National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newcastle United or Manchester City that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.6 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Newcastle United have to build on here at St. James' Park in the Premier League. 3W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FA Cup for Newcastle United.
Newcastle drew their last game, also a home match. Aston Villa was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Sheffield United.
The hometeam coach S. Bruce made a successful contribution in the game against Aston Villa, bringing on Dwight Gayle who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Newcastle United have been in this position before, they have won one, drawn one and lost zero from two games. zero defeats by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for Newcastle after this match as they are travelling to AFC Bournemouth for a Premier League game in only three days.
Newcastle United has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. From these home matches, Newcastle have conceded only 13 goals.
Manchester City form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Manchester, as they won the FA Cup.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 9 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats. Total FA Cup statistics for Manchester City: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Manchester City are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Two away games in a row for Manchester, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Chelsea in the Premier League. Prior to that match, a home win 5-0 against Burnley in the Premier League.
Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Manchester given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 25 matches with 21 wins as expected, one draw and three surprise home wins. The favourites won 14 of these games by at least two goals.
A new game in only four days for Manchester, the Premier League home match versus Liverpool. Busy days.
The Manchester manager J. Guardiola i Sala has got the team scoring on the road, with 36 away goals in 16 league matches. As opposed to that, Manchester City have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Newcastle wins - draws - Manchester City wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Agüero del Castillo 16 goals |  R. Sterling 12 goals |  K. De Bruyne 10 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Manchester City missing players
| Newcastle United | Manchester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 17 | Scored | S | 29 | 57 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.8 | ||
| 6.6 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 271 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 220 | 432 | ||
| 98 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 83 | 160 | ||
| 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 31 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 49 | 86 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 31 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 77 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 44 | 63 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 55 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 55 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 54 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 49 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 49 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 50 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 31 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 31 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 43 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 42 |
| 11 | Burnley | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -10 | 42 |
| 12 | Everton | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -8 | 41 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -13 | 39 |
| 14 | Southampton | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 54 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -16 | 37 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Watford | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -18 | 28 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -19 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | -23 | 27 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -31 | 21 |
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