Newcastle vs Manchester City prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-09-27 11:30.
[p]Rampant speculation about unrest behind the scenes may finally have filtered into the Newcastle United dressing room if their performance in the 3-1 defeat at Fulham was anything to go by. Manager Eddie Howe was far from pleased as his side succumbed to a first defeat of the season after five unbeaten across all competitions (W4, D1), and things get no easier here as defending champions Manchester City come to town.[/p]
[p]The Toon Army would usually be confident given that they’re unbeaten in ten Premier League matches at St James’ Park (W6, D4), but this is a fixture that has tormented Newcastle in recent years. That’s due to the fact that the Magpies have beaten City in the league just once since September 2005 (D5, L27), while Howe himself hasn’t fared much better, beating them just once in 18 attempts from the dugout (D1, L16)! [/p]
[p]Manchester City have indeed been ruthless against these opponents in recent years, netting 14 times in their last four away H2Hs. Pep Guardiola’s side may have welcomed a midweek breather in the League Cup against Watford after a titanic tussle against title rivals Arsenal on Sunday (D 2-2), with City needing a 98th minute goal to escape with a point against the ten-man Gunners.[/p]
[p]The boost of such a late goal was immediately wiped out however, with the news that star midfielder Rodri – who was forced off before half-time – is set to miss the rest of the season thanks to a serious knee injury according to reports in Spain. His importance in their ongoing 28-game unbeaten run in the Premier League (W23, D5), 13 of which came on the road (W12, D1), cannot be overstated, so finding a way to replace him will be top of the agenda for Guardiola as he travels to Tyneside. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: The last man to score a winning goal for Newcastle against City was Alexander Isak in a League Cup tie in September 2023. That strike came in the second half, just as three of his last four league goals have. City winger Jérémy Doku also likes to score late, with four of his last five goals for the champions coming beyond the 70th minute.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The last five Premier League H2H matches at St James’ Park produced over 3.5 match goals, with all five seeing over 1.5 first-half goals. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]