Manchester City vs Newcastle match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 27 · Etihad Stadium, Manchester · Ref T. Bramall

Manchester City stats & fixtures · Newcastle stats & fixtures

Manchester City beat Newcastle 2–1 in the Premier League on 21 February 2026. Expected goals finished 1.35–0.58. Manchester City had 55% of the ball.

Manchester City vs Newcastle match statistics

Manchester CityNewcastle

55% Ball possession 45%
1.35 Expected goals (xG) 0.58
15 Total shots 13
7 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 3
2 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 8
5 Corners 5
12 Fouls 13
1 Offsides 5
2 Yellow cards 5
460 Passes 362
84% Pass accuracy 81%
6 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

9' Yellow card D. Burn Newcastle
14' Goal N. O'Reilly (assist Omar Marmoush) Manchester City
22' Goal L. Hall (assist J. Ramsey) Newcastle
27' Goal N. O'Reilly (assist E. Haaland) Manchester City
41' Yellow card Rúben Dias Manchester City
48' Yellow card J. Willock Newcastle
50' Yellow card B. Silva Manchester City
62' Yellow card H. Barnes Newcastle
65' Yellow card K. Trippier Newcastle
89' Yellow card Joelinton Newcastle

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester City

Confirmed 4-1-3-2 Pep Guardiola

25 G. Donnarumma

21 R. Aït-Nouri 15 M. Guéhi 3 Rúben Dias 27 M. Nunes

16 Rodri

33 N. O'Reilly 20 B. Silva 42 A. Semenyo

7 Omar Marmoush 9 E. Haaland

Bench J. Trafford , T. Reijnders , R. Lewis , J. Stones , P. Foden , Nico , R. Cherki , Savinho , A. Khusanov

Newcastle

Confirmed 4-3-3 Eddie Howe

1 N. Pope

3 L. Hall 33 D. Burn 12 M. Thiaw 2 K. Trippier

28 J. Willock 8 S. Tonali 41 J. Ramsey

10 A. Gordon 27 N. Woltemade 20 A. Elanga

Bench John Ruddy , A. Ramsdale , L. Shahar , J. Murphy , Joelinton , H. Barnes , W. Osula , A. Murphy , S. Neave

Form guide

Manchester City at home

8–0–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 7.7 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

32% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newcastle away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 2.0 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

40% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester City vs Newcastle head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
22 Nov 25	Newcastle v Manchester City	2–1
15 Feb 25	Manchester City v Newcastle	4–0
28 Sep 24	Newcastle v Manchester City	1–1
16 Mar 24	Manchester City v Newcastle	2–0
13 Jan 24	Newcastle v Manchester City	2–3
19 Aug 23	Manchester City v Newcastle	1–0

The full Manchester City vs Newcastle head-to-head record