Manchester City ramped up their title charge and put the pressure back on Arsenal with a hard fought 2-1 victory over Newcastle United that helped the Cityzens go 2 points closer to the Gunners at the

Nico O'Reilly's brace has Manchester City ahead of familiar foes Newcastle United, but both sides will hope to prevail in the second half at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

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Manchester City secured a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Newcastle United on Matchday 27 of the 2025–26 Premier League season, significantly ramping up the pressure on league leaders Arsenal. The standout performer was academy graduate Nico O'Reilly,

This is the fourth meeting between these two clubs already this season, with another to come soon in the FA Cup fifth round - I bet they are sick of each other already. Newcastle have a long trip back from Azerbaijan to contend with before this game but at least they have put their Champions League tie with Qarabag to bed already and can focus fully on City rather than next week's second leg.

Howe praises Newcastle players after their 2-1 defeat at Manchester City 21/02/2026 Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK