Newcastle UnitedvManchester City
Sun, 27 Dec 2026, 2:00 am AEDT
St. James' Park
Season comparison
| Newcastle United | 2026-27 | Manchester City |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 1 | Won | 3 |
| 2 | Drawn | 0 |
| 0 | Lost | 0 |
| 6 | Goals for | 7 |
| 4 | Goals against | 2 |
| DWD | Last 5 | WWW |
Key stats
- 0.5Half-time goals0.5
Half-time goals: Newcastle United 0.5, Manchester City 0.5. The score at the break.
- 1.13xG2.41
xG: Newcastle United 1.13, Manchester City 2.41. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 1.13Non-penalty xG2.41
Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 1.13, Manchester City 2.41. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 10.7Shots15.3
Shots: Newcastle United 10.7, Manchester City 15.3. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 2.7On target6.3
On target: Newcastle United 2.7, Manchester City 6.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 1.3Big chances3.3
Big chances: Newcastle United 1.3, Manchester City 3.3. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 4.5Corners7
Corners: Newcastle United 4.5, Manchester City 7. Corners won.
- 1.3Shots from corners3.3
Shots from corners: Newcastle United 1.3, Manchester City 3.3. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0.7From free kicks0
From free kicks: Newcastle United 0.7, Manchester City 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 1Headed shots3
Headed shots: Newcastle United 1, Manchester City 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 217.7Passes in their third432.3
Passes in their third: Newcastle United 217.7, Manchester City 432.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 6.3Deep completions10.3
Deep completions: Newcastle United 6.3, Manchester City 10.3. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 12.5Fouls11
Fouls: Newcastle United 12.5, Manchester City 11. Fouls conceded.
- 3.3Yellow cards1.3
Yellow cards: Newcastle United 3.3, Manchester City 1.3. Summed from the players.
- 11.6PPDA7.0
PPDA: Newcastle United 11.6, Manchester City 7.0. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 0.79Expected points2.30
Expected points: Newcastle United 0.79, Manchester City 2.30. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
1 Newcastle United · 2 drawn · 7 Manchester City10 meetings on record, 3.5 goals a game
- Manchester City2–1Newcastle United2025-26 · 22 Feb
- Newcastle United2–1Manchester City2025-26 · 23 Nov
- Manchester City4–0Newcastle United2024-25 · 16 Feb
- Newcastle United1–1Manchester City2024-25 · 28 Sept
- Newcastle United2–3Manchester City2023-24 · 14 Jan
- Manchester City1–0Newcastle United2023-24 · 20 Aug
- Manchester City2–0Newcastle United2022-23 · 4 Mar
- Newcastle United3–3Manchester City2022-23 · 22 Aug
- Manchester City5–0Newcastle United2021-22 · 9 May
- Newcastle United0–4Manchester City2021-22 · 20 Dec
Last time out
Newcastle United
Newcastle United 2–2 Bournemouth · 5 Sept
- Lukás HorníčekGK
- Amar DedićDR
- Malick ThiawDC
- Sven BotmanDC
- Lewis HallDL
- Lewis MileyDMC
- Nico GonzálezDMC
- Anthony ElangaAMR
- Joe WillockAMC
- Harvey BarnesAML
- Yoane WissaFW
Substitutes used (5)
Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Abdukodir KhusanovDR
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- Marc GuéhiDC
- RúbenDC
- Joško GvardiolDL
- Elliot AndersonDMC
- EnzoDMC
- Antoine SemenyoAMR
- Rayan CherkiAMC
- Iliman NdiayeAML
- Erling HaalandFW
Substitutes used (3)
Players to watch
Newcastle United
- Anthony Elanga2Goals
- Lewis Hall1Assists
- Yoane Wissa6Shots
- Anthony Elanga3Shots on target
- Anthony Elanga4Key passes
- Yoane Wissa3Big chances
- Yoane Wissa1.59Expected goals
- Anthony Elanga0.68Expected assists
Manchester City
- Erling Haaland3Goals
- Rayan Cherki2Assists
- Erling Haaland14Shots
- Erling Haaland7Shots on target
- Rayan Cherki10Key passes
- Phil Foden3Big chances
- Erling Haaland2.46Expected goals
- Rayan Cherki1.75Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Newcastle United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Newcastle United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.33v0.005th/11th | 1.00v0.001st/11th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.333rd/2nd | 0.00v0.007th/8th |
| Shots | 1.3v1.019th/19th | 4.7v3.31st/3rd |
| Shots on target | 0.3v0.315th/13th | 2.3v1.01st/5th |
| Key passes | 0.7v0.712th/13th | 0.3v1.317th/2nd |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.3310th/11th | 1.00v1.002nd/1st |
| xG | 0.23v0.2716th/18th | 0.82v0.681st/2nd |
| Attacking mid | Newcastle United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Newcastle United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1.33v0.332nd/9th | 0.67v0.677th/6th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.006th/14th | 2.33v0.001st/14th |
| Shots | 6.0v3.310th/15th | 6.3v9.77th/1st |
| Shots on target | 2.0v1.77th/8th | 1.7v2.39th/5th |
| Key passes | 2.7v3.313th/12th | 8.0v2.71st/15th |
| Big chances | 1.00v1.006th/6th | 1.33v0.333rd/12th |
| xG | 0.74v0.567th/12th | 1.04v0.675th/9th |
| Midfielders | Newcastle United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Newcastle United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.33v0.335th/3rd |
| Assists | 0.00v0.0010th/11th | 0.00v0.3310th/3rd |
| Shots | 0.3v1.720th/16th | 2.7v2.710th/5th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.014th/16th | 0.7v0.37th/10th |
| Key passes | 2.0v1.715th/15th | 1.7v3.017th/7th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/9th | 0.33v0.335th/3rd |
| xG | 0.02v0.1020th/13th | 0.30v0.348th/4th |
| Defenders | Newcastle United v Manchester City def | Manchester City v Newcastle United def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.007th/5th | 0.33v0.003rd/5th |
| Assists | 0.67v0.002nd/10th | 0.33v0.003rd/10th |
| Shots | 2.0v2.39th/9th | 1.3v3.316th/4th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.317th/11th | 1.0v1.74th/2nd |
| Key passes | 2.0v1.09th/16th | 2.0v4.39th/3rd |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.67v0.003rd/10th |
| xG | 0.11v0.0813th/14th | 0.28v0.207th/9th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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