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Manchester City vs Newcastle lineups

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Manchester City host Newcastle at Etihad Stadium on 20 February 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 26 of the Premier League. They last met on 7 March 2026, when Manchester City won 3-1.

Manchester City vs Newcastle match facts

Kick-off
Sat 20 Feb 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 26

Manchester City vs Newcastle lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Manchester City vs Newcastle head to head

30
Manchester City wins
4
Draws
4
Newcastle wins

97–29 on goals in 38 meetings since 3 October 2010

Recent Manchester City vs Newcastle results

  1. Newcastle1–3Manchester CityFA Cup
  2. Manchester City2–1NewcastlePremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
  3. Manchester City3–1NewcastleLeague CupEtihad Stadium
  4. Newcastle0–2Manchester CityLeague CupSt James' Park
  5. Newcastle2–1Manchester CityPremier LeagueSt. James' Park

Manchester City vs Newcastle history

Manchester City have won four of the last five, with none drawn. Newcastle last won at Etihad Stadium on 29 October 2014, by 2-0. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Manchester City are unbeaten in the last four meetings.

Etihad Stadium

Manchester City play at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The ground holds 55,097. Newcastle have won there once in fourteen visits, most recently in October 2014. Manchester City have won thirteen of those, with none drawn. The pitch is grass. Newcastle's most recent visit was on 21 February 2026, a 1-2 defeat.

Last meeting: Newcastle 1-3 Manchester City, March 2026

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Newcastle, 4-2-3-1
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Manchester City, 4-2-3-1
Newcastle crest
NewcastleFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 2Kieran TrippierD
  3. 12Malick ThiawD
  4. 4Sven BotmanD
  5. 3Lewis HallD
  6. 8Sandro TonaliM
  7. 28Joseph WillockM
  8. 20Anthony ElangaM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeM
  10. 11Harvey BarnesM
  11. 18William OsulaF

Bench

  1. 1Nicholas PopeG
  2. 33Daniel BurnD
  3. 9Yoane WissaF
  4. 10Anthony GordonF
  5. 23Jacob MurphyM
  6. 7JoelintonM
  7. 21Valentino LivramentoD
  8. 37Alex MurphyD
  9. 62Sean NeaveF

Coach: Eddie Howe

Manchester City crest
Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1James TraffordG
  2. 27Matheus NunesD
  3. 5John StonesD
  4. 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
  5. 6Nathan AkéD
  6. 14NicoM
  7. 33Nico O'ReillyM
  8. 26SavinhoM
  9. 4Tijjani ReijndersM
  10. 11Jérémy DokuM
  11. 7Omar MarmoushF

Bench

  1. 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
  2. 3Rúben DiasD
  3. 16RodriM
  4. 42Antoine SemenyoF
  5. 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
  6. 20Bernardo SilvaM
  7. 47Philip FodenM
  8. 15Addji GuéhiD
  9. 10Mathis CherkiM

Coach: Pep Guardiola

Newcastle lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester City in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 7 March 2026 in the FA Cup. Manchester City won 3-1. Harvey Barnes, Savinho and Omar Marmoush scored. Aaron Ramsdale and James Trafford started in goal.

Manchester City vs Newcastle lineups — common questions

When is Manchester City vs Newcastle?
Manchester City vs Newcastle kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 20 February 2027 at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. The match is Matchweek 26 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Manchester City vs Newcastle match?
In the meeting before this one, Manchester City won 3-1 on 7 March 2026 in the FA Cup. The time before that, Manchester City won 2-1 on 21 February 2026 in the Premier League. Manchester City have won 30 of the 38 meetings between the clubs and Newcastle have won 4.

Newcastle vs Manchester City at St. James' Park

Updated 23 September 2026