Manchester City eager to extend 31-game goal-scoring run against Newcastle.

Newcastle United vs. Manchester City begins at 12:30 [GMT+1] on Saturday, September 28 at St. James Park.

Newcastle will take on Manchester City in Saturday’s early kick-off encounter at St. James Park. The Magpies failed to follow up a hard-fought 2-1 comeback win over Wolves after a shock 3-1 defeat to Fulham last weekend. A goal from Harvey Barnes [46’] right after the break had offered a lifeline, having seen the Magpies halve the deficit, following goals from Fulham’s Raúl Jiménez [5’] and Emile Smith Rowe [22’]. However, a stoppage-time goal from Reiss Nelson [90’+2], who made his way from the bench, put the game beyond Newcastle’s reach. It was Newcastle’s first defeat of the season [WDWWL], one that saw the club drop into 6th place with 10 points [3W, 1D, 1L]. While Saturday’s early kickoff clash with City could see the Magpies forget last weekend’s defeat, it remains noteworthy that Newcastle have won just one of their last 33 Premier League games against Manchester City [1W, 5D, 27L]. A win against Manchester City could be unlikely, but Eddie Howe’s side can draw inspiration from the home form, having remained unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League home games, winning six and drawing four [6W, 4D, 0L]. Isak was back in the lineup having gone off against Wolves following an eye injury. He is expected to keep his place along with Anthony Gordon and Jacob Murphy in attack when Eddie Howe deploys the 4—3—3.

Manchester City avoided defeat by the whiskers in last weekend’s top-of-the-table blockbuster against ten-man Arsenal. City, who are coming off the back of a 2-1 win over Watford in the EFL Cup, had played the entire second half with a numerical advantage against Arsenal before John Stones [90’+8] came up with a stoppage-time leveler. John Stones’ 98th-minute leveller helped Manchester City stay unbeaten in 28 league games [23W, 5D, 0L]. The action-packed 1-1 draw not only put an end to City’s four-game winning run [WWWWD] but also left them without Rodri for the rest of the season, following an ACL injury. Ahead of their trip to Newcastle, City are top of the table, having earned 13 points in total after Match week 5 [4W, 1D, 0L]. The last side to beat Newcastle at St. James’ Park [3-2 in January], City could earn back-to-back away victories over the Magpies. The champions will also remain keen to extend a 31-game goal-scoring run in the Premier League against the home side, the longest scoring streak in the competition’s history. A 3—4—2—1 with Erling Haaland, who escaped punishment for throwing the ball on Gabriel Magalhães’ head, is expected in attack for this fixture against the Magpies.