Manchester City vs Newcastle Predictions - Magpies backed for a result at City

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 13 Feb 2025

Ralph Staniforth 13 Feb 2025

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Man City lost 3 of last 6 matches and struggles to stay within Premier League top four.
Newcastle rides high with 4 consecutive away victories, enhancing top-four prospects.
City's Rodri is injured; Newcastle's Isak to lead, missing Lascelles and Barnes.

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Newcastle are unbeaten in 2 of their last 4 against Man City (Getty)

Man City vs Newcastle Preview

Manchester City had endured a strange season and results are not going their way. Throughout the season, Newcastle have shown their ability to get big away results, so there is value in the double chance market.

Man City vs Newcastle Preview
Head to Head
Man City Form
Man City News
Newcastle Form
Newcastle News

Man City have lost 2 of their last 3 matches.
Man City are winless in 2 of their last 4 against Newcastle.
Newcastle have won 6 consecutive away matches.

Head to Head

Man City have a 78-73 advantage against Newcastle in 193 meetings with 42 draws. The sides drew 1-1 in their most recent encounter in September.

Man City Form

Premier League champions Man City remain outside the top four by two points. City have dropped points in 10 of their last 15 league matches.

The Citizens showed improvements during a six-match unbeaten Premier League run, with four wins. They were then thrashed 5-1 at Arsenal and came back from a goal down to edge Leyton Orient 2-1 in the cup.

Pep Guardiola’s side lost for a third time in six matches on Tuesday after a 3-2 loss at home to Real Madrid. Erling Haaland gave City the lead twice, including with an 80th-minute penalty, but the Citizens conceded two goals in the final 10 minutes.

Man City News

Midfielder Rodri is unavailable due to an ACL injury.

Erling Haaland is expected to start after scoring in three consecutive Premier League games.

Newcastle Form

Eddie Howe’s Newcastle have boosted their Premier League top-four hopes with solid recent form. The Tyneside club have taken 21 points from their last 27 available and won their last four away.

Newcastle beat the likes of Man United, Arsenal and Tottenham away during a nine-match winning streak across December and January. The Toon have since lost twice in their previous five, both at home.

Newcastle’s most recent defeat was a 2-1 home loss to Fulham. They replied by booking their place in the EFL Cup final with a 2-0 home win against Arsenal.

The Magpies made it two wins on the spins with a 3-2 FA Cup win at Birmingham. Joe Willock’s brace and a goal from Callum Wilson fired Newcastle into the fifth round.

Newcastle News

Defender Jamaal Lascelles, forward Harvey Barnes and midfielder Joelinton are set to miss out through injury.

Alexander Isak has scored 19 goals in 28 appearances this season and is likely to lead the line.

Verdict

Man City v Newcastle

City are likely to be short on confidence after another disappointing loss against Real Madrid. Newcastle head to the Etihad in excellent away form and a Toon win or draw is a solid pick.