August 19th 2023.
Stuart Pearce has made a bold prediction that has surprised many people by backing Newcastle United to win the Premier League title this season. He believes that Manchester City's loss of influential midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, who could be out for up to four months, will have a significant impact on Erling Haaland's season, and will prevent them from winning yet another league title.
Pearce believes that Newcastle have what it takes to win the English top-flight for the first time in almost 100 years, citing the team's recruitment, the atmosphere at St James' Park, and their 5-1 thumping of Aston Villa on the opening weekend of the 2023-24 campaign as evidence.
"To be honest with you, I think Newcastle win the league this year. I'm going to stick my neck out," Pearce said on talkSPORT. "I think, if they keep everyone fit and have a good run of it they could win the Premier League. And I think this game on Saturday evening could be an indicator of whether they have got credentials."
The Magpies will have the chance to prove Pearce's prediction is correct when they face reigning champions Manchester City on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Arsenal and Manchester United are also among the teams hoping to challenge City's dominance, and both made a winning start to the new season with Arsenal defeating Nottingham Forest 2-1 and Man United clinching a fortuitous win over Wolves. Liverpool and Chelsea, two teams hoping to climb up the table after flattered to deceive to different extents last term, played out a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
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