One of the biggest games of the split Gameweek 21 in the Premier League sees champions Manchester City take on Newcastle United on Saturday.
The Magpies have only won one of their last five league matches as they continue to struggle with injuries and the added strain of Champions League football before their exit from Europe. They will, however, take some confidence from the FA Cup win over Sunderland last weekend while their fans roar them on at St James’ Park.
It’ll be no walkover for Pep Guardiola’s Man City as they try to get back to the top of the table. They can’t get there this weekend as Liverpool are five points up the road, but the Cityzens can leapfrog Aston Villa in second with a win.
Here is all you need to know about Newcastle vs Man City in the Premier League this weekend.
Newcastle vs Man City H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current Form (all competitions)
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Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports Ultimate, BBC Radio 5 Live, TNT Sports 1, discovery+ App, discovery+ |
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United States |
SiriusXM FC, UNIVERSO NOW, Peacock, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC, UNIVERSO |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
The injury situation is not getting much better for Newcastle and Eddie Howe, so he will be thrilled that none of his players have left for the Asian Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations.
A few squad members aren’t too far away from returning for the Magpies but this game may come too soon for the likes of Joe Willock, Matt Targett and Harvey Barnes. Callum Wilson might be able to return, but Nick Pope, Javier Manquillo, Jacob Murphy, Elliot Anderson and Sandro Tonali are all out of the picture.
Newcastle predicted lineup vs Man City (4-3-3): Dubravka; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Livramento; Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
Unfortunately for Newcastle, this might be the game where Erling Haaland makes his return to the Man City squad. To make things even worse, Kevin De Bruyne could be in line for a start after his great performance from the bench against Huddersfield in the FA Cup.
John Stones definitely won’t be involved, but there is a chance Bernardo Silva, Kalvin Phillips and Manuel Akanji all recover in time to be at Guardiola’s disposal at St James’ Park. Akanji is the least likely to get any minutes as his injury could require more patience.
Man City predicted lineup vs Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Rodri, Kovacic; Foden, De Bruyne, Grealish; Haaland.
Had this game been scheduled for three weeks ago, it may be a harder one to predict. Newcastle are by their very nature unpredictable but are struggling right now, while Man City have got their act together recently after a small wobble.
When factoring in the difference in form of each team and the players Man City have returning from injury, they have to be the favourites to win on Saturday.
Newcastle will put up a fight, but the quality of the champions should shine through.
Prediction: Newcastle 1-3 Man City
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