Newcastle vs Man City live: Team news and line-ups ahead of Premier League clash – UK Times

Newcastle XI: Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

Man City XI: Donnarumma; Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly; Bernardo, Gonzalez; Cherki, Foden, Doku; Haaland

Rodri is expected to miss out for the visitors after a setback in his own return from a lengthy layoff.

Meanwhile, Mateo Kovacic is set to undergo surgery on a persistent Achilles injury and will be out for some time.

Dan Burn will miss out after being sent off against Brentford, while Nick Pope was also forced off in the same game after enduring a concussion.

Pope joined Anthony Gordon in being withdrawn from England duty due to injury but Howe has confirmed they are in contention to feature.

Tino Livramento could also make a long-awaited comeback to the matchday squad after recovering from a knee ligament injury.

Newcastle host Manchester City at St James’ Park on Saturday 22 November, with kick-off at 5.30pm.

Viewers in the UK can watch the game on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, as well as streaming service Sky Go. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Hello there and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Manchester City’s trip to Newcastle in the Premier League!

Pep Guardiola’s men have a great opportunity to pile some extra pressure on league leaders Arsenal going into tomorrow’s North London derby and could reduce their lead at the top to just one point by the end of the night.

Newcastle will hope to thwart the Citizens but will need to snap out of a poor run of form that has seen them drop towards the bottom three.

Stay tuned for all the build-up, team news and action from St James’s Park!