Manchester City 0-0 Newcastle LIVE updates: Latest Premier League scores, news and highlights from the Etihad Stadium

MANCHESTER CITY 0-0 NEWCASTLE

1: Aaaaaand we’re off on a freezing night in Manchester. Temperatures like these don’t scare Toon supporters, they’re making a proper racket in the away end!

TWO-MINUTE WARNING

17:28: Do whatever it is that you need to do folks, we’re almost underway at the Etihad. I’ll stay conservative with my prediction and plump for a 4-1 home win.

HAVE YOUR SAY

17:27: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch!

You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport.

TWITTER ROUND-UP

Becker: Here’s hoping for a Manchester City win today against Newcastle. Hopefully I’ll bump into a few magpie supporters I know and have a beer with them!

Tim: Looks to be a cautious and conservative approach from Rafa with this line-up. Not surprising considering the situation.

Calum: Can’t remember seeing an away end at the Etihad more drunk than the Newcastle boys today. Suspect there’s not a drop of alcohol left in Manchester city centre!

HOW WILL CITY REACT?

17:23: That’s the question on everyone’s lips.

City head into their home clash with Newcastle in unknown territory after losing a league game for the first time this season at Anfield last Sunday.

Liverpool ran riot in the second half, scoring three goals in nine minutes, before City responded to make the scoreline respectable.

But they have a great chance to return to winning ways and extend their 12-point lead at the top against a Newcastle side struggling at the wrong end of the table.

TEAMS - NEWCASTLE

17:20: Rafa Benitez shuffles his pack with four changes to the side that started last weekend's 1-1 home draw with Swansea.

Manquillo, Jacob Murphy, Isaac Hayden and Joselu replace DeAndre Yedlin, Matt Ritchie, Ayoze Perez and Dwight Gayle, who all drop to the bench.

TEAMS - MANCHESTER CITY

17:17: Pep Guardiola makes two changes from the side who lost at Anfield. 

Youngster Oleksandr Zinchenko steps in to replace the injured makeshift left-back Fabian Delph, while David Silva returns in place of Ilkay Gundogan, who drops to the bench.

MANCHESTER CITY vs NEWCASTLE

17:15: Here are the teams for tonight’s clash. Pep Guardiola clearly wants to get back to winning ways with his strongest available starting XI.

Manchester City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva, Sterling, Aguero, Sane.

Subs: Bravo, Danilo, Gundogan, Mangala, Bernardo Silva, Adarabioyo, Diaz.

Newcastle XI: Darlow, Manquillo, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett, Shelvey, Diame, Hayden, Murphy, Joselu, Atsu.

Subs: Elliot,Gayle, Ritchie, Perez, Yedlin, Merino, Haidara.

Referee: Paul Tierney

HAVE YOUR SAY

17:13: If you want to vent your frustrations, or discuss any issues in the world of football (within reason), then get in touch!

You can either comment at the bottom of the page or contact me via Twitter using the hashtag #ExpressSport.

EVENING

17:10: Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester City vs Newcastle from the Etihad Stadium.

We’ve just seen a bumper afternoon of Premier League action with 18 goals in seven fixtures, and I’ve just a sneaky suspicion we’ll see a few more this evening.

Manchester City, fresh from a defeat to Liverpool, are back in action against Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle.

Beware the wounded animal? Let’s find out!