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Newcastle United welcome Manchester City to St James’ Park for their FA Cup fifth-round contest on Saturday.

This will be the fifth time these two sides face each other this season, having gone head-to-head twice apiece in the Premier League and League Cup.

The Magpies are hoping to end their 71-year wait for FA Cup success this season, but they must find a way to end their three-match losing streak against Man City heading into this contest.

Match preview

Newcastle snapped a three-match losing streak at home in the Premier League with a shock 2-1 victory over Manchester United despite being reduced to 10 men.

A controversial red card for Jacob Ramsey marred the game, but it didn’t stop Newcastle from taking the lead as Anthony Gordon broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time.

However, Casemiro restored parity deep into first-half stoppage time.

Man United failed to pounce on their numerical advantage and were punished late on as William Osula netted the winner with his first goal since September, sealing three valuable points for Newcastle.

Despite that victory, Newcastle are still 12th in the Premier League table and nine points off the top six.

They must push hard in the final weeks if they hope to secure European football, but must now turn their attention to an uphill FA Cup task on home turf.

Newcastle were unable to defend the League Cup as they suffered a 5-1 aggregate defeat against tonight’s visitors in the semi-finals.

They also fell to a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad Stadium in their most recent Premier League clash.

If Man City claim another win against Newcastle, they will become only the third club to eliminate them from both domestic cups in the same season after Wimbledon in 1987/88 and Arsenal in 2007/08.

However, Newcastle have advanced from nine of their last ten FA Cup fifth-round ties, and two of those victories came against Man City in 1994/95 and 2001/02.

Meanwhile, momentum in the title race shifted slightly on Wednesday night when Man City were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Nottingham Forest.

Elliot Anderson bagged a late equaliser to salvage a point for the visitors, leaving Pep Guardiola’s side seven points behind league leaders Arsenal.

While City still have a game in hand, the gap gives Mikel Arteta’s team a boost in confidence as the title race enters a decisive stretch.

There is still plenty of football to be played, and the battle at the top could yet produce more twists and fireworks before the season ends.

But City must now turn their attention to the FA Cup against Newcastle. Despite recent final defeats to Man United and Crystal Palace, City still have a formidable record in the FA Cup.

They have won 18 of their last 20 matches in the competition over the past four seasons.

They’ve also dominated early rounds, winning their last 23 such games in the FA Cup by an aggregate score of 89-11 since their 1-0 fifth round defeat to Wigan Athletic in 2017/18.

Team News

Newcastle will be without the suspended Ramsey this weekend, while Bruno Guimaraes, Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth and Lewis Miley all remain sidelined with injuries.

Valentino Livramento has made good progress in his recovery from a hamstring problem, but this fixture may come too soon for the English defender.

Man City will also be without Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic, while Nico O’Reilly will be assessed before kick-off after picking up a knock against Forest.

Newcastle potential starting line-up: