After Arsenal's win in midweek, both Manchester City and the Gunners are level on games played in the title race, and the Blues now find themselves five points off the top.
They can reduce that to two points - for an hour or two at least - when they welcome Newcastle to the Etihad on Saturday lunchtime.
The two sides shared an entertaining 3-3 draw at St James' Park earlier in the season, and Pep Guardiola has regularly referred to Newcastle as outside title challengers.
Guardiola will hope to welcome back Aymeric Laporte after illness and John Stones after injury, giving him potentially a fully-fit squad to choose from.
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