English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 21, 2026
Newcastle United LLWWW 1
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Manchester City DWWWW 2
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NEW101
MNC202
Etihad Stadium · 52,187 att. · Universo

Match Report

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Man City beat Newcastle, cut gap to Arsenal to just two points

Nico O'Reilly scored twice in the first half as Manchester City cut Arsenal's Premier League lead to two points with a nervy 2-1 win over Newcastle.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
12
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
6
45.2
Possession
54.8
13
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
305
Accurate Passes
393
375
Passes
467
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
13
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.5
59
Long Balls
49
27
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
13
18
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
5
18
Effective Clearances
23
18
Clearances
23

Highlights

02:02 Are Man City more confident in title charge after win vs. Newcastle Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-1-3-2

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 15Marc GuéhiCD-L
  3. 3Rúben DiasCD-R
  4. 16RodriSW
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriLB
  6. 27Matheus NunesRB
  7. 20Bernardo SilvaCM
  8. 33Nico O'ReillyLM
  9. 42Antoine SemenyoRM
  10. 7Omar MarmoushCF-L
  11. 9Erling HaalandCF-R

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 12Malick ThiawCD-R
  4. 3Lewis HallLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 27Nick WoltemadeLM
  8. 41Jacob RamseyRM
  9. 10Anthony GordonF
  10. 28Joe WillockLF
  11. 20Anthony ElangaRF

Timeline

  1. 9' Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 0. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Omar Marmoush following a fast break.
  3. 22' Goal! Manchester City 1, Newcastle United 1. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey following a corner.
  4. 27' Goal! Manchester City 2, Newcastle United 1. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland with a cross.
  5. 41' Rúben Dias (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Rúben Dias.
  7. 48' Joe Willock (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 50' Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 58' Substitution, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki replaces Omar Marmoush.
  10. 60' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Nick Woltemade.
  11. 60' Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Joe Willock.
  12. 62' Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 65' Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Anthony Elanga.
  15. 78' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Anthony Gordon.
  16. 87' Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  17. 89' Joelinton (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.

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