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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea travel to Brighton looking for their first win of 2018 having drawn their last five games.
Their hosts have won just once since the turn of the year and will be desperate for a result today as they attempt to put distance between themselves and the bottom three.
The visitors are without forwards Alvaro Morata and Pedro through suspension, while Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas have been sidelined with hamstring injuries. Brighton will have to make do without Steve Sidwell who has fractured his ankle while recovering from back injury.
What time does it start?
The game kicks off at 12:30 on Saturday20 January at the Amex Stadium.
Where can I watch it?
The game is being broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League. Coverage starts at 11:30.
Odds:
Brighton to win: 11/2
Draw: 27/10
Chelsea to win: 4/6
Pre-match quotes from Pep Guardiola
On the need to return to winning ways after last week's loss to Liverpool: "When you drop points, the next game is the most difficult."
On how he expects Newcastle to set up: "We don't know if they will defend deep like they did last month or if they will change and press high and want to go forward more. We will see."
On starting with Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back: "It's not the first game. He's left-footed and got a good mentality. We have absences on that side with [Benjamin] Mendy and Fabian [Delph]."
Quotes from BT Sport
Pre-match quotes from Rafa Benitez
On the challenge facing his team today: "It's a difficult game. We have nothing to lose. We have to make sure we make it a difficult game for them."
On whether this is a bad time to face Manchester City after their loss to Liverpool last weekend: "I think they will be more focused but at the same time maybe they will be more nervous."
On how he will set his team up for today's match after criticism for Newcastle's defensive approach in the reverse fixture last month: "You have to try different things to score goals. We had chances at the end of the last game and we hope to have chances at the beginning of this one."
Quotes from BT Sport
Manchester City vs Newcastle - last five meetings
- Newcastle 0-1 Manchester City, December 2017 (Premier League)
- Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City, April 2016 (Premier League)
- Manchester City 6-1 Newcastle, October 2015 (Premier League)
- Manchester City 5-0 Newcastle, February 2015 (Premier League)
- Manchester City 0-2 Newcastle, October 2014 (League Cup)
The players are out on the pitch at the Etihad and kick-off is just minutes away!
5' - No clear-cut opportunities to report on in the early stages but Newcastle have had the best of it so far.
Christian Atsu produced a really good cross in towards Jamaal Lascelles in just the second minute of the match but Oleksandr Zinchenko did well for City and headed the ball away.
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