Blues officials cut United's allocation by 10% for last season's encounter in April after deciding to take action over the persistent standing of their fans.
In confirming their neighbours would again receive just over 2,500 tickets, City officials are stressing it is a club policy that has been used against other clubs, including Liverpool and Newcastle already this season, and not specifically United.
The problem does not seem to be STANDING ... they cut the allocation of the clubs they know OUT-SING the City fans!
So what better than do the same and cut City's allocation when they come to St James' Park on Boxing Day!
NEWCASTLE UTD MAD
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WIGAN'S CURRENT FORM:
Wigan 2 Wolves 0
OCTOBER 2: Barclays Premier League at the DW Stadium.
Birmingham 0 Wigan 0
SEPTEMBER 25: Barclays Premier League at St Andrew's.
Wigan 2 Preston 1
SEPTEMBER 22: Carling Cup third round at the DW Stadium.
Wigan 0 Manchester City 2
SEPTEMBER 19: Barclays Premier League at the DW Stadium.
Wigan 1 Sunderland 1
SEPTEMBER 11: Barclays Premier League at the DW Stadium.
Tottenham 0 Wigan 1
AUGUST 28: Barclays Premier League at White Hart Lane.
Wigan's last game .... WIGAN 2 WOLVES 0
Al Habsi, Boyce, Gohouri, Alcaraz, Figueroa (Stam 60), McCarthy, Thomas (Diame 74), Gomez, N'Zogbia, Di Santo (Watson 85), Rodallega. Subs Not Used: Kirkland, Boselli, Moses, Steven Caldwell.
Goals from Jordi Gomez and Hugo Rodallega lifted Wigan out of the bottom three and condemned 10-man Wolves to a fourth successive Barclays Premier League defeat.
Gomez put the hosts ahead at the DW Stadium with a brilliant free-kick in the 65th minute and Rodallega deflected in a second five minutes from time.
Wolves were up against it from the 11th minute, when captain Karl Henry was sent off for a shocking challenge on Gomez, but it was the Wigan midfielder who had the last laugh.
Neither side was able to take control in a scrappy opening, and Wigan found themselves temporarily without captain Antolin Alcaraz in only the seventh minute when he left the pitch to receive stitches in a head wound.
The numbers were then evened up four minutes later, but Henry's exit was to be permanent following a reckless challenge on Gomez.
Referee Lee Mason had no hesitation in brandishing a red card after the Wolves captain launched himself into a challenge on Gomez, catching the Spaniard on the shins.
It was the last thing Henry needed, with the heat already on him and Wolves for a perceived over-physical style of play.
Henry was criticised for a number of challenges on Newcastle's Joey Barton earlier in the season, while he was also the tackler when Fulham striker Bobby Zamora broke his leg.
But neither the 27-year-old nor manager Mick McCarthy, who has been a staunch defender of his players amid the criticism, could have any complaints this time.
Thankfully, and somewhat surprisingly, Gomez was able to continue after treatment, and, with Alcaraz also returning to the action, Wigan set about trying to make their numerical advantage count.
However, if anything the sending-off merely exposed Wigan's lack of invention as they were restricted to a series of wayward shots from distance until just before half-time when Gomez could only deflect Charles N'Zogbia's cross past the far post with Marcus Hahnemann stranded.
Within seconds of the restart, Wigan should have been ahead. At the end of an impressive move, Rodallega found space on the right of the area and passed to Franco Di Santo, who appeared to have the simple task of slotting the ball home from six yards.
But the Argentinian scuffed his shot just enough to allow Hahnemann to get a hand to the ball, and the Wolves defence managed to clear.
Wigan were certainly demonstrating more creativity in attack and, after a good run and cross from N'Zogbia down the left, James McCarthy fired a shot into Hahnemann's midriff.
McCarthy responded by bringing on defender George Elokobi for Fletcher but his plans went out of the window in the 65th minute.
Dave Edwards pulled back N'Zogbia on the edge of the area and Gomez curled a superb free-kick into the top corner to give the hosts the lead.
N'Zogbia, who had been the game's most influential player, created another shooting chance for himself on the right of the area but could not get enough power on his effort to trouble Hahnemann.
Di Santo then nearly caught out the American with a superb dipping volley from 25 yards out, Hahnemann just managing to palm the ball behind for a corner.
McCarthy went for broke with eight minutes to go, bringing on strike duo Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Marcus Bent for Edwards and Stephen Ward, but it was Wigan who sealed victory with a second goal five minutes from time.
N'Zogbia played a precision through ball for Rodallega, and the Colombian was able to claim the goal after Christophe Berra guided an attempted clearance onto his foot and beyond Hahnemann.
It was the first time Wigan had managed two goals in a league game this season, and it was more than enough to secure a precious three points.
PREMIERSHIP FIXTURES FOR OCTOBER
Saturday 16th October 2010
Arsenal v Birmingham 15.00
Aston Villa v Chelsea 17.30
Bolton v Stoke City 15.00
Fulham v Tottenham 15.00
Man Utd v West Brom 15.00
Newcastle v Wigan Athletic 15.00
Wolves v West Ham 15.00
Sunday 17th October 2010
Blackpool v Man City 16.00
Everton v Liverpool 13.30
Monday 18th October 2010
Blackburn v Sunderland 20.00
Saturday 23rd October 2010
Birmingham v Blackpool 15.00
Chelsea v Wolves 15.00
Sunderland v Aston Villa 15.00
Tottenham v Everton 12.45
West Brom v Fulham 15.00
West Ham v Newcastle 17.30
Wigan Athletic v Bolton 15.00
Sunday 24th October 2010
Liverpool v Blackburn 15.00
Man City v Arsenal 16.00
Stoke City v Man Utd 13.30
Saturday 30th October 2010
Arsenal v West Ham 15.00
Blackburn v Chelsea 15.00
Everton v Stoke City 15.00
Fulham v Wigan Athletic 15.00
Man Utd v Tottenham 17.30
Wolves v Man City 15.00
Sunday 31st October 2010
Aston Villa v Birmingham 12.00
Bolton v Liverpool 16.00
Newcastle v Sunderland 13.30
NEWCASTLE UTD MAD
CONTACT US (Kev): Kevnumad@fsmail.net
NEWCASTLE UNITED 2010/11
PREMIERSHIP
MAN CITY 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Gutierrez)
Krul, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini (Campbell 36), Jose Enrique, Ben Arfa (Routledge 7), Nolan (Carroll 76), Tiote, Barton, Gutierrez, Ameobi.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith.
NEWCASTLE 1 STOKE CITY 2 (Nolan pen)
Krul, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Ben Arfa (Gutierrez 62), Barton, Tiote (Ameobi 74), Routledge, Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith, Ranger.
EVERTON 0 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ben Arfa)
Harper (Krul 35), Perch, Coloccini, Williamson,Jose Enrique, Routledge, Tiote, Barton,Ben Arfa (Gutierrez 84), Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Campbell, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Smith.
NEWCASTLE 0 BLACKPOOL 2
Harper, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Routledge (Ameobi 81), Smith (Lovenkrands 62), Barton, Gutierrez (Ben Arfa 73), Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Krul, Campbell, Ryan Taylor, Tiote.
WOLVES 1 NEWCASTLE 1 (Carroll)
Harper, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Smith, Barton, Gutierrez, Nolan, Carroll (Ameobi 81).
Subs Not Used: Krul, Lovenkrands, Ryan Taylor, Kadar, Vuckic, Ranger.
NEWCASTLE 6 ASTON VILLA 0 (Barton, Nolan 2, Carroll 3)
Harper, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Routledge (Ameobi 76), Smith (Ryan Taylor 76), Barton, Gutierrez (Xisco 80), Nolan, Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Krul, Lovenkrands, Vuckic, Tavernier.
MAN UTD 3 NEWCASTLE 0
Harper, Perch, Coloccini, Williamson, Jose Enrique, Routledge, Smith, Nolan (Ameobi 71), Barton,Gutierrez (Xisco 80), Carroll.
Subs Not Used: Krul, Ryan Taylor, Vuckic, Ranger, Tavernier.
CARLING CUP
CHELSEA 3 NEWCASTLE 4 (Ranger, R Taylor, Ameobi 2)
Krul, Ryan Taylor (Tiote 63), Campbell, Coloccini (Williamson 63), Ferguson (Barton 90), Ranger, Gutierrez, Vuckic, Smith, Ameobi, Lovenkrands.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Nolan, Carroll, Ben Arfa.
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 NEWCASTLE 3 (Ryan Taylor, Ameobi, Lovenkrands)
Krul, Ryan Taylor, Kadar, Tavernier, Ferguson, Ranger, Donaldson, Vuckic (Nolan 90), LuaLua, Ameobi,Lovenkrands.
Subs Not Used: Soderberg, Williamson, Barton, Routledge, Perch, Smith.
PRE-SEASON
CARLISLE 0 NEWCASTLE 3 (Best, Ranger, Vuckic)
Harper (Krul 46), Tavernier (R Taylor 46), Coloccini (S Taylor 46) (Henderson 81), Williamson (Perch 46), Enrique (Ferguson 46), Inman (Routledge 46), Smith (Barton 46), Nolan (Guthrie 46), LuaLua (Vuckic 46) , Carroll (Best 46), Lovenkrands (Ranger 46).
NORWICH CITY 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Ameobi)
Krul, Taylor (Routledge 45), Tavernier, Coloccini (Williamson 45), Diaz (Ferguson 57); Ranger (Xisco 45), Barton (Smith 45), Nolan (Guthrie 45), Vuckic (Edmundsson 72); Best (Lovenkrands 45), Carroll (Ameobi 45).
NEWCASTLE 2 PSV EINDHOVEN 2 (R.Taylor, Best)
Harper, Perch, Enrique, Coloccini, Williamson, Guthrie, Nolan, Smith, Ryan Taylor, Lovenkrands, Ameobi. Subs: Carroll, Xisco, Best, LuaLua, Krul, Vuckic, Ranger, Donaldson, Tavernier.
DEPORTIVO 0 NEWCASTLE 0 (NUFC win 5-4 on penalties - Lovenkrands, Nolan, Carroll, R Taylor, Barton)
Harper (Krul 46); R Taylor, Perch (Tavernier 52), Coloccini, Enrique; Routledge, Barton, Guthrie (Nolan 46), Xisco (Gutierrez 46); Carroll, Best (Lovenkrands 73). Subs (not used): Smith, Ferguson
RANGERS 2 NEWCASTLE 1 (Lovenkrands)
Harper; Perch (Tavernier 81), Coloccini (Ferguson 81), Williamson, Enrique (R Taylor 56); Routledge (Xisco 83), Barton, Nolan, Guthrie, Gutierrez (Lovenkrands 69); Carroll (Ameobi 46).