Man City v Newcastle

Free money,like finding it in the street.

Aye, if it were a league game it's about 10.

Of course if Newcastle fluke a goal then Citeh dont
need do anything as they are still through. Which makes
the price.

Newcastle have dreadful record at Citeh,

2024/25 Lost 0-4
2023/24 Lost 0-2 (FAC)
2023/24 Lost 0-1
2022/23 Lost 0-2
2021/22 Lost 0-5
2020/21 Lost 0-2
2019/20 Lost 0-5
2018/19 Lost 1-2 Yedlin
2017/18 Lost 1-3 Murphy
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
2002/03 Lost 0-1
2000/01 Won 1-0 Shearer
1995/96 Drew 3-3 Albert 2, Asprilla
1994/95 Drew 0-0
1994/95 Drew 1-1 Jeffrey (LC)
1993/94 Lost 1-2 Sellars

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Can't see City sitting back and just defending, too much risk.

City usually bore the arse of everyone when they not two goals up so i can imagine this will really be terrible to watch.

Rumour has no haaland but marmoush has scored more
than haaland v Newcastle of late, iirc.

yeh, that wouldn't be massive surprise, would guess Haaland bench if so

Noooocarsil line up as follows.....

Ramsdale; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Hall, Ramsey, Tonali, Willock, Woltemade, Gordon

Newc shortened again...I'd just lay it.

Citeh line up as follows


Trafford, Nunes, Khusanov, Ake, Ait-Nouri, Gonzalez, Reijnders, O'Reilly, Semenyo, Foden, Marmoush

Pep meltdown incoming

Not the strongest line ups,

Surprised Newcastle shortened on team news.

Interesting neither side puts first choice keeper on.

Marmoush, hmmm!

Hmmm! X2

Get the kids on...

Nice half

Has the silhouette rule changed.

Hand up. But if next to body ,that’s ok

So just head all balls with hands each side of head. And you re ok.

So defenders can now make themselves bigger as long as not too big,,just hand ball it next to body.

Ok. Thanks var,got that.

Definite penalty; not that it will affect anything

Shocking decision penalty all day someone had to bring up when these are given in other game s to show the corruption of var

https://x.com/i/status/2019151331043234102

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Not usually a pen in England, maybe given in europe
What's he supposed to do with his hands/arms... Seems
he's attempted to tuck them in.

Would have taken it,... All the same

How is your hand up like that natural it should be down by your side

Can't play with your hands by your side all the time.

I'd take a pelanty all day long,

Geordies have had 3 decent chances,not took any.
Still a bit to go before they match the 9-0
defeat City did us a while back.

We have missed a stack of chances this season, and
we ain't good enough to do that and get away with it.

5 more like that and jobsagoodun

Take isak back

13 million for year for sitting in the stands for an average player

Ratso not welcome, and he only wants Liverpool.

Could have been any score tonite.

Goals backers let down by some poor finnishes

Enough goals for bookies to lose on the game

Hope you were on ABBA.

Happy enough with that one - just over 3/1 for a Newcastle win here? Should have been closer to 13/1

Nobody likes a told you so.

It's been a good little run opposing Newc must admit, they have been overrated by a fair bit this season IMO. Though they have a decent chance to get back at it v Brentford who seem to be struggling.

*also struggling

Though latest win v Villa was decent result.

Missing Shade I wonder there though v Newc.

All teams have good and bad runs, if you catch it right
you will make cash.

Newcastle have had a struggle this season with adjustments
to formation, or at least fitting new players into
formation and slight adjustments.

Recent injuries to vital players have been difficult
to absorb.

Some decent performances in Europe having a negative
impact elsewhere.

We've been pretty competitive in league at home and
pretty poor away.

Still a lot of injuries for this weekend, so it's pretty
much fingers crossed rather than expectation.

Anthony Gordon is the latest concern, coming off before half time at Manchester City in midweek with a hamstring issue. Speaking to the media on Friday, Eddie Howe seemed to rule him out of facing Brentford.

Bruno Guimaraes sounds more likely to feature on Saturday than Lewis Miley but that's not 100%.

Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento, Emil Krafth and Joelinton remain unavailable.

Assuming he plays, Sven Botman will make his 100th appearance in all competitions for Newcastle.


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yep like you say, peaks and troughs for all teams - but we just have to try and pick them correctly