GOOD EVENING
Welcome to our live blog of Newcastle v Manchester City
City travel to Newcastle tonight in their first match since officially being crowned Premier League champions; The Sky Blues lost 2-1 against Chelsea last Saturday, but Leicester’s victory over Manchester United on Tuesday clinched a fifth title in 10 seasons for Pep Guardiola’s side.
The Magpies will be aiming for back to back wins after beating Leicester 4-2 last time out.
Newcastle will once again be without Fabian Schar following the defender’s sending off during the Magpies’ 2-0 defeat to Arsenal earlier this month.
Callum Wilson will also be missing for the home side, the England striker is out for the rest of the season due to a hamstring problem.
Ciaran Clark is pushing for a recall after recovering from a recent injury and Joe Willock seems certain to start after scoring for the fourth game in succession during Newcastle’s win at Leicester.
Kevin De Bruyne missed City’s defeat to Chelsea for fitness reasons and will not be risked tonight if he is not 100% fit.
Phil Foden, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernado Silva were all on the bench last time out and should return to starting line-up for the trip to Tyneside.
Sergio Aguero is expected to make way after his disastrous Panenka penalty was saved by Blues stopper Edouard Mendy, paving the way for Gabriel Jesus to lead the line.
John Stones is available after completing his suspension following his red card at Aston Villa last month.
