Newcastle vs. Manchester City: Team News, Live Stream, TV Info and Ticket News
Manchester City will look to make it four Premier League wins in succession when they visit Newcastle United on Tuesday.
It’s City’s best run of form since the opening weeks of the season when they managed five straight league wins.
The club have been lifted by the return of Kevin De Bruyne, whose three-month absence coincided with an inconsistent period.
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As well as their impressive league form, City are also through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the first time, with Real Madrid confirmed as their opponents.
Manager Manuel Pellegrini says he wants to see the same aggression as his side showed against Chelsea.
"The mathematical reason why we are not challenging for the title is because we lost three games in a row at the beginning of February," he said.
"I hope we can continue playing the same way we did last Saturday, being an aggressive team and trying to win from the beginning.
"If we continue playing that way it doesn't matter against who we play, but we know we have a difficult game. They need all the points to try not to be relegated."
"OFFICIALS: Kevin Friend will referee tomorrow night's @premierleague clash with @MCFC https://t.co/anntAnIEXn #NUFC pic.twitter.com/QypK5smPDq
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 18, 2016"
Newcastle managed three vital points on Saturday with a 3-0 home win over Swansea City as they look to avoid relegation. They currently sit 19th, three points from safety, but they have games against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Manager Rafa Benitez believes his side can take confidence from their win against the Swans.
"After the games you watch the table and it's a little bit better so we have more confidence,” he told the Premier League. "Hopefully, we can keep the momentum.
"We said before playing at home could be massive for us, we have another three games at home so hopefully we can play at the same level with the same intensity and be lucky, as sometimes you have to be."
Date: Tuesday, 19 April
Kick-off: 7:45 p.m. BST/2:45 p.m. ET
TV Listings: Sky Sports 1/HD (UK) & NBC Sports Live Extra
Live Stream: Sky Go (UK)
Form Guide
Newcastle United
Newcastle United 3-0 Swansea City
Southampton 3-1 Newcastle United
Norwich City 3-2 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 1-1 Sunderland
Leicester City 1-0 Newcastle United
"RB: "@MCFC are a team who are doing so well in Champions League and have many good players. We have to be ready for a difficult game" #NUFC
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 18, 2016"
Manchester City
Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City
Manchester City 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain (Champions League)
Manchester City 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Manchester City (Champions League)
Bournemouth 0-4 Manchester City
Predicted Formations
Newcastle United
Fabricio Coloccini is still out with a calf problem, but Daryl Janmaat may return.
Newcastle United (from): Darlow, Woodman, Dummett, Haidara, Janmaat, Lascelles, Mbemba, Taylor, Aarons, Anita, Colback, De Jong, Gouffran, Marveaux, Obertan, Saivet, Shelvey, Sissoko, Tiote, Townsend, Wijnaldum, Cisse, Doumbia, Mitrovic, Perez, Riviere.
Predicted XI: Darlow; Anita, Mbemba, Lacelles, Dummett; Shelvey, Colback; Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Townsend; Mitrovic.
Manchester City
Bacary Sagna, David Silva, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri are unavailable for Pellegrini’s side—but Vincent Kompany and Raheem Sterling are back in the squad.
"PELLEGRINI: Sagna (back) also Clichy, Silva and Nasri are out, Sterling and Kompany are both in the squad. #mcfc
— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) April 18, 2016"
Manchester City (from): Caballero, Hart, Wright, Demichelis, Kolarov, Kompany, Mangala, Otamendi, Sagna, Zabaleta, De Bruyne, Delph, Fernandinho, Fernando, Nasri, Navas, Toure, A Garcia, M Garcia, Aguero, Bony, Iheanacho, Celina.
Predicted XI: Hart; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Mangala, Kolarov; Fernando, Fernandinho, Toure; Navas, De Bruyne, Aguero.
Players To Watch
Newcastle United: Georginio Wijnaldum
There have been critics of Georginio Wijnaldum in recent months, with some suggesting he has too often gone missing, particularly in away matches, but there can be no doubting his technical quality.
Wijnaldum, signed from PSV Eindhoven for £15 million after winning the Dutch Footballer of the Year award, is a player of real quality who always appears to have time on the ball.
At his best, he’s Newcastle’s most accomplished creative player.
Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne
What a return from injury it’s been for De Bruyne. The 24-year-old has revitalised what was a faltering City side, scoring four goals in just five games and looking unplayable for much of that time.
The weight of his passing is near-perfect, he can see the game in vivid detail and, as proven at Chelsea at the weekend, he also has a sharp turn of pace.
If Newcastle can limit his influence, which is not easy, their task will be made much easier.
Key Battle
Chancel Mbemba vs. Sergio Aguero
Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick at Stamford Bridge on Saturday took his Premier League tally to 99. He wants to make it 100 as quickly as possible, telling Stuart Brennan at the Manchester Evening News: “We still have a few games ahead of us and I am sure I can make 100 goals. I will try to do it on Tuesday when we have an important game."
He’s as sharp as ever, at present, and he’ll want to finish as the league’s top scorer. He’s currently on 21, just one behind both Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane.
Chancel Mbemba, arguably Newcastle's best defender, will have his most difficult task of the season trying to stop Aguero.
"A unique look at @aguerosergiokun from his MOTM performance on Saturday! #mcfc #CMONCITY
— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) April 18, 2016"
🎥 https://t.co/ONbMQtGZYC pic.twitter.com/GROE2aJ4Gq
Odds
Newcastle United: +450
Manchester City: -167
Draw: +300
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TICKETS for tomorrow night's @premierleague clash with @MCFC at St. James' Park (7:45pm BST) remain on sale. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/k0bM5CX6mD
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 18, 2016"
Ticket Information
For ticket information on all Premier League games visit the official site or go to the ticket page on the home club's official website. Secondary ticket information for Newcastle can be found here.
Rob Pollard is Bleacher Report's lead Manchester City correspondent and will be following the club from a Manchester base throughout the 2015/16 season. All quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. Follow him on Twitter @RobPollard.
