STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Sat: Man City v Newcastle

Manchester City and Newcastle United do battle on Saturday afternoon as they both look to secure a place in the last-four of this year’s FA Cup, writes JOE CITRONE.

As you might expect, City have breezed through to the quarter-final stage of the FA Cup; making fairly light work of Huddersfield Town and Tottenham before smashing Luton Town 6-2 in the last round with Erling Haaland bagging five.

In their most recent Premier League outing, City played out a pulsating 1-1 draw with title rivals Liverpool; a result perfect for those hoping for a grandstand finish in this season’s title race.

Pep Guardiola will likely shuffle the pack a bit with the likes of Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, and Mateo Kovacic all pushing for a recall to the starting XI.

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Manchester City v Newcastle United
FA Cup Quarter-Final
17:30 BBC One / BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website

HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
JAN 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 2-3 Manchester City
SEP 2023 ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP Newcastle 1-0 Manchester City
AUG 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City 1-0 Newcastle
MAR 2023 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle
AUG 2022 PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 3-3 Manchester City
MAY 2022 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City 5-0 Newcastle
DEC 2021 PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 0-4 Manchester City
MAY 2021 PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 3-4 Manchester City
DEC 2020 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle
JUL 2020 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City 5-0 Newcastle

It has been a difficult campaign for Newcastle who have dropped well off the pace in the race for a top-four place.

Manager Eddie Howe, who is all of a sudden finding himself under pressure, may feel that a strong FA Cup campaign is the last chance for his Magpies side to make a success of this season and relieve some of the mounting pressure on his shoulders.

Thankfully for Howe, Anthony Gordon – who was forced off in their most recent game against Chelsea – is likely to be passed fit for this game. The last thing the Newcastle boss needs is more injuries after being plagued with them for much of this season.

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