Without giant center-back Dan Burn, Newcastle will find it difficult to contain Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
The Magpies are aiming for a sixth straight home win, but they have squad issues when they host rivals Manchester City at 00:30 on 23 November. Eddie Howe's big stars Anthony Gordon, Yoane Wissa and Valentino Livramento are all absent through injury, while defender Daniel Burn is sidelined through suspension. Without such key players, it's hard to believe the Magpies can shock
On the other hand, Manchester City proved their worth by crushing Liverpool 3-0. Pep Guardiola’s side have been in good form of late and with the number of players absent from the home team, an away win is something to consider.
The good news for the Etihad side is that Norwegian international Oscar Bobb has recovered from his injury, while Mateo Kovacic is still recovering. Midfielder Rodri is considered doubtful to play on Saturday.
The decisive factor of the match must be Erling Haaland, the star who is scoring continuously in all competitions. Last week, Haaland scored 2 goals within 90 seconds, helping Norway crush Italy away from home. Three days later, he scored twice against Estonia.
The 25-year-old has played 15 games for Manchester City this season and has only failed to score in two (against Tottenham and Aston Villa). He has now scored 19 goals, including 14 in the Premier League. If he scores against Newcastle, Haaland will reach 100 Premier League goals in just 108 games, officially breaking Alan Shearer's record of scoring 100 goals in the fastest time after 124 games.
Listen to Newcastle legend Alan Shearer comment: "It's a big game and very unpredictable, but with Haaland's current form, how can you play against them? If Newcastle can stop him, which is very unlikely, then I predict they will win.
Not many can stop him. Anyway, St James' Park will push the Magpies very hard and the crowd will not tolerate any more poor performances. I know sometimes you can have a performance that explodes after the FIFA series, but I don't think the fans or Eddie Howe will accept that. I'm going for a draw."
But it wasn’t just Alan Shearer, most of the experts were leaning towards a draw. From former BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson (predicting a 2-2 draw) to former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson or former striker Chris Sutton, all shared the points with a 1-1 draw. Only former manager Harry Redknapp predicted a 2-1 win for Manchester City.
Prediction: Newcastle - Manchester City 1-2
Direct confrontation
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.
Manchester City have won 12 Premier League games against Newcastle at St. James' Park, their most away wins against a single opponent in the competition (along with 12 against Everton).
February 15, 2025 | Manchester City | Newcastle | 4-0 |
September 28, 2024 | Newcastle | Manchester City | 1-1 |
January 13, 2024 | Newcastle | Manchester City | 2-3 |
August 19, 2023 | Manchester City | Newcastle | 1-0 |
March 4, 2023 | Manchester City | Newcastle | 2-0 |
August 21, 2022 | Newcastle | Manchester City | 3-3 |
May 8, 2022 | Manchester City | Newcastle | 5-0 |
December 19, 2021 | Newcastle | Manchester City | 0-4 |
May 14, 2021 | Newcastle | Manchester City | 3-4 |
December 26, 2020 | Manchester City | Newcastle | 2-0 |
English Premier League | Asian Handicap | Over/Under | |||||
Home | Handicap | Away | Over | Total | Under | ||
November 23, 00:30 | [14] Newcastle vs Manchester City [2] | 1.90 | 1/2 : 0 | 1,975 | 1,875 | 2 3/4 | 1,975 |
November 23, 00:30 | [14] Newcastle - Manchester City [2] | 1.90 | 1/2 : 0 | 1,975 | 1.90 | 2 3/4 | 1,975 |
November 23, 00:30 | [14] Newcastle - Manchester City [2] | 1,825 | 1/2 : 0 | 2,075 | 1,875 | 2 3/4 | 2.00 |
The initial odds of the match were Manchester City giving the home team half a goal, winning 97, losing 90. Until early this morning, there was no change at all. But this afternoon, the market has changed when Manchester City now gives half a goal, winning enough and losing only 82. The tendency to choose the weaker team in this match is increasing, although the number of bets on Manchester City is still higher (accounting for 66%). However, choosing the upper team is still more fun.
The most popular score is a 1-1 draw with a 7.5 payout. Next is a 1-2 win for Manchester City with a 8 payout, while 0-1 is priced at 9.2 and 0-2 is priced at 11. The home team's chances of winning are still taken into account as 2-1 is priced at 12 payouts and 1-0 is priced at 13 payouts.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/soi-ti-so-tran-newcastle-manchester-city-lam-sao-can-duoc-haaland-196251122152131712.htm
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