Man City vs Newcastle: Team News, Match Preview & Likely Line-Ups

Team News

Aguero Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany will have his fitness assessed having angered manager Roberto Mancini by featuring for Belgium mid-week against the Italian's wishes. Sergio Aguero is back having missed the last three games with a knee problem. Newcastle have a number of notable absentees. Cheick Tiote misses out with a hamstring injury, while full-backs Mathieu Debuchy, Davide Santon and Massadio Haidara are also sidelined. Hatem Ben Arfa continues his lay-off, though he could now return before the end of the season.

Likely Line-Ups

Manchester City Hart, Clichy, Kompany, Nastasic, Zabaleta, Silva, Toure, Barry, Nasri, Tevez, Aguero Newcastle United Harper, Perch, Simpson, Mbiwa, Williamson, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Marveaux, Sissoko, Cisse, Ameobi Source: BBC
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.