Manchester City vs. Newcastle United: Premier League live stream, TV channel, how to watch, news, odds, time,

Guardiola eyeing European places against midtable Newcastle

By Jonathan Johnson

Dec 25, 2020 at 3:26 pm ET • 1 min read

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Manchester City welcome Newcastle United to Etihad Stadium on Boxing Day as they aim to move into the Premier League's top five with a game in hand over their rivals.

Pep Guardiola saw his team further demoralise Arsenal with a 4-1 away win in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and City can close the gap to the likes of Leicester City, Manchester United, Everton, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur with a victory over the Magpies.

4 - Manchester City are the first team to win four consecutive away games against Arsenal in all competitions since Chelsea between 1960 and 1965 (six in a row). Cornered. pic.twitter.com/OcLazrRxlg
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2020

With the Toffees and the Blues to come away from home next, the Citizens need a win over the Magpies to stay in contention.

Here is how you can watch the match and what to know:

Viewing information

Date: Saturday, Dec. 26 | Time: 15:00 p.m. ET
Location: Etihad Stadium -- Manchester, England
TV: NBC Sports Network
Stream: FuboTV (try for free)
Odds: CIty -800; Draw +750; Newcastle +2200 (via William Hill Sportsbook)

5 - Riyad Mahrez has scored his fifth direct free-kick in all competitions in English football and first since netting vs Everton in the Premier League in September 2019. Fortunate. pic.twitter.com/wtJkdmkDE9
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2020

Storylines

City: Recent draws against United and West Bromwich Albion have cost City four points but other points have been dropped regularly since the start of the season as Guardiola's men lack their usual authority.

A Newcastle side with two wins and three losses from their last six outings should provide an opportunity to add to a narrow away win over Southampton before an important doubleheader on the road against Everton and then Chelsea.

City have struggled more away from home this campaign, so Newcastle gives them an opportunity to build some confidence heading into 2021.

609 - Gabriel Jesus has scored his first goal in 609 minutes in all competitions for Manchester City, since netting against Liverpool back in November. Mouthguard. pic.twitter.com/7WurGbjX0z
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2020

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Newcastle: With three losses from their last six Premier League matches, Newcastle could be in better form but still won twice during that period. Generally tough to beat away from home, Steve Bruce's men have still lost heavily on occasions and went down 5-2 to Leeds United last time out. With Liverpool and Leicester up next, things are not exactly going to ease up for Newcastle going into 2021 and they now finds themselves out of the Carabao Cup after defeat to Brentford.