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Your support makes all the difference.Rafa Benitez will most likely put his entire team behind the ball and look to stop Manchester City for as long as possible in hope of a fortuitous goal or clean sheet for Newcastle.
He did this last season and last week against Chelsea, where he was criticised for his negative style of play after Wolves drew with City after a bold attacking performance.
“Last season he did it against us away and at home,” said Pep Guardiola on Benitez’s tactics. “Everything he is going to do is because he believes it’s the best for them to get points.”
We'll have all the latest from the Etihad:
Preview
What time does it start?
Kick off at The Etihad is at 17:30 BST
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport will be showing live coverage on BT Sport 1 from 17:00, BT Sport app users will also be able to watch the match live online.
Past three meetings
20 January 2018, Premier League – Manchester City 3 (Aguero x3) Newcastle 0
27 December 2017, Premier League – Newcastle 0 Manchester City 1 (Sterling)
19 April 2016, Premier League – Newcastle 1 (Anita) Manchester City 1 (Aguero)
Premier League form guide
Manchester City: WWD
Newcastle: LDL
Odds
Manchester City to win: 1/9
Newcastle to win: 25/1
Draw: 10/1
Prediction
Manchester City 3-0 Newcastle
63 mins: GOAL! Leicester 1-2 Liverpool (Ghezzal, 63)
Crazy crazy goal!
Alisson refuses to clear the ball, alongside the rest of the defenders and Iheanacho pounces on his dilly-dallying, steals the ball off him, feeds Ghezzal who puts it into the empty net.
65 mins: The crowd is back on side and they have reason to be excited. Liverpool are certainly feeling the pressure.
As Carragher has just said in commentary, perhaps they thought it was too easy.
It's not anymore.
69 mins: Mohamed Salah, perhaps surprisingly, is replaced by Xherdan Shaqiri and Jordan Henderson, on his first return, is replaced by Naby Keita.
They need to re-exert some confidence, here.
74 mins: Leicester making another change as Demarai Gray is withdrawn to make way for Shinjji Okazaki.
80 mins: Chilwell has taken a nasty knock. A very nasty knock. Enough said.
81 mins: James Maddison is replaced by Daniel Amartey.
Can Leicester find that elusive equaliser?
88 mins: Leicester still building but only a few more minutes plus stoppage time for Liverpool to hold on now.
90 mins: 5 minutes of stoppage time to be added.
Liverpool corner.
Liverpool defend a corner and it looks like they're going to hang on for their fourth win out of four.
FULL TIME: Leicester 1-2 Liverpool
The Reds win for the fourth consecutive time this season with a full 12 points from a possible 12.
They were made to work for it in the second half because Leicester put the pressure firmly on but their two goal advantage from the first half was enough to see them over the line.
For Leicester meanwhile, that means it's still 6 points and two narrow losses but the second half will give them a lot of confidence.
Onto the 3PMs...
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