As the Premier League season goes on the table is expected to take shape, and Manchester City will be looking to recover from their temporary setback from last weekend when they drew against Wolves to get all three points here.
City uncharacteristically dropped two points at Wolves last weekend and this game offers them the chance to keep up in the race for the title however Rafa Benitez is one manager that knows how to frustrate a top attacking team.
The Cityzens are currently 5th in the league table behind the likes of Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, and Watford who all have perfect records; however, they should not be bothered much as they started last season with a draw at Everton and still won the league with plenty in hand.
Newcastle’s season has started in a miserable way after they failed to significantly invest in their playing squad during the summer.
They started their season with a 2-1 loss to Tottenham before a goalless draw against Cardiff City.
Last weekend, they were beaten 2-1 at home after their plans to park the bus against Chelsea backfired in the second half.
The Magpies come into this game in very poor spirits after they suffered yet another defeat at the hands of Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup in midweek, so everything points to Manchester City having it easy here.
Newcastle have lost their last 9 league visits to the Etihad.
Bookmakers have priced Manchester City up at extremely short-odds making it impossible to back them. Goal market betting odds suggest there will be 3 or more goals in this game.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Manchester City
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Manchester City
6-1
Huddersfield Town
19 Aug, 2018
English Premier League
W
Arsenal
0-2
Manchester City
12 Aug, 2018
English Premier League
W
Chelsea
0-2
Manchester City
5 Aug, 2018
English FA Community Shield
W
Bayern Munich
2-3
Manchester City
29 Jul, 2018
International Champions Cup
L
Manchester City
1-2
Liverpool
26 Jul, 2018
International Champions Cup
Newcastle United
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
D
Cardiff City
0-0
Newcastle United
18 Aug, 2018
English Premier League
L
Newcastle United
1-2
Tottenham Hotspur
11 Aug, 2018
English Premier League
L
Newcastle United
0-1
FC Augsburg
4 Aug, 2018
Friendly
L
Braga
4-0
Newcastle United
1 Aug, 2018
Friendly
D
FC Porto
0-0
Newcastle United
28 Jul, 2018
Friendly
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Manchester City
3-1
Newcastle United
20 Jan, 2018
English Premier League
Newcastle United
0-1
Manchester City
27 Dec, 2017
English Premier League
Newcastle United
1-1
Manchester City
19 Apr, 2016
English Premier League
Manchester City
6-1
Newcastle United
3 Oct, 2015
English Premier League
Manchester City
5-0
Newcastle United
21 Feb, 2015
English Premier League
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