Newcastle United will have the challenge of hosting Premier League title-charging Manchester City at St James’ Park on Tuesday, 27 December 2017, kick-off at 21h45 CAT.

United and City will both have been in action on the weekend prior, with the former away to West Ham United on December 23 and the latter at home to Bournemouth on the same day.

At the time of writing, 17 positions and 37 points separate the teams on the Premier League table: the Citizens are first with 52 points, while the Magpies are 18^th with 15 points.

Newcastle and Man City have met in 138 matches across all competitions. Both the Magpies and the Citizens have claimed 52 wins in the rivalry, with the other 34 matches ending in draws.

The teams’ most recent meeting was a Premier League clash in April 2016 which ended in a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. Newcastle has won just one of the last 21 matches between these teams.

Recent form, latest results first – all competitions

Newcastle: LLLLD

Man City: DWWWL

Newcastle v Man City head-to-head – all competitions

Matches played: 138

Newcastle wins: 52

Man City wins: 52

Draws: 34

Newcastle goals: 188

Man City goals: 202