Manchester City are back in Premier League action this afternoon at Newcastle.
Pep Guardiola takes the champions to St James’ Park for the early kick-off and can move four points clear at the top before the chasing Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal get underway.
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Still, City have been rocked by the news that key midfielder Rodri will be missing for the remainder of the season following the serious knee injury he sustained during the dramatic 2-2 draw with the Gunners on Sunday.
The hosts, meanwhile, lost their unbeaten record this season with a 3-1 defeat at Fulham and are yet to wholly convince.
Here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Newcastle vs Man City is scheduled for a 12.30pm BST today, Saturday, September 28, 2024.
St James’ Park in Newcastle will host.
Where to watch Newcastle vs Man City
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate. Coverage starts at 11am BST.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Discovery+ app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
Newcastle vs Man City team news
Newcastle XI:Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; J.Murphy, Gordon, Barnes
Subs:Dubravka, Krafth, Osula, Livramento, Almiron, Kelly, Willock, Longstaff, A.Murphy
Man City XI:Ederson, Walker, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland
Subs:Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Doku, Savinho, Nunes, Foden, McAtee
Newcastle vs Man City prediction
It’ll be fascinating to see how Guardiola replaces Rodri but given how underwhelming Newcastle have been, City should still have enough.
Haaland will be licking his lips at the prospect of taking on another weak defence. This game could be over at half-time if Newcastle’s recent performances are anything to go by.
Man City to win, 3-1.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Newcastle wins: 73
Draws: 41
Man City wins: 78
Newcastle vs Man City latest odds
Newcastle to win: 4/1
Draw: 7/2
Man City to win: 4/7
