In fact, until I realised just how bad Newcastle's record is at the Etihad, I was thinking of backing Eddie Howe's side to win. City have won the past 10 league games between the two sides here, and my old Blackburn strike partner Alan Shearer got the winner the last time Newcastle took the points at City - in September 2000 at their old Maine Road ground. Who could have seen Newcastle losing at home to Fulham in their last league game?
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Sutton's predictions: Fulham v Nottingham Forest
I obviously put the mockers on them because they have not won any of their past five league matches at Craven Cottage. Nottingham Forest, who needed penalties to get past Exeter in the FA Cup on Tuesday, have got an excellent away record and Liverpool are the only top-flight team to have picked up more points than them on the road this season. This is hard to call, though, because we know Fulham can turn it on, and they are a hard team to predict.
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