Manchester City vs Newcastle Predictions & Match Preview

Manchester City vs Newcastle
English Premier League
Date: 4 March 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 12:30 UK / 13:30 CET
Venue: Etihad Stadium (Manchester).

Manchester City and Newcastle will open Matchday No 26 within the elite class of English soccer with the conflict on the early Saturday afternoon at Etihad Stadium.

The outfits will enter the tie in reverse spirits. The hosts are aiming to have fun the third win on the spin, whereas their counterparts are hoping to keep away from their third defeat in a row.

Pep Guardiola’s males bagged seven targets in simple back-to-back wins over AFC Bournemouth and Bristol City inside the final seven days.

The person who notably stood out in these two outings was Phil Foden who obtained his identify on the scoresheet on each events. Will we see the younger Englishman within the beginning lineup on Saturday?

The Residents are 5 factors under Arsenal on the prime of the standings, following the Gunners’ simple house win over Everton on Wednesday night.

This implies there is no such thing as a room for errors for Pep and his troops right here, no matter the truth that the Magpies are a tough opposition.

The excellent news for the hosts would be the absence of suspended Newcastle keeper Nick Pope who obtained despatched off within the staff’s earlier league conflict towards Liverpool (a 0-2 defeat).

Newcastle have typically run right into a disaster of late as they are going to journey to Etihad Stadium winless in 4 successive video games. The run consists of Sunday’s 2-0 loss to Manchester United within the Carabao Cup closing.

Manchester City will enter the tie in a lot increased spirits after bagging seven targets within the final two wins. We are going to again them to beat the out-of-form Magpies by at the very least two targets distinction on Saturday on the odds of two.20.

Erling Haaland has 27 targets to his identify this season. He was on the right track within the 1-4 drubbing of Bournemouth seven days in the past at Vitality Stadium. We’ll again him to attain right here as effectively on the 1.66 odds.

Manchester City vs Newcastle Predictions & Match Preview