Newcastle United and Manchester City kick of their 2023/24 Carabao Cup campaigns in a eye-catching clash at St. James' Park on September 27.
Eddie Howe's Magpies lost to Manchester United in the final last season, as Pep Guardiola's City were dumped out in the quarterfinals by Southampton as they eventually won the treble.
A Third Round pairing will mean the end of one trophy hunt for either Howe or Guardiola this season with the latter aiming for an unprecedented quadruple in 2024.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch it across the world, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
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What time does Newcastle vs Man City kick off?This Carabao Cup Third Round clash takes place at St. James' Park in Newcastle, UK and kicks off on Wednesday, September 27 at 8 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
Date Kickoff time USA Wed Sep. 27 3:00 p.m. ET Canada Wed Sep. 27 3:00 p.m. ET UK Wed Sep. 27 8:00 p.m. BST Australia Thu Sep. 28 5:00 a.m. AEST India Thu Sep. 28 12:30 a.m. IST Hong Kong Thu Sep. 28 3:00 a.m. HKT Malaysia Thu Sep. 28 3:00 a.m. MYT Singapore Thu Sep. 28 3:00 a.m. SGT New Zealand Thu Sep. 28 8:00 a.m. NZDTWATCH: Free Premier League five-day trial for all new subscribers with Fubo in Canada
Newcastle vs Man City live stream, TV channelHere's how to watch this Carabao Cup match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
TV channel Live stream USA — ESPN+ Canada — DAZN UK Sky Sports Football, Main Event Sky GO Australia beIN SPORTS 2 beIN Sports Connect India — — Hong Kong — — Malaysia — Mola TV Singapore — Mola TV New Zealand — —UK: This match will be available via Sky Sports' broadcast and streaming services.
USA: This game is available for streaming via ESPN+.
Canada: DAZN will be providing live streaming access for selected Carabao Cup games this season.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream this match live and on demand with beIN Sports Connect and Foxtel Now.
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Newcastle vs Man City lineups, team newsHowe faces a key call in midfield with Joe Willock, Joelinton and Harvey Barnes all still sidelined for the home side. The Newcastle boss rotated his squad in this competition last season and he could bring Loris Karius and Lewis Hall into the team.
Newcastle lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Karius (GK) — Trippier, Botman, Schar, Hall — Longstaff, Guimaraes, Tonali — Almiron, Isak, Gordon
City are without defensive midfielder Rodri due to suspension with Mateo Kovacic and Bernardo Silva not yet ready to return to the squad. Guardiola will need to dip into his squad reserves with Nathan Ake, Kalvin Phillips and Stefan Ortega set to start.
Man City lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Ortega (GK) — Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol — Phillips, Nunes — Foden, Alvarez, Doku — Haaland
Newcastle vs Man City prediction, oddsCity have won six in six in Premier League action with Newcastle winning successive league games including a 8-0 victory at Sheffield United last weekend. That makes it difficult to pick a winner but City's enduring class could just edge the contest.
Prediction: Newcastle 0-1 Man City
NEWwin Draw CITY
win Both teams
to score Y / N Over / Under
2.5 goals BetMGM
(USA) +180 +270 +135 -175 / +120 -154 / +110
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