Man City vs Newcastle – FA Cup: Live rating, staff information and updates

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This is the second of the quarter-finals going down throughout this FA Cup weekend, with the draw going down after the ultimate whistle on tomorrow afternoon’s showpiece conflict: Manchester United versus Liverpool.

Why not have a peruse by means of Mail Sport’s lowdown on the competitors as issues stand, under.

With only a trace of trepidation of their eyes.

With three cups nonetheless in rivalry, Guardiola’s facet look frighteningly near repeating a feat that till final June was peerless.

After having drawn Real Madrid within the Champions League – who they defeated en path to glory final 12 months – and seemingly on cruise management within the league after regaining the providers of a fully-fit Kevin De Bruyne, victory right this moment would solely bolster voices in assist of their profitable a second treble.

Tino Livramento is the most recent of the strolling wounded in black and white, after choosing up an damage in opposition to Chelsea which sidelines him this afternoon.

Five modifications for Guardiola’s facet after their final FA Cup run-out Doku, Foden, Rodri, Dias, and Gvardiol are available for Grealish, De Bruyne, Nunes, Ake, and Stones.

But injury-ravaged Newcastle make simply two modifications from the facet that misplaced at Stamford Bridge, with Lascelles and Murphy coming in for Livramento and Almiron.

Jack Grealish is again within the matchday squad – and his coach is eager to see him again to his treble-winning finest after persistent damage.

You can attain Mail Sport’s Jack Gaughan’s report under.

… and in some fashion. Coventry left it late however a stunning stoppage-time efficiency handed the Championship facet one of many outcomes of the seasons.

Feast on Haji Wright’s winner – and Tom Collomosse’s report – right here.

Newcastle’s final run-out was a limp displaying in opposition to fellow mid-table strugglers Chelsea, and Jamie Carragher did not maintain again in his evaluation of Howe’s prospects on Monday Night Football.

But the Magpies supervisor did not really feel it was the fairest evaluation – Mail Sport’s Craig Hope has extra, under.

Eddie Howe may have been ruing Newcastle’s FA Cup draw after they had been handed a fourth successive assembly with Guardiola’s treble-winners, however whereas issues have been much less fruitful within the league, they gave Man City a poke within the eye after they knocked them out of the Carabao Cup in September.

That being stated, going up in opposition to Man City stays a formidable prospect – and Newcastle have received simply as soon as of their final six conferences.

Things will not be so peaceable in just below an hour and a half…

Newcastle could also be battling uneven ends in the league, however one man stays a perenial shiny spot for the Magpies – a lot in order that rivals are lining as much as poach him if Newcastle are pressured to make participant gross sales in the summertime window.

Guardiola was the most recent in a protracted line of admirers on Friday – you may learn Mail Sport’s report under.

Hello and welcome to Mail Sport’s reside protection of this Saturday’s second FA Cup quarter-finals, as title-holders Manchester City welcome Newcastle to a testing conflict on the Etihad.

Whether two Premier League sides may concievably see out a ‘cupset’ is debatable, however Newcastle definitely have a mountain to climb as they bid to knock out Pep Guardiola’s facet amid a patch of difficult kind.

Kick-off is at 5.30pm, however earlier than then, we’ll be bringing you staff information, build-up, and extra.