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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Manchester City at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 48 and lost only 11 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in November 2003, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Man City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 3-0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Man City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 17 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Man City | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Man City | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 5 conceded.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Newcastle Utd.'s 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
| Man City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Man City is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Magpies in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Man City | No sequences of note |