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2020-21 English Premier League
Matchday 15 of 38
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
Etihad Stadium
Manchester, England
Saturday, 26 December 2020
Kick-off is at 21:00
Manchester City will be aiming to build on positive results in recent weeks by claiming another win when they host Newcastle United in a
2020-21 English Premier League encounter this Saturday.
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The Cityzens are on a five-game unbeaten run in the league following a hard-fought 1-0 win away to Southampton last time out. While goals have been hard to come by for City this season - by their lofty standards at least - manager Pep Guardiola has found comfort in a more 'solid' approach.
"We don't have our momentum to score goals," said Guardiola. "We have to accept it, but we have to survive now being solid and put our desire and our heart into the rest."
The Spaniard, whose team remain eight points off the pace, believes they are a long way off challenging Liverpool for the Premier League title this season.
"We are far away, look at the table, it's a lot of points," Guardiola added. "They still have momentum in terms of goals.
"I saw their game against Tottenham Hotspur, how well they played. It's no secret how good they are but I told the guys 'forget about it'. We were eighth in the table, think about eighth, then seventh, then Europa League, then Champions League."
Newcastle head into the fixture in 12th spot on the league standings. The Magpies were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham last time out after having slumped to a 5-2 defeat away to Leeds United a few days prior.
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Manchester City thumped Newcastle United 5-0 in the corresponding fixture last season. Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez, David Silva and Raheem Sterling were all on target for the hosts, while Federico Fernandez netted an own goal.
Manchester City vs Newcastle United head-to-head statistics:
Matches played: 145
Manchester City wins: 58
Newcastle United wins: 53
Draws: 34
English Premier League fixtures, matchday 15:
Saturday, 26 December
13:30 -
Leicester City vs Manchester United
16:00 -
Fulham vs Southampton
16:00 - Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
18:30 - Arsenal vs Chelsea
21:00 -
Manchester City vs Newcastle United
21:00 - Sheffield United vs Everton
Sunday, 27 December
13:00 - Leeds United vs Burnley
15:15 -
West Ham United vs Brighton & Hove Albion
18:30 - Liverpool vs West Brom
20:15 -
Wolves vs Tottenham Hotspur
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