Newcastle vs Man City Prediction
The Premier League is entering its most intense phase, where every point can change the tournament order. Man City just had an important victory over Liverpool, thereby reducing the gap with Arsenal to 4 points. In the context of the Gunners starting to have problems with their force, coach Pep Guardiola's team has the opportunity to break away if they maintain high performance.
However, returning from the FIFA Day break, Man City will have to travel to St James' Park. This is one of the venues Man City have feared the most in England in recent years. Indeed, they have won only 1 of their last 4 away games against Newcastle.
Under Eddie Howe, Newcastle were renowned for their aggressive, pressing and fast-paced style of play, which created problems for Man City, who tended to play controlled football and develop well-organised attacks.
Newcastle's performance this season has been more inconsistent than expected. There have been matches where they have exploded brilliantly, but then there have been matches where they have lost steam in an inexplicable way. However, the main problem is the pitch. The Magpies have been playing very well at St James' Park. They have a series of 5 consecutive home wins, including 4 clean sheets. On the contrary, they have also lost 3 consecutive away games.
Welcoming Man City, Newcastle clearly cannot rely on home field strength to create a surprise. Man City is different now, they no longer play the familiar control style. This season, coach Pep Guardiola has changed tactics in an unexpected way, turning Man City into a "standard English" team with a simple running and shooting style. Man City players will try to push the ball out to the wings and focus on passing the ball to Haaland to finish. If they score first, they will retreat to play defensive counter-attack.
With Rodri's form declining after injury, Man City's midfield no longer has enough quality to overwhelm opponents. This is the reason why coach Pep Guardiola changed direction and created certain success.
With this tactic, Man City can find the same winning luck at St James' Park as in previous years. Before being troubled in the recent short period, Man City used to dominate Newcastle right at this "fortress".
Newcastle vs Man City head-to-head history
Newcastle have won just one of their last 35 Premier League meetings with Manchester City (D6 L28), a 2-1 home win in January 2019 under Rafael Benítez.
City have won 12 away Premier League games against Newcastle, their most wins against an away opponent in the competition (also 12 against Everton).
Newcastle vs Man City form
Expected lineup Newcastle vs Man City
Newcastle : Aaron Ramsdale, Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Lewis Hall, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Ramsey, Jacob Murphy, Harvey Barnes, Nick Woltemade.
Man City: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Nico O'Reilly, Bernardo Silva, Nico González, Phil Foden, Rayan Cherki, Jérémy Doku, Erling Haaland.
Score prediction: Newcastle 1-2 Man City
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