With professional fixtures falling foul of respective COVID outbreaks up and down the country, Manchester City's trip to St James' Park remains one of the few games left in the Premier League.
The Blues go into the clash on the back of a 7-0 demolition of Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds as City were in top form as they dispatched their West Yorkshire opposition.
Kevin De Bruyne grabbed a brace as he returned to form as Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Riyad Mahrez, John Stones and Nathan Ake also got on the scoresheet.
Newcastle, on the other hand, let a one-goal lead slip to Pep Guardiola's title rivals Liverpool as Diogo Jota, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold all contributed to their 3-1 win.
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