Manchester City vs Newcastle United Preview 04/03/2023

Manchester Metropolis vs Newcastle United – 04/03/2023

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Having misplaced the EFL Cup remaining to Manchester United final weekend, Newcastle United might be wanting to reignite their season after they face Manchester Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

In the meantime, Pep Guardiola’s facet might be trying to maintain tempo with Arsenal within the race for the Premier League title.

Because it stands, second-placed Man Metropolis discover themselves 14 factors away from fifth-placed Newcastle, with the Magpies sitting 4 factors exterior the Champions League locations.

Manchester Metropolis head into Saturday’s showdown on the again of a 3-0 FA Cup victory over Bristol Metropolis, with Phil Foden bagging a brace in midweek.

The Cityzens have now received seven of their earlier 10 outings throughout all competitions, with a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth previous Tuesday’s FA Cup triumph.

Not solely have Guardiola’s males received every of their final 5 dwelling video games in all competitions, however they’ve additionally averted defeat in all of their earlier seven.

Higher nonetheless, Metropolis are the highest scorers within the Premier League with 64 objectives. Averaging 2.56 objectives per recreation this season, the defending champions are anticipated to attain greater than as soon as in opposition to Newcastle.

As for the Magpies, Sunday’s EFL Cup remaining defeat implies that they’ve did not win any of their final 4 encounters in all competitions.

Following back-to-back Premier League attracts with West Ham United and Bournemouth, Newcastle misplaced to Liverpool earlier than falling to Man Utd.

Nonetheless, it’s price remembering that Newcastle have solely misplaced two of their 23 Premier League matches this season – selecting up 10 wins and 11 attracts within the course of.

Eddie Howe’s facet additionally boast the most effective defensive document within the division, so they are going to fancy their possibilities of irritating the champions on Saturday.

Head-to-head: Newcastle and Man Metropolis performed out an exciting 3-3 draw within the reverse fixture at St. James’ Park again in August.

Which means Man Metropolis have scored over 1.5 objectives in every of their earlier eight matches in opposition to the Magpies, so Guardiola’s males are prone to discover the again of the web this weekend.

Workforce information: Man Metropolis defender Aymeric Laporte is a doubt for Saturday’s conflict as a result of sickness, whereas John Stones stays sidelined via damage.

Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope will return from suspension this weekend after lacking the EFL Cup remaining, though Bruno Guimaraes is an damage doubt.

It’s no secret that Man Metropolis are critically sturdy on dwelling soil, however Newcastle have proved to be cussed opponents all through the marketing campaign.

For that purpose, Forebet predicts that Newcastle will maintain Man Metropolis to a draw on Saturday, with each groups scoring over 1.5 objectives.