Newcastle United vs. Manchester City 8/21/22 - Premier League Picks & Predictions

Newcastle United hosts Manchester City on Sunday in an English Premier League matchday three fixture between two clubs in the top five of the table. Newcastle United is fifth in the top flight English league table on 1-1-0 on four points with a goal difference of +2. Newcastle battled to a 0-0 draw on the road against Brighton & Hove Albion last time out and defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 in its season opener.

Dating back to the preseason, Newcastle United has three wins, one draw and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored seven goals and conceded two. Newcastle United's back line and goalkeeper have clean sheets in each of the first two matches in the EPL. Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson each have one goal scored forNewcastle United, while Joellinton is the leader in assists with one.

Manchester City sits at the top of the Top Flight English league table at 2-0-0 on six points with a goal difference of +6. Manchester City is tied on points with Arsenal but has a lead in goal difference. Manchester City opened its EPL campaign with a 2-0 victory on the road against West Ham United and followed that with an impressive 4-0 win at home against AFC Bournemouth.

Manchester City has four victories and one loss in its most recent five matches across all competitions and over that span has scored 10 goals and conceded four. Manchester City's back line and goalkeeper have three clean sheets in the last four matches. Erling Haaland is the leading goal scorer for Manchester City two, while Kevin De Bruyne is the leader in assists with two.