Manchester City can cut the points gap at the top of the Premier League table to just two when hosting Newcastle United this weekend.
Arsenal winning easily against Everton on Wednesday extended their lead over City to five points, but Pep Guardiola's side can more than halve that deficit before Mikel Arteta's team play their weekend match. The visit of Newcastle is a difficult one on the face of it against the side sitting just three places behind them in the standings, but the beaten Carabao Cup finalists have seen their form dip since the World Cup break.
Eddie Howe's team have won just one of their last seven Premier League games since convincingly beating Leicester City on Boxing Day. Five of these fixtures ended in a draw as well as one defeat, which was their last league outing against Liverpool.
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What time is kick-off?
Kick-off on Saturday lunchtime is set for 12:30pm GMT (7:30am ET; 4:30am PT).
Where can I watch?
BT Sport are broadcasting the City versus Newcastle match. Their coverage of the first Premier League fixture of the weekend begins at 11:30am, with subscribers able to stream the match via the BT Sport app and the BT Sport website. BT'S Early Kick-off show will air for half an hour from 10am.
Team news
Central defenders Aymeric Laporte and John Stones both remain doubts ahead of this match after missing again missing out in midweek due to illness and injury, respectively. Stefan Ortega is more of a doubt to feature in the squad, though, after being forced off against Bristol City with a hand injury.
For Newcastle, Bruno Guimaraes is a pre-match injury doubt after twisting his ankle during the Carabao Cup final, while defender Emil Krafth remains sidelined with a serious anterior cruciate ligament knee injury sustained in late August that has likely already ended the player's season.
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