Manchester City Vs Newcastle United LIVE Score, Premier League 2025-26: Nico O'Reilly Puts Cityzens In Front

Ruben Dias picks up a yellow card for a late challenge on Anthony Gordon and Newcastle United get a freekick from outside of the box from 20-30 yards away.

Sandro Tonali sent in a delicious ball and it was met by Dan Burn, who heads it inside but the English centre-back has been flagged off-side.

Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall had equalized for the Magpies in the 22nd minute but guess who is on scoresheet again? Not Haaland or Marmoush or Semenyo. It's Nico O'Reilly puts City in front for the 2nd time tonight and he completes his brace.

What a goal from Nico O'Reilly. The academy product is having some season. Fantastic move from Manchester City. Omar Marmous drifts away with the ball on the opposite side of the defender and O'Reilly makes a smart overlapping run inside the box.

The youngster receives on his left and whams the ball past Nick Pope. Newcastle have started to react almost immediately. Gianluigi Donnarumma makes a strong save to deny Anthony Gordon's shot.

This is the Manchester City we are used to seeing - reactive, alert, always on the press and always on the mood to attack and punish oppositions. Antoine Semenyo had a chance right in front of the goal but his shot was blocked away.

The Etihad Stadium is buzzing as we get underway for the first-half. City, in their tradition sky blue colours, start from left to right. Newcastle, in their away threads, start from right to left.

Positive start from the Cityzens as they get a corner from a dangerous cross in Rayan Ait-Nouri. City are pressing forward aggressively in the opening minutes.

Won: 16

Drawn: 0

Lost: 0

Goals scored: 53

Goals conceded: 7

This is what a Newcastle United fan had to say ahead of the match.

"A draw would be a good result tonight - not only because of our dire record at the Etihad, but because City are in menacing form. All depends on how we defend, really - because we can definitely cause them issues on the break. I’ll go with an optimistic 2-2!" - a fan wrote on X.

Manchester City: Donnarumma (GK), Nunes, Dias, Guehi, Ait-Nouri, Rodri, Silva, Semenyo, O'Reilly, Haaland and Marmous

Newcastle United: Pope (GK), Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Ramsey, Tonali, Willock, Elanga, Woltemade and Gordon

The signs are solid and similar to how Mikel Arteta's Arsenal had let the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Premier League title slip away despite sitting at the top of table for most parts of the season.

There is a sense of Deja Vu even more after Manchester City showcased they might be hitting top form in the final 3 months of the season. City haven't lost a single game in their last 7 outings across all competitions.

Whereas Arsenal have dropped have dropped crucial points in their last two Premier League matches against Brentford (1-1) and Wolves (2-2). The Gunners have to refrain from losing momentum, otherwise City are ready to hunt them down and reclaim the PL title.

This officially marks the 4th meeting between the Cityzens and the Magpies across domestic competitions in the on-going 2025-26 season. Newcastle had won the reverse fixture in Premier League back in November, but Manchester City later won by 5-1 on aggregate in a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final earlier this month.