Manchester City are due to host Newcastle, on Saturday, November 19, 2011, in match week 12.
Mancini’s men are coming off a thrilling 3-2 away win at QPR, in match week 11. QPR became the first team to take the lead against City, this season, when Bothroyd put them ahead on 29 minutes. Dzeko got City level 14 minutes later, and after Silva put the visitors ahead on 52 minutes, QPR displayed great resolve by scoring an equaliser via Helguson in the 70th minute. But five minutes later Yaya Toure had the last laugh for City, who stayed five points adrift of Manchester United on the table, on the back of their win at Loftus Road. For all of QPR’s good showing, City appear unstoppable this season, and their various rivals have shipped 39 goals in 11 games against Mancini’s wards.
Newcastle edged out Everton in a tense home encounter, at St James’ Park, in match week 11. Ryan Taylor’s 29th minute goal was sufficient to gain the hosts full points after an own goal by Heitinga on 12 minutes gave the Magpies the lead. The eventual score flattered Newcastle a trifle, after being subjected to a tremendous fight by Everton, but though Rodwell scored for the Toffees on 90 minutes, it was too little too late, as Newcastle held on grimly to take away all three points.
Head to head, Manchester City and Newcastle have met 20 times, in the Premier League, in the last 10 years, and City have won on 10 of those occasions, while Newcastle have won on 6, with the remaining 4 games drawn. The last time these teams met was in December 2010; that match hosted at St James’ Park was won 3-1 by Manchester City.
Manchester City are on roll having won all but one of their 10 league games; Newcastle, who have enjoyed the best unbeaten start to their league campaign, equalling their performances in the 1950-51 and 1994-95 seasons, have won 7 and drawn 3 of their last 10 and remain the only unbeaten team apart from their rivals of match week 12.
Currently at the top of the league table, Mancini’s squad have hosted 5 home games, this season, and won all of them, while Newcastle who are in 3rd place have had 3 wins and 2 draws in 5 games on the road.
Newcastle have been the surprise packet of the season and manager Alan Pardew might be forgiven if he harboured visions of winning the Premiership this season, for such has the impact of his wards’ performance been. But bearding the Manchester City lions in their den might well prove an impossible ambition for the Magpies.
Manchester City’s starting eleven against QPR: Hart, Richards, Savic, Lescott, Kolarov, Barry, Y Toure, Milner, Silva, Aguero, Dzeko.
Newcastle’s starting eleven against Everton: Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Taylor, Taylor, Marveaux, Cabaye, Guthrie, Gutierrez, Best, Ba.
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