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2019 Premier League Asia Trophy 
Summary
The 2019 Premier League Asia Trophy was the ninth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy.[1] Manchester City, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers competed for the Premier League Asia Trophy. It was held in two cities for the first time, Nanjing and Shanghai, from 17 July to 20 July 2019.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | China |
| Dates | 17 – 20 July |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Manchester City |
| Third place | Newcastle United |
| Fourth place | West Ham United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 10 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Diogo Jota Raheem Sterling(2 goals each) |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won their first title following their 3–2 victory on penalties over Manchester City.[2]
Results edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 July – Nanjing | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 0 | |||||
| 20 July – Shanghai | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (p) | 0 (3) | |||||
| 17 July – Nanjing | ||||||
| Manchester City | 0 (2) | |||||
| Manchester City | 4 | |||||
| West Ham United | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 20 July – Shanghai | ||||||
| Newcastle United | 1 | |||||
| West Ham United | 0 | |||||
All kick-off times are local (UTC+08:00)[3]
Semi-finals edit
| Newcastle United | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jota  15', 40'Gibbs-White 32'Allan 85' (o.g.) |
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
| Manchester City | 4–1 | West Ham United |
|---|---|---|
| D. Silva 33' Nmecha 36' (pen.)Sterling 59', 72' |
Report | Noble 26' (pen.) |
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Third place play-off edit
| Newcastle United | 1–0 | West Ham United |
|---|---|---|
| Muto 34' |
Report |
Referee: Guan Xing (China)
Final edit
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Coady  Bennett  Kilman Perry Vinagre |
3–2 | Gündoğan D. Silva Danilo García Nmecha |
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
          Wolverhampton Wanderers
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    Manchester City
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Goalscorers edit
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Thomas Allan (against Wolverhampton Wanderers)
References edit
- ^ "曼城官方宣布今夏中国行计划：将与英超其他3队争夺英超亚洲杯". Sports qq.com (in Chinese). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Wolves edge Manchester City in Premier League Asia Trophy shootout". Guardian. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Jota double helps Wolves reach Asia Trophy final". Premier League official website. Retrieved 19 July 2019.