London - John Carver, Newcastle's head coach, has several injury worries as the mid-table Magpies look to repeat their fine 2-0 League Cup victory at City in October.
Paul Dummett has been ruled out for up to 12 weeks with a knee injury sustained in the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace, leaving Newcastle with just four fit senior defenders, after allowing Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa to complete a permanent move to Roma and Davide Santon's return on loan to his former club Inter Milan in the transfer window.
Newcastle's League Cup win earlier this season was in stark contrast to their league record against City, who will hope to record a 12th consecutive win against the Magpies, who've gone more than eight hours since last finding the net against the Eastlands outfit in the Premier League, back in December 2012.