side of three centre-backs. A couple of solid tackles on his return. Federico Fernandez 7 Once again a steady influence in the heart of the back five. Reads the play so well. Looking like a bargain at £6million. Ciaran Clark 6 Had to deal with Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero for the most part. Taken off as part of reshuffle. Let down by Kenedy’s inability to track back. Paul Dummett 7 Always on hand to put in a tackle and use the ball intelligently. Kenedy 5 Played his part in the goal for United but also weighed in with a couple of interceptions. Taken off seconds after City’s second goal. Blotted his copy book by tamely standing off Sterling and Aguero as he was allowed to assist Walker with easy. (Image: Getty Images Europe) Mo Diame 6 Has to sit back and soak things up. Didn’t do too badly. Ki 6 Still not there fitness wise. Wasted an opportunity with a weak shot. 38 touches over all but his passing could be better. Ayoze Perez 6 Forced into defensive work. A couple of decent runs. Nothing fell for him in second half. Salamon Rondon 7 Held the ball up when he needed to and put in a fine cross for Yedlin. Subs Christian Atsu 5 (for Kenedy 54) Not much impact with no crosses and nine passes. Joselu 5 (for Rondon 73) Didn’t get on the end of anything. Jacob Murphy (for Clark 81) *Players must play at least 75 minutes to get a mark.