Newcastle United
The team under Edda Howe quickly turned from a fighter for survival into a member of the strongest quartet in English football. As a result, an hour ago, the club returned to the Champions League, after a two-decade break. But players who were inexperienced in this regard simply couldn’t handle such a load, they finished in the last, fourth place in their quartet, at the same time facing considerable problems in the domestic arena as well. In the end, after all, the young coach was able to keep his post and finish in a relatively high seventh position. True, winning the cup left Manchester United without European cups anyway. But in this way, black and white unloaded the calendar in the new cycle. And they started successfully there, collecting 10 points after 4 rounds, including beating Wolverhampton. Perhaps, after this, they underestimated Fulham, who lost 1:3.
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Manchester City
Last season, the club was able to add to the list of trophies with the UEFA Super Cup and the victory at the Club World Cup, and in the spring again won the race against Arsenal for the title in the Premier League. But it was definitely a shock that they were relegated from the Champions League by the future winner, Real Madrid. After this, it was expected that Guardiola would start reformatting the squad again, but even though he sold Cancelo (he was written off early, however, he started to be sent on loan) and, most importantly, Alvarez, with Bobb’s serious injury, he limited himself in terms of transfers to the signing of Savio and the return of Gundogan. However, the start of the season showed that Pep correctly assessed the potential of his wards: after winning the Super Cup, they also started in the English Premier League. But with Inter, the scorer Holland remained silent, and the British limited themselves to a goalless draw. After that, there was a neck-and-neck fight with Arsenal. They almost lost there, although Trossard was removed to the locker room. But in the last assault they took at least a draw. And then with a scandal, minimally, they beat Watford in the League Cup.
Statistics of personal meetings
The townspeople won four times in five extreme head-to-head matches.
Forecast
Bookmakers believe in guests. But they are not in shape, and they are still without Rodra. Let’s take a closer look at the bet on the hosts with a handicap of +1 goal (coefficient – 1.84).
Newcastle September 28, 2024 –
2:30 p.m
Manchester City
Source: sport.ua