Newcastle happens to have lost only one game since this season out of the five games played so far, they have won three drew one and lost one, and now at the sixth position Manchester city this season has not been bad playing away so I'm not expecting they do really bad in this game because they are in a good form actually, its not looking like a game that will be a really easy one for city but having all their players on the pitch they are very likely not to settle for a loss in that game but they could get a draw as that isn't really a bad result as they have almost not suffered any loss this season and may not want to with this game but then a draw wouldn't spoil their result as they will still be at the top.
If you read my post very well, you'll come to a conclusion that I never doubted the superiority of Manchester City against other English Premier League teams but just like we saw a surprising result at Anfield early this month when Nottingham Forest narrowly defeated Liverpool, don't you think Newcastle have all it takes to shock Manchester City at home? Newcastle in my own assessment possess this mentality of believing in themselves in big games even when they weren't given a chance to succeed out of curiosity, I'm asking if you think they can pull a shocker against City?
I don't think that Newcastle will be able to shock us with surprises by winning City in St James park no matter that they are playing at home. City might be lacking a good midfielder due to De Bruyne and Rodri that are injured doesn't mean that Pep will accept defeat like that. The worst that will happen if the match is too difficult for City will be a draw. Don't forget that when City is playing, they always gain ball possesion and dominate the match which is always an added advantage for them.
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Newcastle has really been very consistent this season even though they have lost one game out of the 5 matches they have played but that doesn't mean they will become a threat to Manchester city despite they are having some injury issues but Pep Guardiola is a professional coach and he knows how to substitute players that will deliver for him so he will definitely provide a replacement for the injured players and still lead his team to victory though Newcastle can still take everyone by surprise but the chances are very rare. Manchester city possesses the ball in most of their games but it's not a guarantee that they will win in every match they have more goal possession.