Manchester City welcome Newcastle United at Etihad Stadium, Manchester on Saturday, Feb 20 at 4:00 PM in a Premier League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Manchester City come into this fixture in mixed form (1W 0D 0L). Newcastle United travel in mixed form (0W 1D 0L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Manchester City here — they've won 7 of 10 previous meetings against Newcastle United, with 1 draws. Their last encounter ended in Newcastle United won 1–3. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.2 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Manchester City a slight edge, but Newcastle United are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.