Newcastle v Man City – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

The Magpies have lost five of their 11 league matches. City have won 28 of their last 35 EPL matches vs Newcastle with just one loss.

Match: Newcastle v Man City
When: Saturday, 22 Nov 2025

Newcastle Form

Newcastle have won six of their last nine matches in all competitions, but they’ve lost five of 11 EPL matches this term. They smashed Royal Union 4-0 away in the Champions League and beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at home. A 2-0 loss at Brighton preceded a 2-0 home win over Benfica.

They looked to finally be finding consistency as they beat Fulham 2-1 in the league and beat Tottenham 2-0 at home in the Carabao Cup. However, a 3-1 loss at West Ham followed. Their strong European form saw a 2-0 home victory vs Athletic Bilbao, before losing 3-1 at Brentford last time out.

Newcastle Team News

Newcastle will be without the suspended Dan Burn in defence. Tino Livramento is nearing a return and could replace Burn at left back.

Antony Gordon should shake off an injury in attack, but Yoane Wissa is still out injured. Wiliam Orsula, Joelinton and Nick Pope should all be available after injuries.

Newcastle Motivation

Newcastle have been poor this season in the league. They’re defending well but they look blunt in attack.

A trip to Marseille in midweek could be a distraction. The Magpies have struggled to get themselves up for league games around key Champions League fixtures.

Man City Form

City look back to their best of late. Their last eight matches have seen seven wins and they’ve lost just once in 14 fixtures. They followed a 2-2 away draw vs Monaco with three straight wins. They lost 1-0 at Aston Villa after that, despite outshooting Villa 18-9.

After a  3-1 win at Swansea in the Carabao Cup, they beat Bournemouth 3-1 and thrash Dortmund 4-1 at home in the Champions League. Their last match saw a crucial 3-0 home victory over Liverpool. They limited the Reds to just seven shots but were fortunate with an incorrect offside call at 1-0 up.

Man City Team News

Mateo Kovacic will be out injured for many months. Rodri is set to return to the squad after having the full FIFA break to work on his fitness.

Pep Guardiola has quite a settled side. He must choose between John Stones and Ruben Dias at centre back, whilst Nico O’Reilly is set to be the left back once again.

Man City Motivation

City need to win this match to keep pace with Arsenal. A draw would not be a good result in isolation.

Guardiola’s side are playing with control, but they are quite reliant on Erling Haaland right now. If Newcastle score first, City may find life difficult.

Key Stats

• Newcastle have lost 28 of their last 35 EPL matches vs Man City
• Newcastle have lost 5 of their 11 EPL matches this season
• Man City have won 13 of their last 18 league matches
• Man City’s Haaland has scored 33 goals in his last 21 matches for club and country

Verdict

The form and head-to-head guide suggests City will win this match. You can’t look past Haaland scoring again, as he has netted 14 of City’s 21 league goals this term.

Best Bet: Man City win at 2.10 (Price Boost)

Goalscorer Bet: Haaland to score anytime at 1.72 or 2 or more goals at 5.00