**Manchester City head to St James Park on Saturday for a Sky Sports televised 5:30 pm kick-off against Newcastle United.**
Newcastle desperately need a win against one of the 'big six' after putting in top performances against Arsenal and Liverpool but coming away with nothing.
It has extra importance for the Magpies because their season has got off to such a rocky start, particularly away from home.
We can't compete for those Champions League places on home form alone, but even so, winning every game at St James' Park would stand us in good stead, and we've already lost two there.
Manchester City are never an easy opponent
Eddie Howe says his team has a lot to prove
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Eddie Howe acknowledged the importance of a win on Saturday in his press conference on Friday morning.
> "We're looking forward to the match. We have a lot to prove to ourselves after the last couple of away games in the Premier League. We're desperately keen to try to put that right."
They have a lot to prove to themselves, but they have even more to prove to the fans, particularly those who are losing faith.
Leave everything out on the pitch and nobody can complain
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It has been a long two weeks during the international break, with fans left to fester on the back of two horrendous away displays in the league, and now we have one of the most difficult fixtures on the calendar to contend with.
We aren't saying that we're not capable of beating Man City, because we absolutely are, but it may be wise to temper expectations slightly to prevent another meltdown.
All we want is to see every player giving absolutely everything for 90 minutes. That has been our biggest problem this season: we've disappeared in the middle of games. That needs to stop. We can do this!