Man City beat Newcastle, close gap on leaders Arsenal | OneFootball

In the 27th round of the English Championship, Manchester City defeated Newcastle 2-1 this Saturday at the Etihad Stadium. With this positive result, Pep Guardiola's team closed in on leaders Arsenal and remains strong in the fight for the national title.

Table Situation

With 56 points, two behind the London team, Manchester City holds the second position. Arsenal will play this Sunday against Tottenham away from home. Newcastle, on the other hand, is in 10th place with 36 points.

📋 Match Summary

🔵⚪ MANCHESTER CITY 2 x 1 NEWCASTLE ⚫⚪

🏆 Competition: English Championship | 27th round 🏟️ Location: Etihad Stadium, in Manchester (ENG) 📅 Date: February 21, 2026 (Saturday) ⏰ Time: 5 PM (Brasília time)

Goals

How the Game Was

Manchester City executed a deadly counterattack 13 minutes into the first half and took the lead. Marmoush recovered the ball in midfield, carried it to the edge of the area, and passed to O’Reilly, who shot first-time and found the net. Pope got a touch on the ball, but it wasn't enough to prevent the goal.

Newcastle equalized at 22. Matheus Nunes from City tried to clear the cross, and the ball hit the back of Aït-Nouri, a teammate. From the rebound, Ramsey set it up for Hall to strike first-time and level the score.

Five minutes later, City regained the lead. Haaland received from Semenyo and headed it to O’Reilly, who decided the match.

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