Manchester City vs. Newcastle United 5/8/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/07/2022 at 10:19 AM ET

Manchester City hosts Newcastle United on Sunday in an English Premier League fixture. Manchester City sits atop the top flight English league table at 26-5-3 on 83 points with a goal difference of +63. Manchester City is clear of second-placed Liverpool by only one point and is coming off a disappointing loss in the semifinals of the Champions League to Real Madrid.

Manchester City has four wins and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 17 goals and conceded seven. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez are the leading goal scorers for Manchester City in the English Premier League with 11 apiece, while Gabriel Jesus is the leader in assists with eight.

Newcastle United is 10th in the top-flight English league table at 11-10-14 on 43 points with a goal difference of -16. Newcastle United was defeated by Liverpool 1-0 in its most recent English Premier League fixture, which snapped a four-match winning streak for the Magpies. Nevertheless, Newcastle United has played extremely well after spending much of the first half of the campaign in or near the relegation zone.

Newcastle United has four wins and one loss in its most recent five matches in the English Premier League and over that span has scored seven goals and conceded two goals. Newcastle United's goalkeeper and backline have three clean sheets in the last five matches. The leading goal scorer for Newcastle United is Callum Wilson with six, while Allan Saint-Maximin is the leader in assists with four.

Goals, goals and more goals will characterize this matchup on Sunday. Four goals or more have been scored in three of the last four matches between Manchester City and Newcastle United. The OVER is the play here. Manchester City defeated Newcastle United in the reverse match in December of last year 4-0. Final Score Prediction, Manchester City win but our best play is OVER 4-1.

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