Suara.com – Manchester City will continue their efforts to defend the Premier League title by hosting Newcastle United on Matchday Week 26 on Saturday (4/3/2023) at 19.30 WIB.
The Citizen looks into this match with positive capital where they are unbeaten in the last six matches across competitions.
Most recently, Manchester City managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2022-2023 FA Cup after defeating the Championship team, Bristol City with a score of 3-0 on 1 March.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (center) on the sidelines with players Nathan Ake (left) and Bernardo Silva in the Premier League match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, London, Thursday (16/2/2023) early morning WIB. (n Arsenal and Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 15, 2023. (Ian Kington / IKIMAGES / AFP)
Meanwhile in the Premier League, Pep Guardiola’s troops are unbeaten in their last four matches and temporarily occupy second place in the standings with a collection of 55 points from 25 matches.
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Manchester City are now five points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the standings after the Gunners beat Everton 4-0 in the postponed match of Week 7 a few days ago.
This situation clearly makes Manchester City have to tighten the belt and try not to waste points in every game in order to catch up with Arsenal.
Newcastle United players. (ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)
On the other hand, Man City’s opponents in Week 26 are not a random team. Newcastle United, which was acquired by a Saudi Arabian consortium last season, is enjoying an impressive run in the Premier League.
Newcastle is temporarily ranked fourth in the standings with a collection of 41 points from 23 matches and is only four points adrift of Tottenham Hotspur in the last place in the Champions League zone.
However, Newcastle is facing an inconsistent appearance where Eddie Howe’s side have never won in their last four matches across competitions with details of two draws and two defeats.
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Two successive defeats recently, namely being silenced by Liverpool 0-2 in the Premier League before losing by the same score to Manchester United in the 2022-2023 English League Cup final on 26 February.
