About Match
5 points for Newcastle United (6th), 9 for Manchester City (1st): a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.33 for Newcastle United and 2.33/0.67 for Manchester City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.42. Victory would move Newcastle United to 8 points and up to 3rd, with other results unchanged.
Newcastle United have not lost in 5 games, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Momentum sits with Manchester City, winners of their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 5 Newcastle United wins, 30 for Manchester City, 5 draws, at 3.38 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals.
St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne, capacity 52,409, hosts the game.




