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Manchester City vs Newcastle – Lineups & Match Details

Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1. Goals: N. O'Reilly (14'), L. Hall (22'), N. O'Reilly (27'). Manchester City had 55% possession against Newcastle's 45%. Shots on target: 7-7.

Premier League · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 21 February 2026

Manchester CityManchester City

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

NewcastleNewcastle

Referee: Thomas Bramall, England

Lineups

Manchester CityManchester City4-1-3-2
G. Donnarumma25G. DonnarummaG
M. Nunes27M. NunesD
R. Dias3R. DiasD
M. Guehi15M. GuehiD
R. Ait-Nouri21R. Ait-NouriD
Rodri16RodriM
A. Semenyo42A. SemenyoM
B. Silva20B. SilvaM
N. O'Reilly33N. O'ReillyM
E. Haaland9E. HaalandF
O. Marmoush7O. MarmoushF

Substitutes

1J. TraffordG
4T. ReijndersM
5J. StonesD
10R. CherkiM
14NicoM
26SavinhoF
45A. KhusanovD
47P. FodenM
82R. LewisD
NewcastleNewcastle4-3-3
N. Pope1N. PopeG
K. Trippier2K. TrippierD
M. Thiaw12M. ThiawD
D. Burn33D. BurnD
L. Hall3L. HallD
J. Ramsey41J. RamseyM
S. Tonali8S. TonaliM
J. Willock28J. WillockM
A. Elanga20A. ElangaF
N. Woltemade27N. WoltemadeF
A. Gordon10A. GordonF

Substitutes

26J. RuddyG
32A. RamsdaleG
7JoelintonM
11H. BarnesM
18W. OsulaF
23J. MurphyM
37A. MurphyD
61L. ShaharD
62S. NeaveF

Match Events

9'Y

D. Burn

14'G

N. O'Reilly

Assist: Omar Marmoush

22'G

L. Hall

Assist: J. Ramsey

27'G

N. O'Reilly

Assist: E. Haaland

41'Y

Rúben Dias

46'S

Rúben Dias

Substitution 1

48'Y

J. Willock

50'Y

Bernardo Silva

58'S

Omar Marmoush

Substitution 2

60'S

N. Woltemade

Substitution 1

60'S

J. Willock

Substitution 2

62'Y

H. Barnes

65'Y

K. Trippier

78'S

A. Gordon

Substitution 3

78'S

A. Elanga

Substitution 4

87'S

A. Semenyo

Substitution 3

89'Y

Joelinton

Statistics

Manchester City
55%45%
Newcastle
1.35Expected Goals (xG)0.58
15Total Shots13
7Shots on Target7
5Corners5
12Fouls13
1Offsides5
84Pass Accuracy (%)81
2Yellow Cards5
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Manchester City host Newcastle on Saturday, 21 February 2026 at Etihad Stadium. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the Premier League schedule. Manchester City go into the match 2nd in the table; Newcastle sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Manchester City have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Newcastle have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Nov 2025: Manchester City 1-2 Newcastle; 15 Feb 2025: Manchester City 4-0 Newcastle; 28 Sept 2024: Manchester City 1-1 Newcastle. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1. Manchester City scored through N. O'Reilly 14', N. O'Reilly 27'. Newcastle replied with L. Hall 22'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 27 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Manchester City held 55% of the ball against 45% for Newcastle. Shots on target finished 7-7. Expected goals read 1.35 for Manchester City, 0.58 for Newcastle.

Verdict

The win nudges Manchester City forward and leaves Newcastle with work to do. Manchester City sat 2nd and Newcastle 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.