The November internationals are wrapping up! The next round of league fixtures will be here before you know it, and Newcastle United vs Manchester City looks to be the highlight of the Saturday slate. So let’s take a look at who could be in the starting lineup for both sides.
The home side have a long list of injury concerns, and are thus in a tougher spot, from a fitness perspective.
Newcastle United vs Manchester City FYIs
Kickoff: Saturday November 22, 5:30pm, St. James Park, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Full Injury Updates: Newcastle United part 1 Newcastle United Part 2 Manchester City
Team News for Both Sides: go here
Premier League Form, Standings: Man City 2nd, 22 pts, WWLWW Newcastle 14th, 12 pts, WLWLL
Google Result Probability: Man City win 48% Draw 25% Newcastle United win 27%
Predicted Starting XIs
Manchester City
Gianluigi Donnarumma; Rico Lewis, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol; Nico Gonzalez; Savinho, Oscar Bobb, Foden, Jeremy Doku; Erling Haaland
Newcastle United
Aaron Ramsdale; Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Fabian Schar, Lewis Hall; Joe Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali; Harvey Barnes, Nick Woltemade, Jacob Murphy
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