Man City vs Newcastle

21 February 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Thomas Bramall

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Nico O'Reilly 14’, 27’
  • Lewis Hall 22’

Match summary

Man City beat Newcastle 2-1. Man City led 2-1 at half-time.

Nico O'Reilly put Man City ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Omar Marmoush, Lewis Hall equalised from a corner in the 22nd minute, set up by Jacob Ramsey, and O'Reilly won it with a header in the 27th minute, set up by Erling Haaland.

The chances backed that up: Man City created 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Newcastle's 0.51 from 13.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%
15 Shots 13
7 Shots on target 7
5 Corners 5
98 Attacks 82
58 Dangerous attacks 37
467 Passes 375
84% Pass accuracy 81%
21 Tackles 18
12 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 5

Key events

Man City Newcastle
Kick-off
9’
Dan BurnFoul
Nico O'ReillyLeft foot shot1-0 (Man City)
14’
Omar MarmoushShot on target
17’
17’
Anthony GordonShot on target
21’
Malick ThiawShot on target
22’
Lewis HallLeft foot shot1-1 (Newcastle)
Nico O'ReillyHeader2-1 (Man City)
27’
31’
Anthony GordonShot on target
39’
Joe WillockShot on target
Rúben Dias Foul
41’
43’
VAR review
Half-time2-1
Abdukodir KhusanovRúben Dias 
46’
48’
Joe WillockFoul
Bernardo SilvaFoul
50’
Omar MarmoushShot on target
50’
Second half underway
Rayan CherkiOmar Marmoush
58’
60’
Harvey BarnesJoe Willock
60’
JoelintonNick Woltemade
62’
Harvey BarnesFoul
Antoine SemenyoShot on target
64’
65’
Kieran TrippierFoul
78’
Jacob MurphyAnthony Elanga
78’
William OsulaAnthony Gordon
Phil FodenAntoine Semenyo
87’
89’
JoelintonPersistent fouling
Erling HaalandShot on target
90+1’
Phil FodenShot on target
90+1’
90+4’
Harvey BarnesShot on target
90+5’
Nick PopeShot on target
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.51 14’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), 1-0 14’ 22’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), 1-1 22’ 27’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), 2-1 27’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.51 14’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), 1-0 O'Reilly 14’ 22’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), 1-1 Hall 22’ 27’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), 2-1 O'Reilly 27’
Man City 2.24 xGNewcastle 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Man City attacking 
90+1’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 27’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 50’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 18’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+5’ Nick Pope (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 17’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 53’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Malick Thiaw (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 39’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Erling Haaland (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Joelinton (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 27’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+1’ Phil Foden (Man City), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 50’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 18’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+5’ Nick Pope (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 17’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Nico O'Reilly (Man City), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 53’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 72’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Antoine Semenyo (Man City), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Omar Marmoush (Man City), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Anthony Elanga (Newcastle), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Malick Thiaw (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 39’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Erling Haaland (Man City), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Erling Haaland (Man City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 75’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Joelinton (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Man City 4-1-3-2 Starting XI
Donnarumma
Nunes
Dias 46’
Guéhi
Aït-Nouri
Rodri
Semenyo 87’
Silva
O'Reilly 2
Haaland
Marmoush 58’
Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pope
Hall
Burn
Thiaw
Trippier
Woltemade 60’
Tonali
Ramsey
Willock 60’
Gordon 78’
Elanga 78’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Matheus Nunes DEF900 0.000.000
Marc Guehi DEF900 0.000.451
Rúben Dias DEF510 0.000.000
Rayan Ait Nouri DEF900 0.000.000
Rodri MID900 0.000.443
Antoine Semenyo MID903 0.330.102
Bernardo Silva MID900 0.000.092
Nico O'Reilly MID9022 0.460.000
Erling Haaland FWD9014 0.570.361
Omar Marmoush FWD6315 0.540.122
Abduqodir Khusanov Sub390 0.000.000
Mathis Cherki Sub270 0.000.192
Phil Foden Sub11 0.330.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man City win 62% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.63
Newcastle win 18% Avg odds 5.31

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man City LWDWW
Newcastle DLLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 2-1 Man City, 22 Nov 25 Next meeting: Newcastle vs Man City, 26 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Man City vs Newcastle meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.