Predictions and match build up for Newcastle away. Sat 12.30pm PL

[Stephen Paul]

A really tough away trip to Newcastle in the lunch time kick-off this weekend

All eyes will be on City with the media and bookmakers now favouring Arsenal for the title as City deal with no Rodri

In Pep we trust

[Stephen Paul]

3-0 City

[gavin]

Pep will have his thinking cap on and it won't take him long to come up with a solution for the Rodri problem. We already looked much better without him this season than last in the first few matches of the season that we played without him.

[KunDB]

A humdinger of a game looming.

Really looking forward to this and, unlike Arsenal, they are likely to go for a win by playing on the front foot.

City hard fought 2 1 win.

Isn't it great to be a blue these days. Makes all the past suffering worth while.

[Stephen Paul]

Toon 4/1
Draw 16/5
City 4/7

Correct score City to win
1-0 9/1
2-0 17/2
3-0 12/1
2-1 13/2
3-1 9/1

[gavin]

City to win 3-1. Kova will step up in the absence of Rodri. He has shown that he can already this season - with some help from others.

[Stephen Paul]

Match Officials
Assistant Referee 1: Darren Cann
Assistant Referee 2: Akil Howson
Fourth Official: Robert Jones
Assistant VAR Official: Timothy Wood