Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle: O'Reilly brace, late resolve close title race gap to two points

Manchester City closed the title gap to two points with a Nico O'Reilly-fueled 2-1 win over familiar foes Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

Man City 2 Newcastle 1 – Where does it leave the title race? How good is O’Reilly? Was Burn pushed offside?

O’Reilly scored his first of the game with a low shot that Nick Pope got a hand to but could not keep out and then restored City’s lead with a towering header after Lewis Hall’s deflected shot had drawn Newcastle level.
Dailymotion on MSN

210226 Howe on City 2-1 Newcastle.mp4

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

Man City 2-1 Newcastle — match report: Never-ending nightmare

Newcastle United’s run of three straight away wins came to an end at the Etihad Stadium, as expected, with Manchester City beating the Magpies 2–1 to move within two points of Premier League leaders Arsenal while NUFC dropped to the most-mediocre 10th place in the table.