Bruce makes just one change to his starting line-up, with Callum Wilson dropping out of the team after picking up an injury, so he has been replaced by Joelinton.
MAN CITY SUBS: Zack Steffen, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy, Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer.
MAN CITY (4-3-3): Scott Carson; Kyle Walker, Eric Garcia, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo; Bernardo Silva, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.
NEWCASTLE UTD SUBS: Mark Gillespie, Ciaran Clark, Matthew Longstaff, Andy Carroll, Dwight Gayle, Jamal Lewis, Jeff Hendrick, Javier Manquillo, Sean Longstaff.
NEWCASTLE UTD (5-3-2): Martin Dubravka; Jacob Murphy, Emil Krafth, Federico Fernandez, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie; Joe Willock, Jonjo Shelvey, Miguel Almiron; Allan Saint-Maximin, Joelinton.
Newcastle secured their Premier League survival after they beat Leicester City 4-2 last time out, to move up to 16th in the table on 39 points. They had an excellent April, going unbeaten and picking up eight points, which led to Steve Bruce being awarded April’s manager of the month.
Manchester City clinched the Premier League title on Tuesday, after Manchester United suffered a defeat, making City the Champions. This is their second cup win of the season, having already clinched the EFL Cup and they will Chelsea in the Champions League final at the end of May. However, they did face the Blues at the weekend in the league and suffered a 2-1 defeat.
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Manchester City at St James’ Park.
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