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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 73 games played, Magpies have recorded 18 wins, and Man City have come away with 36 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Magpies have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man City's 31 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 29 points from their 24 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 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Newcastle Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Man City. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |