Manchester City vs Newcastle United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Etihad Stadium Date: 4th March 2023 Kick-off time – 12:30 GMT
Manchester City will continue their defence of the Premier League title this Saturday when they welcome Champions League hopefuls Newcastle United to the Etihad Stadium. After dropping points against Nottingham Forest a fortnight ago, Pep Guardiola’s side bounced back in style last weekend when they beat Bournemouth 4-1 away from home. However, they come into this fixture sitting five points behind Arsenal who won their outstanding game in midweek. Yet the Cityzens remain in the title hunt despite their current points tally of 55 after 25 games being the fewest in all but one of their previous five PL campaigns, with the one exception (2019/20) notably being the only one in which they didn’t lift the trophy. They will feel confident about winning this game as they have conquered their visitors in 13 consecutive PL home H2Hs. Another victory here would set a joint record for the longest-winning home run against a single opponent in the competition. Newcastle United come into this game looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2-0 loss to Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final. The Magpies have enjoyed a decent season so far as seen by their charge towards a top-four finish this season. They currently sit in fifth position, taking 41 points in 23 games (W10, D11, L2). Their away form has been rock-solid in the PL with their current eight away games unbeaten run (W4, D4) their longest such PL run. However, with no side conceding fewer goals on their PL travels so far (seven), Newcastle will likely provide stern opposition here. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
33
18
6
9
67
52
+15
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
33
13
9
11
63
59
+4
48
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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