Tottenham get in behind the Newcastle defence as Danny Rose darts down the left, but his low cross is cut out before Nacer Chadli can produce what would surely have been a scoring touch from near point-blank range.

It has been a pretty sedate opening 10 minutes. No real efforts on goal yet and only the briefest threat of any being produced. Erik Lamela allows a slow-moving pass to evade him and roll out for a throw by the left touchline. Pretty much sums it up the game so far.

Former Leyton Orient defender Matt Lockwood
BBC London 94.9 at St James' Park

"I think Harry Kane caught an elbow in the eye. It was unintentional from Vurnon Anita, Kane almost walked into it."

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It has been an afternoon of stray arms in the Premier League. Vurnon Anita cathes Harry Kane with an elbow and the Spurs striker requires some treatment to clean up his lip. He looks OK to continue, though, much to the relief of Tottenham. Kane is the very last player they want to lose.

Newcastle come forward down the left again, this time through Jack Colback, but like Remy Cabella before him the midfielder cannot beat the first man with his cross and Tottenham are able to clear.

David Ljunggren: Now why do I think sorry, sad, slumping Newcastle are going to pull off a surprise and beat Spurs? Must be the spring sunshine.

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Newcastle look to give their fans something to cheer as Remy Cabella charges towards the Newcastle box before attempting to find a team-mate in the box, but a Tottenham player cuts it out before clearing

As Matt Lockwood just indicated, it is not the mass protest many of those involved might have hoped for at St James'. There are empty seats but still a decent crowd. In fact, there are a few Premier League clubs who would kill for a crowd this big.

Former Leyton Orient defender Matt Lockwood
BBC London 94.9 at St James' Park

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"I don't think the players will notice any of this protest. I'd say there are around 40,00 people here already. As a player you just concentrate on the game in any case."

Tottenham get the game under way.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini: "At this moment he (David Silva) is in hospital and they are checking if he has a broken bone in his cheek.

"The referee was very near. He decides what happens and gave a yellow card. I hope that it was an accidental collision.

"It was important to win because we come from two defeats.

"We must continue working altogether and it is very important to finish as near to the top of the table as possible."

Asked about his future, he added: "No comments about that."

The teams emerge from the tunnel at St James' Park, where there are still plenty of empty seats.

By St James' Park standards it is pretty empty. That is not to say there won't be a mad rush for seats come kick-off, but it looks like there are going to be plenty of gaps in what is usually a sea of black and white. The announcer is doing his best to try and drum up some passion with requests for the home fans to make noise, which is greeted with a tame response.

West Ham manager Sam Allardyce: "We gifted them two goals. It was pretty disappointing on the basis of how we conceded them.

"The freak own goal got them on the way and then it was a poor piece of possession in their half.

"If you are going to get back in the game you are going to have to show the resilience we did in the second half and Enner Valencia toe-poked wide and Kevin Nolan had a shot saved.

"You can't make the mistakes we made and expect to get anything out of the game. We created our two best chances late on but are not as clinical as we used to be.

"The goal threat has not been as potent as we showed earlier on in the season."

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Difficult to know numbers, but there are signs that some Newcastle fans are protesting before the game against Tottenham at 16:00 BST. The Times journalist George Caulkin, external has tweeted this picture outside St James' Park.

Up to 16,000 Newcastle fans could boycott the game, according to the Newcastle United Supporters Trust. They are continuing their protest about the way the club is run under owner Mike Ashley.

Viv: Win for @MCFC but display not convincing for me. Apart from doggy formation/selection, the coach also does not have a plan B.

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Once we've cleared up all the reaction to Manchester City's win over West Ham, we will head over to St James' Park for Newcastle v Tottenham. Here is an early snippet from Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino...

"We need to improve after the international break, the two games against Burnley and Aston Villa were not good and we have the chance to get a good feeling again."

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The deadlock has been broken in the FA Cup semi-final, with Philippe Coutinho giving Liverpool the lead against Aston Villa. You can follow that match via our separate live text commentary.

Tottenham academy coach Bradley Allen
BBC London 94.9 at Etihad Stadium

"The first 15 minutes were exciting. Manchester City were powerful and direct but the game really fizzled out in the second half. There were a few sporadic attacks but that's about it."

Manchester City return to winning ways, with the easiest win they are going to get all season. All the damage was done in the first half courtesy of James Collins' own goal and Sergio Aguero's 20th league goal of the season. They stay fourth in the table, a point behind city rivals Manchester United and now seven points ahead of fifth-placed Liverpool.