Barclays Premier League
Venue: St James' Park Date: Sunday, 12 January
Match Links: http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?...47&part=sports
Newcastle face a defensive reshuffle as Fabricio Coloccini is out with a knee injury and Mathieu Debuchy is banned.
Tim Krul is expected to return in goal and midfielder Yohan Cabaye looks to have overcome a recent Achilles injury.
Manchester City have Yaya Toure, Jesus Navas and Micah Richards available after recent injuries.
Leading scorer Sergio Aguero (calf) is still a week or so away from returning, while Stevan Jovetic and Jack Rodwell also remain sidelined
Head-to-head
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League matches against Newcastle, winning the last eight.
Newcastle have not beaten City since September 2005. Michael Owen gave Graeme Souness's Magpies a 1-0 win over Stuart Pearce's City.
Thirty-eight goals have been scored in the last 11 league matches - almost 3.5 goal per game on average.
Manchester City needed extra-time goals from Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko to win 2-0 at Newcastle in a League Cup last-16 tie earlier this season.
Newcastle United
Newcastle are on a three-match losing streak, including last weekend's FA Cup defeat by Cardiff.
The Magpies are without a Premier League goal in 190 minutes since Papiss Cisse's 80th-minute penalty in the 5-1 Boxing Day win over Stoke.
Alan Pardew's side have 33 points; they are 13 points better off than after 20 games of last season and level on points with their tally at the same point of the 2011-12 campaign when they went on to finish fifth.
Loic Remy (23) is the only player to be caught offside more than 20 times this campaign.
Manchester City
Manchester City are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League matches, winning eight of them.
They took four points from their opening six away matches but have since earned 10 points from a possible 12 (W3, D1).
City have only failed to score twice this season: 0-0 at Stoke and their 1-0 loss at Sunderland on Wearside.
Yaya Toure has scored five league goals in his last four against Newcastle, more than against any other Premier League club.