Man City have won their last four games in all competitions
Newcastle won 6-1 at Qarabag in the Champions League in midweek
Recommended bet: Man City to win and both teams to score
Man City appear to be peaking at exactly the right time as Pep Guardiola's men remain in the hunt for four trophies as we approach the end of February.
With Arsenal dropping points in midweek in a 2-2 draw at Wolves, it opens the door for City to close the gap to just two points at the top of the Premier League table.
Newcastle enter the game in decent form of their own, the Magpies having won their last three matches after losing four of their previous five.
The 6-1 victory at Qarabag has the club in prime position to reach the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time.
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Team news
Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic are still long-term absentees for Guardiola, while Savinho will also be unavailable for another few weeks.
Jeremy Doku is a doubt due to a calf injury, while it remains to be seen whether Erling Haaland plays a part as he suffered a knock against Fulham recently.
Magpies boss key midfielder Eddie Howe will be without the services of Bruno Guimaraes for a couple of months in what is a major blow to the club.
Yoane Wissa should be fit for this match and Sven Botman could also return having missed the FA Cup win over Aston Villa.
The stats
These two sides met just a few weeks ago, with City running out comfortable 3-1 winners in the EFL Cup semi-final second leg.
A couple of weeks prior, City won the first leg 2-0, but Newcastle did seal victory in the Premier League back in November, prevailing 2-1.
Four of the last seven match-ups between these two sides have featured both teams scoring.
Since the start of the year City have won three games with both teams finding the back of the net, while both teams have scored in Newcastle's last three matches.
The Magpies have not kept a clean sheet since January 21st in a 3-0 win over PSV Eindhoven.
City have the best attacking record in the top-flight, scoring 54 times, while conceding just 24 goals.
The Tynesiders have scored 37 and conceded 37 goals in the top-flight this term.
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Prediction
Both teams enter this game in excellent form and this match should be an exciting one for the neutral.
Guardiola will be further buoyed by the fact that league leaders Arsenal dropped more points in the title race in midweek.
As such, the incentive of closing the gap to the Gunners to just two points should mean City should come out fighting on Saturday evening.
Newcastle will put up a fight, however, but in the end the home side are likely to have too much firepower.
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