Team news and line-ups as Alexander Isak ruled out with injury - Newcastle host City in the weekend’s early kick-off, with Pep Guardiola’s side already top of the table by one point

Eddie Howe has revealed that Alexander Isak is a major injury doubt for Newcastle United ’s Premier League clash against Manchester City on Saturday. Isak has scored just one goal in five Premier League games this season and failed to register a shot on target in Newcastle’s 3-1 defeat to Fulham last weekend.

He is such an important player to us.” Then on Thursday, a media exclusive (see below) claimed that whilst there was no ongoing issues from that ball been blasted off the head of Alexander Isak, the striker actually had a different injury problem that could keep him out of this Fulham match,