Newcastle United left-back Matt Targett has been ruled out of his side's crunch clash with Manchester City due to a rarely-seen medical condition.

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• Newcastle United host Manchester City
• Targett looked set for first game of season
• Ruled out due to rarely-seen medical condition

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The former Aston Villa man has not played for Newcastle this season and had an injury-hit campaign in 2023/24. Now, more bad luck has befallen him ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Pep Guardiola's men. Toon manager Eddie Howe confirmed the 29-year-old would not be available and here's why.

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  THE EXPLANATION

  On Friday, Howe told reporters that Targett's eczema had been playing up in recent weeks.

  "Matt had a flare-up of eczema, so he's been nursing that the last couple of weeks. It's been quite a bad episode for him. We're hoping to get him back to training, but he won't play this weekend," he said in his pre-match press conference.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Targett joined Newcastle on loan from Villa in the 2021/22 season before signing a four-year deal that summer for £15 million ($20m). Despite a bright start, he has been struck down by long-term hamstring and Achilles problems since then and missed 35 games last term.

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  WHAT NEXT?

  After Newcastle host City on Saturday, the Magpies take on AFC Wimbledon in round three of the Carabao Cup on October 1 before returning to Premier League action away to lowly Everton four days later. Targett will hope to be available for his side soon.

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