Premier League · Sat, 21 Feb 2026 ·
Manchester City vs Newcastle — 2 - 1
Etihad Stadium · Referee: T. Bramall
Match report
Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1 as N. O'Reilly scores twice
Newcastle were beaten 2-1 by Manchester City at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Premier League matchday 27. N. O'Reilly (14', 27') scored for Manchester City, while L. Hall (22') found the net for Newcastle. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Manchester City had 55% of the ball and 15 shots (7 on target) against Newcastle’s 13 (7 on target). Rodri (Manchester City) was the top-rated player with 8.7. The result leaves Manchester City 1st in the Premier League table on 15 points and Newcastle 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | -2 | 7 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sat, 26 Dec 2026, Newcastle – Manchester City
Match events
- 9'yellow cardDan BurnYellow Card
- 14'goalN. O'ReillyAssist: O. Marmoush
- 22'goalL. HallAssist: J. Ramsey
- 27'goalN. O'ReillyAssist: E. Haaland
- 41'yellow cardRúben DiasYellow Card
- 46'substitutionR. DiasOff: A. Khusanov
- 48'yellow cardJoe WillockYellow Card
- 50'yellow cardBernardo SilvaYellow Card
- 58'substitutionO. MarmoushOff: R. Cherki
- 60'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: Joelinton
- 60'substitutionJ. WillockOff: H. Barnes
- 62'yellow cardHarvey BarnesYellow Card
- 65'yellow cardKieran TrippierYellow Card
- 78'substitutionA. ElangaOff: J. Murphy
- 78'substitutionA. GordonOff: W. Osula
- 87'substitutionA. SemenyoOff: P. Foden
- 89'yellow cardJoelintonYellow Card
Lineups
Manchester City
Formation 4-1-3-2 · Coach Pep Guardiola
Starting XI
- 25G. DonnarummaG
- 27M. NunesD
- 3R. DiasD
- 15M. GuehiD
- 21R. Ait-NouriD
- 16RodriM
- 42A. SemenyoM
- 20B. SilvaM
- 33N. O'ReillyM
- 9E. HaalandF
- 7O. MarmoushF
Substitutes
- 1J. TraffordG
- 4T. ReijndersM
- 82R. LewisD
- 5J. StonesD
- 47P. FodenM
- 14NicoM
- 10R. CherkiM
- 26SavinhoF
- 45A. KhusanovD
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 1N. PopeG
- 2K. TrippierD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 33D. BurnD
- 3L. HallD
- 41J. RamseyM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 28J. WillockM
- 20A. ElangaF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 55%Possession45%
- 1.35Expected goals (xG)0.58
- 15Total shots13
- 7Shots on target7
- 6Shots off target3
- 2Blocked shots3
- 10Shots inside the box8
- 5Shots outside the box5
- 5Corners5
- 1Offsides5
- 12Fouls13
- 2Yellow cards5
- –Red cards–
- 6Goalkeeper saves5
- 460Passes362
- 388Accurate passes293
- 84%Pass accuracy81%
- -0.14Goals prevented-0.14
Player statistics
Manchester City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 3Rúben DiasD | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Marc GuéhiD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 21Rayan Aït-NouriD | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 27Matheus NunesD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 16RodriMTop rated | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| 20Bernardo SilvaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Nico O'ReillyM | 90 | 8.6 | 2 | |
| 42Antoine SemenyoM | 87 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Omar MarmoushF | 58 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 9Erling HaalandF | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 1James TraffordG | – | – | ||
| 5John StonesD | – | – | ||
| 45Abdukodir KhusanovD | 45 | 7.0 | ||
| 82Rico LewisD | – | – | ||
| 4Tijjani ReijndersM | – | – | ||
| 10Rayan CherkiM | 32 | 7.3 | ||
| 14Nico GonzálezM | – | – | ||
| 47Phil FodenM | 8 | 6.7 | ||
| 26SavinhoF | – | – |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nick PopeG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2Kieran TrippierD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 33Dan BurnD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 10Anthony GordonF | 78 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Anthony ElangaF | 78 | 6.3 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 60 | 6.6 | ||
| 26John RuddyG | – | – | ||
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 30 | 6.9 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 30 | 6.7 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyM | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 18William OsulaF | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | – | – |