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Manchester City 2017/18 vs Newcastle 1995/96

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City 2017/18 bring 4-3-3 and positional play with wide forwards. Kevin Keegan's Newcastle 1995/96 answer with 4-4-2 and high tempo with star forwards; the matchup is decided by which side can impose that identity without exposing its weakest transition.

Why this matchup matters

Two football ideas, one impossible night

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City 2017/18 bring 4-3-3 and positional play with wide forwards. Kevin Keegan's Newcastle 1995/96 answer with 4-4-2 and high tempo with star forwards; the matchup is decided by which side can impose that identity without exposing its weakest transition.

Manchester CityPep Guardiola · 4-3-3 · Positional Play · Wide ForwardsNewcastleKevin Keegan · 4-4-2 · High Tempo · Star Forwards

400 alternate nights

Manchester City vs Newcastle

Model lean: Manchester City

Signature score

1–1

average goals 1.86–1.35

51%
Manchester City
21.3%
Draw
27.8%
Newcastle

Most likely scores

  1. 1–111.3%
  2. 1–09.8%
  3. 2–19%
  4. 0–17.2%
  5. 3–16.8%
  6. 2–26.3%

Match profile

xG1.811.34
Shots15.812.1
Poss58%42%
CS24%14.8%
BTTS63.5%
Over 2.559.5%

Goals in 400 matches

  1. Manchester CityG/m
  2. Agüero2670.67
  3. Sterling1450.36
  4. Sané1320.33
  5. Bruyne610.15
  1. NewcastleG/m
  2. Ferdinand1880.47
  3. Asprilla1210.30
  4. Ginola660.17
  5. Beardsley580.14
Home XIManchester City2017/18Pep Guardiola · 4-3-3
92OVR

XI

  • LWLeroy Sané86
  • STSergio Agüero90
  • RWRaheem Sterling88
  • CMKevin De Bruyne92
  • CDMFernandinho88
  • CMDavid Silva90
  • LBFabian Delph78
  • CBNicolás Otamendi84
  • CBJohn Stones84
  • RBKyle Walker86
  • GKEderson88
Bench · 7 ▾
  • RWBernardo Silva84
  • CMİlkay Gündoğan84
  • CBVincent Kompany84
  • STGabriel Jesus82
  • LBBenjamin Mendy80
  • RBDanilo78
  • GKClaudio Bravo78
Away XINewcastle1995/96Kevin Keegan · 4-4-2
84OVR

XI

  • STLes Ferdinand86
  • STFaustino Asprilla84
  • LMDavid Ginola86
  • CAMPeter Beardsley86
  • CMDavid Batty82
  • CMRobert Lee82
  • LBJohn Beresford78
  • RBWarren Barton76
  • CBPhilippe Albert82
  • CBSteve Howey78
  • GKPavel Srnicek78
Bench · 4 ▾
  • RMKeith Gillespie78
  • CBDarren Peacock76
  • CMLee Clark76
  • GKShaka Hislop76

Ratings

Attack94
Midfield95
Defence88
Goalkeeping88
Chemistry94
Overall92

Ratings

Attack90
Midfield84
Defence76
Goalkeeping78
Chemistry88
Overall84

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XI

  • LWLeroy Sané86
  • STSergio Agüero90
  • RWRaheem Sterling88
  • CMKevin De Bruyne92
  • CDMFernandinho88
  • CMDavid Silva90
  • LBFabian Delph78
  • CBNicolás Otamendi84
  • CBJohn Stones84
  • RBKyle Walker86
  • GKEderson88
Bench · 7 ▾
  • RWBernardo Silva84
  • CMİlkay Gündoğan84
  • CBVincent Kompany84
  • STGabriel Jesus82
  • LBBenjamin Mendy80
  • RBDanilo78
  • GKClaudio Bravo78
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XI

  • STLes Ferdinand86
  • STFaustino Asprilla84
  • LMDavid Ginola86
  • CAMPeter Beardsley86
  • CMDavid Batty82
  • CMRobert Lee82
  • LBJohn Beresford78
  • RBWarren Barton76
  • CBPhilippe Albert82
  • CBSteve Howey78
  • GKPavel Srnicek78
Bench · 4 ▾
  • RMKeith Gillespie78
  • CBDarren Peacock76
  • CMLee Clark76
  • GKShaka Hislop76
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