Manchester City are looking to maintain their perfect start to the campaign, when they travel to St James' Park to face Newcastle United on Sunday.
Coming off the back of a flamboyant 4-0 rout against AFC Bournemouth, City have looked the part in their early defence of the Premier League title.
With Kevin De Bruyne taking centre stage against Scott Parker’s side, City dominated from the get-go as they went on to cement their place at the top of the league table.
However, going away to face Newcastle United is set to be a tall task for Pep Guardiola’s side.
With the Magpies sharing the spoils in their latest fixture against Brighton, the hosts certainly have the minerals to pull off an upset in a bid to go back to winning ways.
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In what is guaranteed to be a corker of a clash, here are the key statistics to peruse through.
Newcastle United
- Nick Pope is one out of the only two goalkeepers in the Premier League to not have conceded a goal in the Premier League so far.
- Bruno Guimaraes has played the most number of through balls in the division (4).
- Kieran Trippier, Dan Burn, Fabian Schär, Nick Pope and Joelinton have played every minute in the two last league games.
Manchester City
- This is the first time under Pep Guardiola that the Sky Blues have not conceded a single goal in their first two games in the Premier League.
- No team in the Premier League have completed as many passes as Manchester City so far (1,529).
- Rodri has made the most number of passes out of any midfielder in the division (199).
- Kevin De Bruyne is tied with the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Jack Harrison, Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins with the highest number of assists in the English top-flight (2).
- Ederson is one of the only two goalkeepers in the Premier League to not have conceded a goal in the Premier League so far.
Previous Meetings
- Manchester City and Newcastle United have faced each other 186 times, with the former winning 74, the latter winning 72 and 40 games ending in draws.
- Pep Guardiola has won nine while losing and drawing one fixture apiece against the Magpies in all competitions.
- City beat Newcastle 5-0 in the last meeting between both sides.
Potential Landmarks
- John Stones could make his 200th appearance in the Premier League against Newcastle United.
- Bernardo Silva is two goals shy of reaching 50 goals for Manchester City.
- Ilkay Gundogan is one appearance away from making 160 Premier League appearances for City.
- Joao Cancelo could keep his 40th clean sheet in the league for Manchester City.
- Bernardo Silva is one goal away from reaching his 30th goal in the Premier League.
- Phil Foden could become the youngest player to play 100 top-flight league matches under Guardiola.
Topics: Manchester City, Newcastle United, Premier League, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, John Stones
Srinivas Sadhanand