Newcastle United FC vs. Manchester City FC 12/19/21 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Newcastle United hosts Manchester City on Sunday in an English Premier League matchday 18 fixture. Newcastle United is 19th in the top-flight English league table at 1-7-9 on 10 points with a goal difference of -19. Newcastle was defeated by Liverpool 3-1 in its most recent match on Wednesday. Newcastle United has just one victory in its first 17 matches and is four points from safety.

Newcastle United has one win, one draw and three losses in its last five matches in the English Premier League and over that span has scored three goals and conceded 10. Callum Wilson is the leading goal scorer for Newcastle United with six and Allan Saint-Maximin has scored three. Saint-Maximin is the leader in assists with three.

Manchester City sits atop the top-flight English league table at 13-2-2 on 41 points with a goal difference of +31. Manchester City is one point clear of second-place Liverpool and is coming off a 7-0 rout of Leeds United in its most recent EPL fixture. Six players scored goals for Manchester City in the  lopsided victory with Kevin De Bruyne scoring a brace, while Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, John Stones, Nathan Ake and Riyad Mahrez each scored one goal.

Manchester City has four victories and one loss over its last five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 14 goals and conceded four. Manchester City’s back line and goalkeeper have clean sheets in each of the last two matches. Bernardo Silva is the leading goal scorer for Manchester City with seven and Gabriel Jesus is the leader in assists with six.