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Manchester City v Newcastle Match Preview
Fifth faces sixth in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon as Manchester City host Newcastle as the race for the top four hots up.
City will still be reeling from another disappointing evening on Tuesday after conceding two late goals to lose 3-2 to Real Madrid in the Champions League knockout play-off first leg.
Surrendering leads is becoming something of a habit for Pep Guardiola’s ailing side, having failed to win nine games in which they have led in this season, which is many times as their previous four campaigns.
It is also City’s first Premier League action since being thumped 5-1 by Arsenal earlier this month, which leaves them two points adrift of Chelsea in fourth ahead of Saturday’s opponents on goal difference alone.
Newcastle, meanwhile, are on a high after reaching the Carabao Cup final with a win over Arsenal before another cup win against Birmingham in the FA Cup. After nine conecutive wins, the Magpies’ league form has stuttered after losing three of their last two.
The duo drew 1-1 at St James’ Park in September as Anthony Gordon earned a point for the Magpies after Josko Gvardiol’s opener.
.@PhilFoden magic against the Magpies 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/nppqedTjw6
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 13, 2025
Manchester City v Newcastle – Team News
Man City will be sweating over the fitness of Jack Grealish and Manuel Akanji after both sustained muscle injuries against Real Madrid.
Oscar Bobb and Nico Gonzalez could feature for the Citizens, with influential midfielder Rodri still a long-term absentee.
Jamaal Lascelles and Harvey Barnes remain sidelined for Newcastle, while Anthony Gordon, Joelinton, Sven Botman and Dan Burn will all be assessed ahead of kick-off.
Manchester City v Newcastle – Predicted line-ups
Manchester City: Ortega; Nunes, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Kovacic; Savinho, Foden, Marmoush; Haaland
Newcastle: Dubravka; Livramento, Botman, Schar, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Manchester City v Newcastle – The Stats
- In 13 of the last 15 Manchester City home matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Manchester City home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 7 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Manchester City have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 7 Manchester City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newcastle have won 10 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Newcastle matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Newcastle matches in the Premier League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Newcastle have won 7 of the last 8 matches in the Premier League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Newcastle have won the last 5 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
How to watch Manchester City v Newcastle – Live stream, TV channel
Manchester City vs Newcastle kicks off at 3pm on Saturday and will therefore not be broadcast life in the UK.
Manchester City v Newcastle Prediction
This should be an intriguing battle between two sides who have plenty of quality, but are also not short of frailties this season.
Pep Guardiola will be desperate for a reaction after Tuesday’s capitulation but we think they could drop more points here.
Manchester City 1-1 Newcastle
