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The temptation is to regard this fixture as a nailed-on home win, with Blue Square and Paddy Power offering 5/6 that the Magpies swoop for all three points on Saturday. However, they haven’t exactly got a winning habit at the moment, failing to win any of their last four matches and it’s perfectly possible that Stoke will extend that run to five.

Sure enough, the Potters are without an away win all season, so it might be best to avoid the 15/4 (bet365) about them breaking their duck at St James’ Park. However, they recently managed a 0-0 draw at Wigan, illustrating that City are starting to handle teams on the road. It’s 12/5 (Ladbrokes) that this match ends all square and 10/1 (Sportingbet) that Newcastle encounter their third goalless draw on the bounce.