Newcastle v Man City

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Newcastle United will be looking forward to returning to the home surroundings of their St James' Park for this Saturday lunchtime clash against the league leaders Manchester City following a heavy 3-1 loss away from home at Fulham last weekend in the Premier League, while Manchester City's early momentum saw them pegged back by claiming just a point in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal last time out.

Newcastle United had previously produced an encouraging start to their new Premier League campaign as The Magpies put together a four-match unbeaten sequence which consisted of three wins and a draw; victories gained over the likes of Southampton, Tottenham and Wolves respectively along with a point in a draw away from home at Bournemouth handed Eddie howe's side a solid start to the new season.

The bigger picture will also give Newcastle United reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Manchester City as the north-east club have suffered just two defeats in their previous 10 games overall in the English top flight along with picking up six wins in the process as well, and along with home advantage under their belts, Newcastle United will feel confident about their chances here on Saturday lunchtime.

Manchester City's four-match winning streak at the start of this season came to an end after being held to a 2-2 draw by Arsenal but nevertheless, The Citizens still remain unbeaten in the early stages of this new Premier League campaign which includes collecting wins against Chelsea, Ipswich Town, West Ham and Brentford respectively.

Despite drawing with Arsenal, Pep Guardiola's side have nevertheless extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to a dominant 28 games overall and the visitors will certainly fancy their chances of turning over their north-east hosts here on Saturday especially as Manchester City have registered 12 wins from their last 13 outings on the road overall in the domestic top flight.

However, Manchester City do sometimes seem happy to settle for a clean sheet on the road in the English top flight as Pep looks to tighten things up on their travels and Newcastle United are unlikely to concede a hatful of goals this Saturday lunchtime either.

In addition, having conceded twice to title rivals Arsenal in last weekend's top billing fixture, the visitors will be keen to keep things tight at the back at St James' Park as they look to silence the partisan Geordie faithful.

Newcastle United v Manchester City Verdict

Newcastle United at least stand a chance of contributing to the scoreline here on Saturday with home advantage but Manchester City should take the spoils here as the visitors have won four of the last five meetings.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester City win @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester City win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct Score: Manchester City 1-0 @ 8.50