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2022/23 English Premier League
Matchday 3
Newcastle United v Manchester City
St James' Park
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Sunday, 21 August 2022
Kick-off is at 16h30
Manchester City will be aiming to keep their 100 per cent record intact when they travel to Newcastle in the
Premier League on Sunday, August 21.
The defending champions picked up where they left off last season by beating West Ham 2-0 and Bournemouth 4-0 in the opening two rounds.
Pep Guardiola's side share the lead with Arsenal as the only two teams to have won both of their games at the start of the new campaign.
City are undefeated in 14 league matches since Tottenham pulled off a shock 3-2 win at the Etihad Stadium on February 19.
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Guardiola has stressed the importance of getting off to a strong start this term as the winter months is generally when they tend to build up a head of steam, which won't occur this time around as there will be an enforced break due to the World Cup in Qatar.
"We cannot forget three seasons ago when Liverpool won the Premier League, we lost five points in the first five games," the Spaniard said.
"Two seasons ago we lost seven points in the first five games and last season we lost five points in the first five games. Always in this period we drop points, (then) after we make maybe 12, 13, 14 games in a row winning.
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"This year that isn't going to happen because when we are strongest - October, November, December - this is the World Cup. Maybe it will be different (this season). Of course, it is so important to start this consistent."
The Magpies don't have a particularly good record against the Citizens, who are seeking their sixth consecutive win in this fixture.
However, Eddie Howe's troops come into the clash on the back of an unbeaten start to proceedings, having recorded a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on the opening weekend before playing out to a goalless draw with Brighton this past weekend.
Howe acknowledged the Toon had luck on their side against the Seagulls and pointed out that they need to execute their final ball better to stand a chance of causing an upset this weekend.
"It was a difficult second half, Brighton played very well, we rode our luck after conceding a good chance. We needed every ounce of energy to see it out," he said.
"In the first half we had some good moments and counter attacked well but our final ball let us down. We had a number of moments, but the last pass or action never came to much."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Newcastle - 0
Man City - 5
Draws - 0
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