Man City vs Newcastle prediction, odds, betting tips and best bets for 2023/24 Premier League showdown

The new late Saturday evening television slot in the Premier League pits two of the big winners from matchday one together as Newcastle United travel to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. 

Pep Guardiola's side opened up the 2023/24 campaign with a resounding 3-0 victory over newly-promoted Burnley, a match in which star striker Erling Haaland netted a first-half brace before Rodri rounded out the win. 

But Newcastle arrive in town fresh from their own statement victory as they demolished fellow top four hopefuls Aston Villa 5-1 at St James' Park. The pick of the performances came from new singing Sandro Tonali who netted just six minutes into his debut for the Magpies after joining from Milan in the summer. 

With both teams starting the new season on the front foot, and City now recently crowned UEFA Super Cup winners, this anticipated match up should provide fireworks! 

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So far during the 2023/24 season, betting expert Nathan Evans has predicted 80% of match outcomes correctly (with one exact scoreline), whilst he holds a 50% success rate across all betting selections.

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Considering that these two sides combined for eight goals on the opening matchday of the Premier League season, it's not difficult to understand why we're expecting plenty of goals here. 

On top of that, four of the last five meetings between these two sides have cleared the 2.5 goals scored as this fixture usually delivers the action in front of goal. 

Given the fact that Newcastle picked up four yellow cards in their opening 5-1 win over Aston Villa, we're backing them to do similar here at the Etihad Stadium. 

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