LIVE – Manchester City v Newcastle: Commentary, updates, goals and stats for Premier League clash

Manchester City can capitalise on Arsenal’s slip-up in midweek and move within two points of the Gunners with a win over Newcastle tonight.

Arsenal’s draw at Wolves on Wednesday night has opened the door for City, who have won six and drawn one of their last seven games in all competitions.

Two of those victories came against Newcastle in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.

The visitors arrive at the Etihad on the back of a 6-1 victory at Qarabag in midweek.

Where to watch Manchester City v Newcastle

The match is an 8pm kick-off (UK time) and is broadcast on TNT Sports 1. It can be streamed on discovery+.

The stats for Manchester City v Newcastle

• Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 21 Premier League home games against Newcastle, winning each of the last 16. In English top-flight history, only Everton have had a longer winning home run against an opponent (22 vs Fulham between 1961 and 2018).
• Newcastle are looking to complete their first league double over Manchester City since 1983-84 (second tier), and first in the top-flight since 1955-56. However, their 20 games at the Etihad Stadium is the most a team has played at a venue without ever winning in Premier League history (D2 L18).
• Since conceding four goals in a 5-4 win over Fulham in December, Manchester City have only conceded eight goals in 12 Premier League matches, the fewest of any side in that time (MD15 onwards), with goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma preventing exactly three goals based on his xGoT in that time (11 xGoT, 8 conceded).
• Each of Newcastle’s last nine Premier League away wins have been against teams starting the day in the bottom half of the table. They’re winless in 10 on the road against top half teams (D3 L7) since a 3-1 win at Nottingham Forest in November 2024, while they’re winless in 37 at sides in the top two (D5 L32) since a 3-1 win at Arsenal in December 2001.
• Since the 2010-11 season, English managers have taken charge of 76 away Premier League matches at Manchester City – only one has won, with Roy Hodgson leading Crystal Palace to a 3-2 win in December 2018 (D8 L67).