Newcastle United will face off against rival Cardiff City on Saturday, placing two of the English Premier League's closely followed teams against each other.

Newcastle United, coming out of a 3-0 loss to Arsenal, is expected to be the favorite in the match.

Newcastle United Manager Alan Pardew said he is unmoved by Hatem Ben Arfa comments, The Guardian reports. 

"It's the toughest period of my managerial career but, yes, I do think I can survive it. As a manager you're going to have some bad times, some really bad times," he said, according to the site.

"If you're going to walk away, then in my view you do not have the make-up to be a manager or a leader of men. If you're in the middle of a field, surrounded by armies, left right and centre, you can't just say: 'I've had enough now, sorry.'"

Cardiff City, coming out of a 4-0 loss to Sunderland, is expected to be the underdog in the match.

Cardiff City Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær said keeping his team in the Premiere League would be a "bigger miracle" than the 1999 Champions League win, the Daily Mail reports. 

"If we stay up it would definitely be a bigger miracle than Barcelona in 1999," he said, according to the site.

"That night it was possible, and in football anything is possible. So we need to give ourselves a chance in front of our fans against Chelsea."

Watch Newcastle United vs. Cardiff City via live online streaming here:

https://premier-league-live.net/live/livestream-10/channel-1/