After signs of slowing down last season, Man City has quickly regained its image as a leading championship candidate in the 2025-2026 Premier League season. Coach Pep Guardiola's team is playing steadily on all three fronts when advancing to the round of 16 of the League Cup, participating in the top four teams in the Champions League qualifying round and maintaining their excellent form in the Premier League.
The trip to St James' Park is expected to not be easy for Man City.
After 11 rounds, Man City has 22 points and is temporarily ranked second on the rankings, 4 points behind the leader Arsenal. In round 12, they will have an away trip to Newcastle that is not expected to be too easy. However, with the current situation, Man City is still the team that is rated higher. A victory will help them continue to stay close to the championship race before entering the fierce stage at the end of the year.
Recent form shows a clear difference between the two teams. Man City is showing superior strength when winning 4/5 recent rounds, including an impressive 3-0 victory over defending champions Liverpool in round 11.
Their attack remains comprehensive and highly unpredictable, scoring 23 goals in 11 matches. The most prominent is Erling Haaland, who has 14 goals and 1 assist, leading the race for the Golden Boot. In addition, City's defense has also shown solidity when only conceding 8 goals.
On the other hand, Newcastle are facing many difficulties. The Northeastern team has only won 3 matches after 11 rounds, the rest are draws and losses, with only 12 points and ranked 14th on the rankings. The gap of only 2 points with the red light group makes their position fragile.
Newcastle are currently going through a very difficult period of competition.
The 1-3 defeat to Brentford in the previous round was also the third loss in the last five rounds, reflecting a clear decline in both spirit and playing style. Newcastle's attack only scored 11 goals, an average of exactly 1 goal/game, while the defense conceded 14 goals, among the most vulnerable in the league.
Home advantage is therefore not enough for Newcastle to reverse the balance. Man City have been quite effective away from home this season, with 4 points in their last 5 away games, including 3 wins. The head-to-head record also favors the blue team, with them winning 3 of their last 5 meetings.
With stable form, squad depth and the explosion of stars in attack, Man City is expected to continue to win all 3 points against Newcastle to maintain pressure on Arsenal in the race to the top of the table.
Force information:
Newcastle: The home team will be without Dan Burn due to suspension, while Yoane Wissa and Tino Livramento are out through injury. Nick Pope, Anthony Gordon and William Osula are suffering from minor injuries.
Man City: The away team is without Mateo Kovacic and Rodri due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Newcastle: Pope; Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Trippier; Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali; Barnes, Murphy, Woltemade.
Man City: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly; Bernardo Silva, Nico; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland.
Prediction: Newcastle 1-3 Man City.
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