Newcastle are having a highly controversial season in the Premier League. So far, the margin of safety that the team has organized at the start is enough not to be among the candidates for relegation. Having scored six wins and drawn four times, Steve Bruce’s wards are in 15th place in the standings. In 2021 Newcastle suffered five defeats in a row, scoring just two goals in those matches. The Magpies gave three points each to Leeds (1:2), Aston Villa (0:2), Arsenal (0:2), Sheffield United (0:1) and Leicester (1:2). This series was interrupted quite sensationally in the last round. Being a clear outsider of the away meeting with Everton, the team outplayed the rival in Liverpool, scoring two goals towards the end of the meeting (2:0). Also, the Black-and-Whites were liable to play in the FA Cup, where they left the tournament at the 1/32 finals, losing to Arsenal in additional halves (0:2). The upcoming home match will miss two injured defenders, namely Paul Dummett and Federico Fernandez.
Detroit lost their last match again. This time the away Pistons failed to cope with Golden State (91:118). Although before the start of this fight, the Pistons fans had hope. Still, Casey’s side recently defeated the Lakers (107:92). It happened so that in their native walls “Detroit” shows a good game. 4 of 5 of their victories “Pistons” won in “Little Cesars Arena”. In addition, in the rest of their home games they resisted all rivals and did not lose by a large difference in the score. But the picture is the opposite when visiting.
