It's early days in the Premier League U18 and both Newcastle Utd U18 and Manchester City U18 are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Newcastle Utd U18 form and stats
Newcastle Utd U18 have less points than they have played home games in the Premier League U18 so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.
Early season league goal statistics from Newcastle Utd U18's 2 home games: 5 goals, 6 conceded.
Manchester City U18 form and stats
Manchester City U18 are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League U18. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
Manchester City U18 have the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings between the teams: Newcastle won one, Manchester City U18 won three and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Sodje 6 goals | C. Borges 4 goals |  J. Gilchrist 3 goals |
Newcastle Utd U18 missing players
Manchester City U18 missing players
| Newcastle Utd U18 | Manchester City U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Manchester City U18 is in the best form (3-2-0)
| Newcastle Utd U18 | Last season | Manchester City U18 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 16 | 9 | Played | P | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Scored | S | 26 | 56 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | ||
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 81% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 88% | 82% | ||
| 50% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 47% | ||
| 25% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 35% | ||
| 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 65% | ||
| 6% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 35% | ||
| 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Middlesbrough U18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2 | Manchester City U18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Everton U18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Liverpool U18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton U18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Derby U18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Manchester United U18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Leeds United U18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Stoke City U18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 4 |
| 10 | Burnley U18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 11 | Blackburn U18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Newcastle Utd U18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Sunderland U18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
England: