Newcastle United vs Manchester City – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 17
Newcastle
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Manchester City
St. James' Park

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Last 5 matches

Newcastle 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. D Fulham – Newcastle Premier League · 1–1
  2. L Newcastle – Everton Premier League · 0–1
  3. W Crystal Palace – Newcastle Premier League · 0–2
  4. L Newcastle – Aston Villa Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Coventry City – Newcastle Premier League · 4–1
Manchester City 2 W · 0 D · 3 L
  1. L Nottingham Forest – Manchester City Premier League · 3–1
  2. L Manchester City – Brighton Premier League · 0–1
  3. L Aston Villa – Manchester City Premier League · 2–1
  4. W Manchester City – Ipswich Premier League · 3–2
  5. W Liverpool – Manchester City Premier League · 0–3

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Newcastle Manchester City
Goals scored 4(0.8 per match) 8(1.6 per match)
Goals conceded 7(1.4 per match) 8(1.6 per match)
Matches without conceding 1 of 5 1 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 1 of 5
Yellow cards 16(3.2 per match) 7(1.4 per match)
Corners 21(4.2 per match) 30(6 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Manchester City 10 7 0 3 21 13 +8 21
12 Newcastle United Newcastle 10 3 3 4 13 16 -3 12
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 9 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Newcastle Manchester City
10 Matches played 10
1.3 Goals scored per match 2.1
1.6 Goals conceded per match 1.3
50% Average possession 65%
5 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 7 of 10
4.3 Corners per match 6.1
2.7 Yellow cards per match 1.2
2 of 10 Matches without conceding 3 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Newcastle United
Harvey Barnes

Attacker

2 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 444'
Pass accuracy 80.8%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 887'

Also scoring

  1. Anthony Elanga Attacker · 165' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Joe Willock Midfielder · 286' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
Manchester City
Erling Haaland

Attacker

9 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 99'
Pass accuracy 66.7%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 890'

Also scoring

  1. Rayan Cherki Midfielder · 113' per goal 5 Goals 2 Assists
  2. Antoine Semenyo Attacker · 277' per goal 2 Goals 3 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Newcastle United wins
Draws
Manchester City wins
1
1
3
20%
20%
60%
Total goals 17 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 3.4 3.4 per match
Newcastle United goals 6 1.2 per match
Manchester City goals 11 2.2 per match
Both teams scored 80% 4/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 80% 4/5 matches
Avg corners per match 12.4 Across 5 meetings
Avg cards per match 4.6 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 2 - 1
Manchester City 2–1 2 1 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 2–1 2 1 Manchester City
Manchester City 4–0 4 0 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 1–1 1 1 Manchester City
Newcastle United 2–3 2 3 Manchester City

See full Newcastle United vs Manchester City history & stats

About the match

Newcastle United vs Manchester City will be played on 26 December 2026 at 20:00 UTC at St. James' Park in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Newcastle United are 12th in the Premier League standings, while Manchester City are 3rd.

Head-to-head

Newcastle United and Manchester City have met 46 times in the available head-to-head data.

Newcastle United won 7 times, while Manchester City won 32 times, with 7 meetings ending in draws.