I don’t want to lose but I don’t also want to lose and give them a huge shot of confidence like we did West Ham.
It's different in many ways.
That lot will only derive confidence from beating us if City fail to beat an in-form Newcastle, a game which Howe can really go for.
If that lot beat us merely to keep the gap between them and City as it is, that's not giving them more confidence. Relief, yes.
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