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Man City face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 48 and win only 11 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2003, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| 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,
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| 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 ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Magpies, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. 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 |