On the 4th of March, in this week 26 match, Manchester City hosts Newcastle United in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 2nd placed Manchester City is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Bristol City. Phil Foden struck first for Manchester City in the 7th minute, then Phil Foden added another in the 74th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bristol City couldn’t manage to score, and Manchester City took the shutout win. Manchester City is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while newcastle United is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Liverpool. Darwin Nuñez struck first for Liverpool in the 10th minute on a feed from Trent Alexander-Arnold, then Cody Gakpo added another in the 17th minute In the end, Newcastle United couldn’t muster any offence and Liverpool ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Newcastle United should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Manchester City and Newcastle United last played eachother at the St. James’ Park on Aug 21st. Newcastle United and Manchester City battled to a 3-3 draw. İlkay Gündoğan struck first for Manchester City in the 5th minute, but Miguel Almirón got the equalizer for Newcastle United in the 28th minute .
Newcastle United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson, and they each have 1 goal. Manchester City’s top weapon lately has been Phil Foden, who has 3 goals in the last five matches
Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Aymeric Laporte are unavailable to play for Manchester City, while Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Javi Manquillo, Emil Krafth and Matt Targett.