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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Manchester City and Newcastle United, including predictions, team news and possible.

[Click here](https://sporita.com/?utm_source=sportsmole&utm_campaign=156968)to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Home Win:data [Nick Pope](/people/nick-pope/) will return after serving a one-match ban for the EFL Cup final, with [Loris Karius](/people/loris-karius/) either dropping down to the substitutes' bench or out of the squad. [Anthony Gordon](/people/anthony-gordon/) was cup-tied for the EFL Cup final, but the January signing is available to return on Saturday and will likely push [Allan Saint-Maximin](/people/allan-saint-maximin/) for a start on the left flank. [Kalvin Phillips](/people/kalvin-phillips/) was handed just his second start of the season at Bristol City since joining the Citizens last summer, but he is likely to be replaced by [Rodri](/people/rodri/) on Saturday, while either Bernardo Silva or [Ilkay Gundogan](/people/ilkay-gundogan/) could also be handed a start in centre-midfield along with De Bruyne. The Citizens have also scored a total of 41 league goals on home soil so far this term, more than any other team in England's top-four divisions. [3-0 victory](/football/man-city/fa-cup/result/foden-de-bruyne-on-target-as-man-city-ease-into-fa-cup-quarter-finals_507831.html) at Bristol City in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Tuesday, courtesy of a [Phil Foden](/people/phil-foden/) brace and a late strike from [Kevin De Bruyne](/people/kevin-de-bruyne/).

Manchester City host Newcastle United on Saturday with both teams aiming to kick on in their respective battles in the upper echelons of the Premier League.

Leicester are slipping back towards the relegation zone and this is a massive game for Brendan Rodgers as his side aim to push back into midtable. They have looked more organized in his two PL games in charge but scoring goals remains a huge problem as they lost 1-0 at Leeds last time out following a lackluster display. Below is the full schedule, as you can watch all 380 games across our NBC platforms. Who will be the surprise package? Xavi is without a trio of key players as Robert Lewandowski, Pedri and Ousmane Dembele are all out. Ferland Mendy is still out, while David Alaba injured his hamstring against Liverpool and won’t return until early April. Gavi and Pedri are essential to how they play under Xavi but the latter is missing, which is a big blow too. Veteran Luka Modric continues to defy logic with his displays in midfield, while Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema have been in fine form in attack. It’s not all doom and gloom as Xavi’s project is still ticking along nicely and Barcelona are heavy favorites to win the Spanish title once again. This United squad seems to have a real togetherness and a lovely balance to it right now. Pep Guardiola and Man City are now five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and have 13 games to go. Eddie Howe’s side have been so focused on winning the League Cup that their Premier League form has dipped but they should now be back on track and finding more goals is their main aim.