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Manchester City will look to close the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal as they make the trip to an out-of-sorts Newcastle side.

Pep Guardiola’s men ensured they kept pace with the high-flying Gunners going into the international break, comfortably dispatching defending champions Liverpool with ease to stay within four points of top spot.

They now have the chance to pile extra pressure on Mikel Arteta going into the North London derby tomorrow, with Arsenal already fearing the tide could be beginning to turn against them after star centre-back Gabriel was injured on Brazil duty.

The Magpies stand in their way but Eddie Howe will need a much improved display from his side if they are to overcome City. With four losses in their last six, Newcastle went into the weekend just two points above the relegation zone.

Newcastle vs Man City prediction: City to keep up the pressure

Man City have been looking in imperious form in recent weeks, winning 11 of their last 14 in all competitions, to move them to within four points of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League and two behind the leaders Bayern Munich in the Champions League table.

After winning nothing last season, it’s hard to imagine a second season with no silverware for City, who have won 15 trophies since Pep Guardiola arrived at the club in 2016.

Football betting sites are offering 9/4 on City winning their 11th title, and although many pundits think the title is a done deal for Arsenal, City are still way too much of a threat.

It’s hard to see Newcastle getting a win tonight, and the best they can probably hope for is a draw at odds of 14/5.

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Will Castle22 November 2025 17:00

Pep Guardiola drops verdict on Premier League title race as he eyes ‘important step’ against Newcastle

Manchester City are poised to challenge Arsenal's lead at the top of the Premier League, with a victory at Newcastle potentially narrowing the gap to a single point. However, manager Pep Guardiola remains steadfast in his belief that it is premature to discuss the title race, despite the looming opportunity.

"We are in November, and in November in this league nothing is final," Guardiola stated.

"What happens in February or March, be careful. But the season starts now. The first start is when the transfer window is over in the summer. And now again when the international breaks are over.

"Now until March we see each other every three days. Now the real season starts. It is important to be there and to arrive at the end of the season with a chance to fight. Winning (in Newcastle) would be an important step for us."

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Closing in on team news

Just a few minutes until we learn the confirmed line-ups - here’s a reminder of what we know so far:

Dan Burn will miss out after being sent off against Brentford, while Nick Pope was also forced off in the same game after enduring a concussion. Pope joined Anthony Gordon in being withdrawn from England duty due to injury but Howe has confirmed they are in contention to feature. Tino Livramento could also make a long-awaited comeback to the matchday squad after recovering from a knee ligament injury.

Rodri is expected to miss out for the visitors after a setback in his own return from a lengthy layoff, while Mateo Kovacic is set to undergo surgery on a persistent Achilles injury and will be out for some time.

Will Castle22 November 2025 16:25

How Eberechi Eze to Arsenal changed Tottenham’s future forever

In the weeks before Daniel Levy left Tottenham Hotspur in September, a Premier League counterpart noticed something that meant the shock departure wasn’t actually much of a surprise at all. They’d registered how Vivienne Lewis – the daughter of former Spurs owner Joe Lewis, whose shares have since been put in a family trust – was suddenly visible at games, “smiling and laughing”. Such conviviality was all the more conspicuous since many rival executives say they hadn’t actually met her. The feeling was: “It didn’t look good for Daniel.”

Levy isn’t seen at all now, which will make a real change for the north London derby, right up to how former Arsenal CEO Vinai Venkatesham is now at Spurs. The refreshed hierarchy is set to be greeted by the increasingly prominent Josh Kroenke, son of Arsenal owner Stan.

It won’t just be a first meeting of new leadership teams across north London, as both clubs coincidentally made huge changes at the same time. It might also herald a more significant shift in English football.

The billionaires have already taken over. Now it’s the time for the billionaires’ children.

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Miguel Delaney22 November 2025 16:05

Newcastle's triple injury boost for the Man City visit

Eddie Howe is hopeful he will be able to welcome back three key players from injury for Newcastle’s stern test against Manchester City.

Anthony Gordon and Nick Pope are at least in contention after withdrawing from England duty with a hip problem and a concussion respectively, while Tino Livramento could also make a return after eight weeks out.

"Anthony Gordon is very close,” Howe said. “He's worked well during the break and he's touch and go for the game. We'll make a very late decision.

“Nick Pope has trained and there's no problems there."

On Livramento, he added: “He’s very close. He's trained in the international break which is great to see. He's such an important player for us and it's great to have him back training with the group.

“He's done a lot of work. He's been very, very good professionally with how he's dealt with the injury and the work he's done with the physios so I'd say he's in good shape."

Eddie Howe provides triple injury boost for Newcastle ahead of Man City test

Newcastle start the weekend just two points above the relegation zone as they play host to Manchester City

Will Castle22 November 2025 15:35

The Nick Woltemade problem and Eddie Howe’s challenge to save Newcastle’s struggling season

There are plenty of barometers of the Premier League’s strength. One of the more ridiculous is to say the sixth-best team in Europe are only the 14th finest in England. It can be a quirk of autumnal tables: with trips to Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain to come, Newcastle may not finish sixth in the initial phase of the Champions League, even if an Aston Villa-style surge to the quarter-finals does not seem utterly implausible. Nor, in all probability, will a side who finished fifth in England last season end up quite as low. There are precedents for their initial stumbles: Newcastle were 12th in early December in 2024. They showed a slow start can be no impediment to Champions League qualification.

And yet these are unusually troubled times on Tyneside. Newcastle could cite the fixture list, with six away games in their first 11, with the two home defeats to last season’s top two, each coming cruelly late in injury time after spirited showings. Yet more recent memories are of strangely supine performances at West Ham and Brentford, twice leading and yet losing 3-1. They beat Athletic Bilbao in between and have booked another Carabao Cup quarter-final place but it has nevertheless entered the ranks of the worrying starts.

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Richard Jolly22 November 2025 15:20

Erling Haaland backed to beat Shearer 100-goal record on Toon hero’s home turf

Pep Guardiola hopes to see Manchester City striker Erling Haaland break Alan Shearer’s record as the fastest man to reach 100 Premier League goals on the former England captain’s old St James’ Park stomping ground this weekend.

“It would be good because that means he’s scored goals!” Guardiola said.

“Alan Shearer has been so far the greatest top scorer in this league and whatever happens with Erling in his career here, Alan Shearer will still be top (for) his quality to score goals.”

The Spaniard added: “You don’t have to know mathematics to realise that if he (Haaland) stays a long, long time and continues this average, he will be close to Harry Kane and close to Alan Shearer, that’s for sure. But I don’t know what’s going to happen in the future, to be honest.”

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