Manchester City vs Newcastle United Predictions

Match info: Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester

Date: Saturday, 21^st February 2026

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Seeking to capitalise on Arsenal’s midweek slip-up at Wolves, Premier League title hopefuls Manchester City welcome Newcastle United to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.

The Magpies will be out for revenge after suffering a 5-1 aggregate defeat to the Citizens in the EFL Cup semi-finals earlier this month.

Head-to-head:

• Manchester City have won 32 of the 51 Premier League meetings between the two teams.

• Newcastle United recorded nine victories.

• The remaining 10 clashes ended in draws.

• Sergio Aguero is the leading goalscorer in this fixture.

• Man City won when these two sides last met each other.

• The last time Newcastle won at Etihad was back in 2014.

• Eight of their last 10 encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Manchester City in the league: L-W-D-W-W

• Manchester City in all competitions: D-W-W-W-W

• Newcastle United in the league: D-L-L-L-W

• Newcastle United in all competitions: L-L-W-W-W

Team News:

• Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic and Savinho will miss the next game alongside Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland for Man City.

• Newcastle will miss the presence of Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes and Yoane Wissa.

Player(s) to watch:

• Antoine Semenyo has plied his trade with Bristol City, Sunderland and Bournemouth before heading to Etihad recently with Man City. He has established himself as one of the finest strikers since his Bournemouth days. In just five games, he has four goal contributions already, with three goals and an assist for City.

• Nick Pope has made over a century of appearances for Burnley before finding his new home at St. James Park with Newcastle United. He has been a reliable presence at the back for the Magpies and played a crucial role in helping them win the Carabao Cup.