Hello! Welcome to live coverage of this mouthwatering Premier League clash between Newcastle and Manchester City. Team news to follow...

Huge smile from Pellegrini as that free-kick move almost came off. Something they've been working on in training, clearly.

Negredo heads just over, but it's all City at the moment.

Silva hangs in a free kick towards Demichelis, but Sissoko flicks out for a city corner.

Newcastle just looking to steady the ship but City are renewed after the opener. Toon just having to hang in there at the moment.

City looking for a second as Silva bursts forward, but Newcastle able to deal with the threat this time.

@CurlyKopite was spot on with his prediction of Dzeko to score first. Tweet me your reaction @mjdasilva.

Very much against the run of play, but the home fans still making plenty of noise.

GOAL! Dzeko scores for City. Slick counter attack by the visitors as Silva slides in Kolarov, whose first time cross is finished by Dzeko at the near post. Lovely goal, 1-0 City.

City enjoying their first real spell of possession, but Silva is penalised for a foul and Newcastle have it again.

It's a corner that Silva hooks away, but City just under the cosh in the early stages here.

Remy flicks on a cross from the right but Gouffran cannot bring it down - but Newcastle have a corner.

Sissoko drives forward on the counter attack, but his ball through to Cabaye flicks off Kompany. It drops back to Sissoko, but he lashes well over.

Some neat footwork by Kolarov gets himself inside Anita and into the box, but Kolarov over runs it in the end.

City just struggling to hang onto the ball at the moment, but Dzeko draws the foul from Tiote and the pressure eases.

A really high tempo start here. Kompany half clears and Cabaye tries to prod it through to Remy, but Zabaleta gets in the way.

KICK OFF. City get us underway at a cold St James's Park.

The players are out of the tunnel and we are about to get underway...

@CurlyKopite on Twitter: "dzeko to score first, 2-0 city." Tweet me your predictions @mjdasilva

@alexmc2k11 on Twitter: "City to win 3-1 thanks to Negredo" Tweet me your predictions @mjdasilva

@CFC1905FANS on Twitter: "I think nasri will be on the score sheet today..." Tweet me your predictions @mjdasilva

Manuel Pellegrini on Alvaro Negredo's performance against West Ham: "On more than one occasion he ran back to win the ball. He recovered balls, he scored three goals, he was the link with the midfielders - it was a complete game. I always thought he was the player this team needed. I knew him very well from the nine years I was in Spain, so when he arrived here I was absolutely sure he was the striker we needed."