Manchester City vs Newcastle United Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/21/26

Draws in Arsenal’s last 2 Premier League matches against Brentford and Wolves have left the door ajar for Manchester City to steam towards the title, and they look unlikely to reject the opportunity to narrow the gap to 2 points when they face Newcastle on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s team needed a late goal at Liverpool earlier this month to effectively stay in the race, but they now have a great chance of putting the pressure on the Gunners before they face a North London derby at Tottenham on Sunday. City built upon that come-from-behind Anfield victory with a 3-0 home success over Fulham in their last league outing, so confidence is bound to be high in the camp.

Newcastle have boosted their recent road record by securing a league victory at Tottenham, a 3-1 FA Cup success at Aston Villa and then a 6-1 victory at Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday, which would have made the long trip home from Azerbaijan a lot more bearable. The Magpies are well off the pace in the race for a Champions League place this time, but faith should be placed in both teams finding the net in this one, something that Eddie Howe’s team has experienced in each of their last 7 outings. They failed to score in their first 3 road games against Aston Villa, Leeds and Bournemouth, all of which ended 0-0, but they have found the net in 14 of their 17 road matches since. The Magpies may not have enough to see off City, but they are capable of scoring, so a home win with both teams finding the net looks the best bet.

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