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

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."

Alan Pardew on Yohan Cabaye's future: "It doesn’t worry me. The most important thing is that he has two years left on his contract in the summer and we are looking forward to him playing for Newcastle for the rest of this season, and we will take it from there in the summer.”

One final stat? Well how about this one? Newcastle’s Loic Remy is the only player to be caught offside more than 20 times this season (23).

@NotWildon on Twitter: "I'm guessing Negredo with the first goal #mcfc" Tweet me your match predictions @mjdasilva

If City win this game they’ll be the first team to win six in a row in the Premier League this season (Arsenal have also won five in a row).

A little stat for you: Yaya Toure has netted five goals in his last four Premier League games against Newcastle. Who will you be backing to score first today? Tweet me @mjdasilva.

Infact, City have scored 92 goals from 31 games this season and are beginning to show the kind of form on the road that could take them all the way to the Premier League title. A win today would put Manuel Pellegrini's side top, a point clear of Chelsea.

You may think Newcastle, given their home form, will fancy their chances of getting a positive result today, but Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 14 Premier League matches against Newcastle, winning the last eight.

For Manchester City, it's pretty much as expected with Negredo and Dzeko continuing up front. However, there's no place for Jesus Navas, who takes his place on the bench.

The team news for Newcastle is that Santon passes a late fitness test to take his place in the starting 11. Steven Taylor starts in the Premier League for the first time since these two teams last met in August.

NEWCASTLE: Krul, Santon, S.Taylor, Williamson, Yanga-Mbiwa, Anita, Tiote (c), Cabaye, Sissoko, Remy, Gouffran. Subs: Elliot, Haidara, Gosling, Marveaux, Sammy Ameobi, Ben Arfa, Cisse /// MAN CITY: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Kolarov, Nasri, Fernandinho, Yaya Toure, Silva, Negredo, Dzeko. Subs: Pantilimon, Richards, Lescott, Clichy, Garcia, Milner, Navas.