Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle — Premier League, 21 Feb 2026
Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1 in the Premier League on 21 February 2026 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Nico O'Reilly, Lewis Hall got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester City have won 3 and Newcastle 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Etihad Stadium · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 9'Foul
- 1-014'assist: O. Marmoush
- 1-122'assist: J. Ramsey
- 2-127'assist: Erling Haaland
- 41'Foul
- Half-time2-1
- 46'
- 48'Foul
- 50'Foul
- 58'out: R. Cherki
- 60'
- 60'
- 62'Foul
- 65'Foul
- 78'
- 78'
- 87'
- 89'Persistent fouling
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Manchester City
- 8.7RodriM
- 8.6Nico O'ReillyM
- 7.7Erling HaalandF
- 7.3Rayan CherkiM
- 7.3Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 7.2Matheus NunesD
- 7.0Abduqodir KhusanovD
- 6.9Omar MarmoushF
- 6.9Marc GuéhiD
- 6.9Bernardo SilvaM
- 6.9Antoine SemenyoM
- 6.7Philip FodenM
- 6.5Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 6.5Rúben DiasD
Newcastle
- 7.2Jacob RamseyM
- 7.2Lewis HallD
- 7.2Malick ThiawD
- 7.2Nicholas PopeG
- 6.9Kieran TrippierD
- 6.9JoelintonM
- 6.9Sandro TonaliM
- 6.7Harvey BarnesM
- 6.6Nick WoltemadeF
- 6.5Jacob MurphyM
- 6.3Anthony GordonF
- 6.3Joseph WillockM
- 6.3Anthony ElangaF
- 6.2William OsulaF
- 6.0Daniel BurnD
Line-ups
Newcastle4-3-3
Manchester City4-1-3-2
Substitutes
Manchester CityPep Guardiola
Substitutes
- 5John StonesD
- 47Philip Foden87'M6.7
- 4Tijjani ReijndersM
- 10R. Cherki58'M7.3
- 14NicoM
- 1James TraffordG
- 26SavinhoF
- 82Rico LewisD
- 45Abduqodir Khusanov46'D7.0
NewcastleEddie Howe
Substitutes
- 7Joelinton89'60'M6.9
- 26J. RuddyG
- 11Harvey Barnes62'60'M6.7
- 23Jacob Murphy78'M6.5
- 32Aaron RamsdaleG
- 18William Osula78'F6.2
- 37Alex MurphyD
- 61L. ShaharD
- 62S. NeaveF
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
1.35Expected goals (xG)0.58
15Total shots13
7Shots on target7
6Shots off target3
2Blocked shots3
5Corners5
1Offsides5
12Fouls13
2Yellow cards5
6Goalkeeper saves5
-0.14Goals prevented-0.14
460Total passes362
388Accurate passes293
84%Pass accuracy81%
Manchester City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodri | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Nico O'Reilly | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 8.6 |
| Erling Haaland | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Rayan Cherki | 32 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 7.3 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Abduqodir Khusanov | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Omar Marmoush | 58 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marc Guéhi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Bernardo Silva | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Antoine Semenyo | 87 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Philip Foden | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Rúben Dias | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Ramsey | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Lewis Hall | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Malick Thiaw | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Nicholas Pope | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Kieran Trippier | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joelinton | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Sandro Tonali | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Harvey Barnes | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nick Woltemade | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jacob Murphy | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Anthony Gordon | 78 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Willock | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Anthony Elanga | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| William Osula | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Burn | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.0 |
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