Match thread - Man City v NUFC

[Toondes]

Manchester City (a)



Newcastle attempt to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to five games on Saturday, when they travel to the Etihad Stadium for a 5.30pm kick-off.

An unlikely three points for Rafa's side would be their third successive away win in the PL, something not achieved by the Magpies since December 2001.

A defeat wouldn't quite end our title hopes but we'd be 42 points behind City with 14 games remaining and a goal difference deficit of at least 62....

United have sold their full ticket allocation.

NUFC: Jesus Gamez, Florian Lejeune and Aleksandar Mitrovic are all back in training following injury, but only the Serb has a chance of making this game.


MCFC: Vincent Kompany, Benjamin Mendy, Gabriel Jesus and Fabian Delph all miss out.

City had a rare free week ahead of our visit, having won ten of their 11 PL home games so far this season. Their only dropped points at the Etihad came when they were held 1-1 by Everton back in August.

The last team to beat City on their own ground in the PL were Chelsea, 3-1 winners in December 2016.

Sunday saw Pep Guardiola's side beaten for the first time in the PL this season, losing 3-4 to Liverpool at Anfield and ending a 30 game unbeaten run that stretched back to April 2017.

Referee: Paul Tierney - second Toon game of the season for the Lancashire-based official, following November's 0-1 home defeat by Bournemouth.

Travel: engineering work means Trans-Pennine train services to and from Manchester are disrupted and aren't running to timetable.

UK TV: Live on BT Sports

Overseas TV:

6 Eren (Denmark) HD
Astro SuperSport 3
beIN Sports MENA 4K HD
beIN Sports MENA HD 2/11
beIN Sports 1 Indonesia
beIN Sports 1 NZ
beIN Sports Thailand
Belarus 5
BES TV China
Canal+ Sport 2 Afrique
Canal+ Sport 2 HD Poland
Cosmote Sport 1 HD
Cytavision Sports 2 +HD
DAZN Europe
DAZN Japan
Diema Sport 2 (Bulgaria)
Digi Sport 1 (Cz)
Digi Sport 1 (Svk)
Digiturk Play (Turkey)
ESPN Brazil
Eurosport Player Denmark
Eurosport 1 Romania
Flow Sports App
Futbol 2 (Ukraine)
GO Sports 2 (Malta)
Idman TV
K+PM (Vietnam)
LeTV Sports 1 HD
MATCH! Futbol 1
MATCH! TV HD
mio stadium 102/108
Movistar futbol (Spain)
NBC Sports Live (USA)
NOW 621 Hong Kong
Optus Sport (Australia)
Play Sports 1 (Belgium)
PPTV Sport ChinaQQ Sports Live (China) S Sport (Turkey)
SBS ESPN Korea
Setanta Kazakhstan
SFR Sport 1 HD (France)
Sky HD (Mexico)
Sky NET Sports HD
Sky NET Sports 6 HD
Sky Planeta Futbol
Sky Sport 3 HD Italy
Sky Sport Mix (Italy)
Spiler TV (Hungary)
Sport 1 Israel
Sport 24 at sea
Sport TV3 (Portugal)
SportKlub 1 Croatia
SportKlub 1 Mont
SportKlub 1 Serbia
SportKlub 1 Slovenia
SportsNavi Live (Japan)
Sportsnet 4/5 (Canada)
SPS HD (Mongolia)
Ssports Live (China)
Star Sports Select HD1
SuperSport 3 Africa
SuperSport MaXimo 1
TeleClub Sport PPV +HD
TV2Sumo (Norway)
TV2 Sport Premium HD
Viaplay (Den/Fin/Swe)
Viasat Finland
Viasat Sport Baltic
Viasat Sport Premium
Viasat Ultra HD
Voosport World 1 (Bel)
Viasat Sport Premium
Watch ESPN Brazil
Ziggo Sport 14 (NL)
Ziggo Sport Select (NL)

UK Radio: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport

Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle

Stats:

Since a 1-0 home win in September 2005, Newcastle have failed to beat City in 20 PL meetings: losing seventeen and drawing the other three.

Magpies @ Etihad:
2015/16 Lost 1-6 Mitrovic
2014/15 Lost 0-5
2014/15 Won 2-0 Aarons, Sissoko (LC)
2013/14 Lost 0-4
2012/13 Lost 0-4
2011/12 Lost 1-3 Gosling
2010/11 Lost 1-2 Gutierrez
2008/09 Lost 1-2 Carroll
2007/08 Lost 1-3 Martins
2006/07 Drew 0-0
2005/06 Lost 0-3
2004/05 Drew 1-1 Shearer
2003/04 Lost 0-1

Game number 177 against City puts them just two behind our most played opponents in league and cup, Arsenal. Also up there are Liverpool (172), Everton (169), Aston Villa (163) and Manchester United (162).

Our next goal against the league leaders would be our 253rd, which would take them level with Aston Villa as the team we've netted against the most. Next up are Everton (247), Arsenal (240) and Manchester United (232).

Only three teams have found the back of our net more times than the Citizens; Manchester United (314), Liverpool (298) and Arsenal (265). Close behind are Everton (254) and Spurs (251).

Upcoming PL fixtures:

Saturday 20.01.2018:
Brighton v Chelsea (12.30pm) Sky
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (3pm)
Burnley v Manchester United (3pm)
Everton v West Bromwich Albion (3pm)
Leicester City v Watford (3pm)
Stoke City v Huddersfield Town (3pm)
West Ham v Bournemouth (3pm)
Man City v Newcastle (5.30pm) BT

Sun 21.01.2018:
Southampton v Spurs (4pm) Sky

Mon 22.01.2018:
Swansea City v Liverpool (8pm) Sky

[Heisen]

Positives today are I'm at work and don't have to watch this

[Somebodys pinched my sombrero]

I was supposed to go today. Goddam cold

[bodacious benny]

'Only the Serb has a chance of making the game'

[UlversToon]

After the week we've had it would be just like us to sneak a 1-0 win but, unfortunately, to do that we have to get the ball in their half of the field!

[Valentino's fast feet]

I had a dream that we won 1-0. Perez curler after going toe to toe the whole match

[bodacious benny]

If we're going to get hammered I'd take a Sterling hattrick and a Danilo screamer for my FPL team...

[Colly]

28/1 for a Toon win...

[gotcoffee]

28/1 for a Toon win...

pff only 18/1 at paddy power, still got to be worth sacrificing a pint to put a fiver down .. keep it interesting for the first 10 minutes

[PTAO?]

I was supposed to go today. Goddam cold

Can I have your ticket?

[bodacious benny]

I was supposed to go today. Goddam cold

You're not going because you have the sniffles

[Chappy]

I'm gonna completely ignore this game today.

[bodacious benny]

I'm gonna completely ignore this game today.

I don't mind games like this at all. We're expected to get thumped so if it happens it happens. Drawing at home to Swansea and Brighton will be far worse for me than getting dicked by City.

[TJR]

I reckon we'll win today.

They'll still be shaken up from last weekend and they've got some mentally weak humans in their squad so it'll take a while for them to recover.

[jpg]

I reckon we'll get smashed today.

They'll be fired up from last weekend and they've got some absolutely incredible footballers in their squad so it'll take a while for us to recover from the result.

Fixed it for you.

[bodacious benny]

I reckon we'll win today.

They'll still be shaken up from last weekend and they've got some mentally weak humans in their squad so it'll take a while for them to recover.

As opposed to our squad of Zen like warriors

[MitroMania]

I'd like to see the same tactics we played away to stoke, players with a bit more freedom and movement and I think it suits us better on the road.

Of course none of this matters because we're still going to get completely fisted, but still nice to see the system used.

[Donkey Toon]

Not looking forward to this. Luckily on BT which I don't have, so I think i'll also pretend I can't find a stream and just save myself the pain of watching it.

[Chappy]

I reckon we'll win today.

They'll still be shaken up from last weekend and they've got some mentally weak humans in their squad so it'll take a while for them to recover.

Put down the glue.

[Valentino's fast feet]

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