Newcastle’s record at the Etihad is pretty abysmal – but Eddie Howe will be hoping to change that this weekend ahead of our trip to Manchester.
The last time we won at Man City, we saw Rolando Aarons and Moussa Sissoko score in a 2-0 victory in the League Cup, where a midfield of Jack Colback, Ryan Taylor and Mehdi Abeid somehow got the better of Yaya Toure, David Silva and Fernandinho.
11 years later, we head into this one in much better fettle and against a City side who’ve been way off their brilliant best this season, leaving them 16 points behind Liverpool in the title race.
As they prepare to take part in tonight’s Premier League Darts in Glasgow, PDC stars Luke Littler and Stephen Bunting have been predicting this weekend’s Premier League football fixtures, along with Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.
Man Utd fan Littler thinks City will edge it 2-1, but feels a lot will depend on “what Newcastle turn up”, while Bunting is backing the Toon to pull off a “bit of an upset” due to the “up and down” form we’ve seen from Pep Guardiola’s side.
Speaking to the Premier League, Littler said: “It depends what Newcastle turn up. I’ll go 2-1 City.” However, Stephen Bunting is backing Eddie Howe’s Mags to win, saying: “I’ll go 2-1 Newcastle. I think that could be a bit of an upset, especially with City’s form up and down.”
Carragher bullish on Newcastle win
Like Bunting, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher is backing Newcastle to prove the bookies wrong and come away with a 2-1 win at the Etihad.
After a 5-1 defeat to Arsenal, a late collapse against Real Madrid in midweek and unconvincing display in a 2-1 win over Leyton Orient in the FA Cup, this could be a good time to play a fragile City side who’ve concede 15 goals across their last six games in all competitions.
Speaking on The Overlap USA, Carragher said: “I’m going to go 2-1 Newcastle. 1-2, So Newcastle to win at Manchester City.
“Yeah, I think so. They’ve played Real Madrid, haven’t they? They’ll have had the Real Madrid game at home. Newcastle are free…Yeah, I’m going to go Newcastle 2-1!”
How do you see us getting on at the Etihad this weekend? Comment below with your predictions!