Manchester City vs Newcastle

Manchester City

2 - 1

Newcastle

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Etihad Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Bramall 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Manchester City 2 · Newcastle 12

Referee Stats

Thomas Bramall

22 matches · 3.59 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.59
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.41
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	41%
Draws	41%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-13).
Manchester City controlled possession (55%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Manchester City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-3-2

Goals For / Against

45 / 14

Avg: 2.37 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 0.89 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.37

PPG

0.89

2.37

0.89

0.74

1.32

74%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

53%

84%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester City rank2nd

Newcastle rank12th

Manchester City points78

Newcastle points49

Manchester City: #2 · 78 pts · GD +42

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 25 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2

29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester City last 5 home

L W W W D

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals11-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newcastle last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-6

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester City trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester City score at home95%

Manchester City clean sheet at home47%

Newcastle score away58%

Newcastle clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester City score first84%

Manchester City win after scoring first75%

Newcastle score first42%

Newcastle win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester City 50% · Newcastle 0%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester City 24.7' · Newcastle 26.9'

Vs league average

Manchester City score at home2.37 vs 1.53

Manchester City concede at home0.74 vs 1.22

Newcastle score away0.89 vs 1.22

Newcastle concede away1.32 vs 1.53

Manchester City score 55% above league average, while Newcastle score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester City are 40% below league average at home, and Newcastle are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 12

16-30 9

61-75 9

0-15 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 69% 2H scored: 31% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

460

362

Passes Accurate

387

293

Passes %

84%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' D. Burn

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. O'Reilly

Normal Goal · Assist: Omar Marmoush

22' ⚽

⚽

22' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Hall

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Ramsey

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

N. O'Reilly

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Haaland

41'

41' Rúben Dias

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Rúben Dias

1st substitution · For: A. Khusanov

48'

48' J. Willock

50'

50' Bernardo Silva

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Omar Marmoush

2nd substitution · For: R. Cherki

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ N. Woltemade

1st substitution · For: Joelinton

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ J. Willock

2nd substitution · For: H. Barnes

62'

62' H. Barnes

65'

65' K. Trippier

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Gordon

3rd substitution · For: W. Osula

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Elanga

4th substitution · For: J. Murphy

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Semenyo

3rd substitution · For: P. Foden

89'

89' Joelinton

Manchester City vs Newcastle 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Thomas Bramall. It was played at Etihad Stadium.

First half: D. Burn received a yellow card for Newcastle at 9'. Manchester City took the lead at 14' when N. O'Reilly scored, with the assist credited to Omar Marmoush, making the score 1-0. Newcastle leveled the score at 22' when L. Hall scored, with the assist credited to J. Ramsey, making the score 1-1. Manchester City took the lead at 27' when N. O'Reilly scored, with the assist credited to E. Haaland, making the score 2-1. Rúben Dias received a yellow card for Manchester City at 41'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Manchester City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Rúben Dias replacing A. Khusanov. J. Willock received a yellow card for Newcastle at 48'. Bernardo Silva received a yellow card for Manchester City at 50'. Manchester City made their 2nd substitution at 58', with Omar Marmoush replacing R. Cherki. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 60', with N. Woltemade replacing Joelinton. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 60', with J. Willock replacing H. Barnes. H. Barnes received a yellow card for Newcastle at 62'. K. Trippier received a yellow card for Newcastle at 65'. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 78', with A. Gordon replacing W. Osula. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 78', with A. Elanga replacing J. Murphy. Manchester City made their 3rd substitution at 87', with A. Semenyo replacing P. Foden. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 89'.

Manchester City used 3 substitutions while Newcastle used 4 substitutions. Manchester City got 2 yellow cards, while Newcastle got 5 yellow cards.