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Written by Neil Harrison

11:27am Saturday, September 28th, 2024

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The Magpies face a stiff challenge after a disappointing 3-1 defeat at Fulham last weekend. The preeminent champions Manchester City stroll into St. James’ Park looking to solidify themselves as league leaders once again.

Eddie Howe has made some changes for this clash with Sandro Tonali getting his first league start since returning from his suspension. Unfortunately, Alexander Isak’s toe injury will keep him out of this one.

Here is the team Howe has selected with three changes from Craven Cottage.

Let's go, lads! ? pic.twitter.com/a9EevC6j79
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 28, 2024

This is the side Pep Guardiola has named for the Citizens.

Your City line-up for #NEWMCI ?
XI | Ederson, Walker (C), Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis, Kovacic, Gundogan, Bernardo, Grealish, Haaland
SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Stones, Doku, Savinho, Nunes, Foden, McAtee#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/YY6nl1uYYE
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 28, 2024

Expectations are low for any result today. You never know, the lads may pull something off as this fixtures has not been bereft of drama over the past few seasons.

Howay The Lads!

700 comments so far

JohnJ
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Comment #41
HOWAY the Lads!
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Cullerfornia Lad
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Comment #42
You lonely sad little man
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Essex Geordie Bill
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Comment #43
Teams coming out, I think my stream might be a tad behind!
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Cullerfornia Lad
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Comment #44
HWTL
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JohnJ
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Comment #45
Mines even further behind!
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AncientC
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Comment #46
Man City are playing experimentally without Rodri and KDB… isolate Haaland, be clinical, and there’s always hope.
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fray bentos
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Comment #47
Batten down the hatches, silly billies incoming!
To all of you who actually watch the footy, enjoy the match I hope
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Peckham Mag
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Comment #48
Full tribute to Gordon in the Leazes End – even after drop in form and potential Liverpool move. Our fans really are something else. Top f*cking drawer.
Have a strong feeling he’ll score today
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IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Comment #49
We already look lightyears better than any other performance this season.
Hopefully it will be enough.
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check the toastie
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Comment #50
Murphy is dogshit.
Biggest mistake of the summer was not getting a right winger. Shud have been prioritised over the centre back
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davetoon
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Comment #51
At least we will have room on the counter
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davetoon
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:45 PM
Comment #52
@check we had to sell our best right winger
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peterk3
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Comment #53
In the bollicks hehe
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Macas
Sep 28, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Comment #54
Been in some great positions but that final decision or pass is letting us down. You always know it will potentially cost you if you don’t take your chances against teams like this.
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Lee Charnley Bunga Party
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Comment #55
Excellent defending by Trippier
Been one of his biggest weaknesses in the last year where he falls asleep at the back post but that was superb
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IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Comment #56
Don’t like these yellows. One thing that will ruin any chance of a result is a red card.
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jane
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Comment #57
what was Bruno doing?
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davetoon
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Comment #58
First time they have threatened ffs
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IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Comment #59
Bloody hell, typical. They’ve done nothing
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IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Comment #60
Need more from Gordon and Barnes.
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peterk3
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:07 PM
Comment #61
Trippier ???
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cyprus
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Comment #62
Crazy thing we’ve played them toe to toe…
No fear!
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jane
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Comment #63
one way traffic now
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IrishRob
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Comment #64
Barnes has actually been very poor today. At least Gordon is pressing like a lunatic.
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jane
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Comment #65
brilliant run by Murphy
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cyprus
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Comment #66
Summary for those not watching:
Strange game
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AncientC
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Comment #67
The only negative is the scoreline.
Great overall performance. Minus a few individual errors, but those happen now and again.
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jimiley
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Comment #68
Unlucky.
Playing well.
But you need a bit of luck to beat this lot.
We never get any
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RUNAWAY777
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Comment #69
Shame about that goal but Impressed with out display first half, think schar was daft going after grealish also 2 needless cards for bruno and joelinton.
Pope really need stopping these mistakes he should have just put his foot through it, unlucky joelinton he’ll of a strike.gordan has performed better with his pressing of there keeper, we can still get something out of this game lads.
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cyprus
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Comment #70
A lot of space behind their lines, we could take advantage.
City playing a different approach, almost wanting to hit us on the counter themselves.
Perhaps they saw, vs arsenal, that it’s hard to beat a well organized defense.
Do we deserve to be losing?
No
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Macas
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Comment #71
IrishRob
I think Barnes is a great goal scorer but not a great 90 minute player.
It was one of the criticisms from Leicester fans I saw when he first signed, he tends to fade in and out of games.
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RUNAWAY777
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Comment #72
City just dont like it when teams get stuck in to them well keep it nufc
You’ll rep the rewards.
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magicmac54
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Comment #73
Very impressed the way the Toon are playing today, and they are very unfortunate to be behind, for me this is their best performance this season by a country mile folks.
HWTL
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jimiley
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Comment #74
Magic.Agreed.
But I would take a draw now.
Played well but the keeper has only made one save.
It will be tough to get 2
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RUNAWAY777
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Comment #75
Joe Cole
Saying what a great goal build up was good, but if you look at the goal it come off tonalis inside ankle and moves the ball away from pope in to the far corner.
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jimiley
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Comment #76
City hate being attacked.
Defend and you lose.
We have managed to push them back.
We need to keep it up
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magicmac54
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Comment #77
Jimiley
Agreed mate, i think we would all take a draw which would be a terrific result, and specially without Isak.
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check the toastie
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Comment #78
Playing ok. In the game
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check the toastie
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Comment #79
Gordon gunna run himself to exhaustion. Will do him good for next week
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jane
Sep 28, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Comment #80
Tonali made a meal of that
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8th February, 2024

An update on my health situation - we have terminated the PluVicto treatment halfway through, because of the severity of the side effects - diarrhea, vomiting, and acid reflux.

And there was no evidence the treatment was having any positive effect in stopping the prostate cancer from spreading in the bones.

There are no treatments left for me to go on.

I will go into home hospice care now and will have a hospice nurse visit me at home regularly to ensure I am as comfortable as possible and we will treat the side effects of the treatments I have had.

It's down the final stretch now, and I have run out of treatments, and nature will now take its course.

I hope Newcastle can get many wins this season from now on, and I am at peace with all of this.

Thanks for all your help through the years - it's very much appreciated

Ed Harrison