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Manchester City could equal Arsenal goalscoring record against Newcastle

Man City could equal Arsenal goalscoring record against Newcastle
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Manchester City travel to Newcastle on Sunday knowing that they only need one goal to equal Arsenal's record of scoring in the most consecutive games against a specific opponent.

Manchester City could equal a Premier League goalscoring record currently held by Arsenal when they face Newcastle United at St James' Park on Sunday.

Pep Guardiola's men head into the contest top of the table and on a run of seven straight league wins, making them firm favourites against a Newcastle side sitting joint-bottom.

The match also pits the league's second-best attack against its worst defence, with Man City coming into the game off the back of a statement-making 7-0 win over Leeds United in midweek.

A goal for the visitors looks highly likely, then, and should they find the back of the net then it would be the 26th successive Premier League fixture against Newcastle in which they have scored.

Arsenal are the only team to have scored in 26 consecutive games against a specific opponent in the Premier League before, doing so against West Bromwich Albion.

The last time Newcastle kept a clean sheet against Man City was in November 2006, when the two sides played out a goalless draw.

Victory for the champions would also see them break an even more impressive record, becoming the first team in English football history to win 34 top-flight games within a single calendar year.

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2Liverpool18125150153541
3Chelsea18115239122738
4Arsenal1810262723432
5West Ham UnitedWest Ham178452821728
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd168352624227
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs158251819-126
8Wolverhampton WanderersWolves187471314-125
9Leicester CityLeicester166462727022
10Aston Villa177192325-222
11Crystal Palace174852424020
12Brentford165562122-120
13Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton164841417-320
14Everton175482129-819
15Southampton173861626-1017
16Leeds UnitedLeeds183781836-1816
17Watford1641112131-1013
18Burnley151861421-711
19Newcastle UnitedNewcastle1817101841-2310
20Norwich CityNorwich172411834-2610

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