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Man City v Newcastle team news: Haaland starts, Barnes benched

21 February 2026 627 comments
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Manchester City can move to within two points of Arsenal in the Premier League table with a win over Newcastle United tonight.

Kick-off at the Etihad is at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

After rotating many of his regulars for the FA Cup fourth-round tie with Salford City, Pep Guardiola mostly reverts to the side he sent out in Gameweek 26.

There is one change: Omar Marmoush comes in for Phil Foden.

Erling Haaland, confirmed as fit by Guardiola on Friday, leads the line for the Cityzens.

Savinho is back amongst the substitutes after recovering from a medium-term injury.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe makes just one change from the side that beat Qarabag 6-1 on Wednesday.

Jacob Ramsey comes in for Harvey Barnes.

LINE-UPS

Manchester City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guéhi, Aït-Nouri, Rodri, Silva, O’Reilly, Marmoush, Semenyo, Haaland.

Subs: Trafford, Reijnders, Stones, Cherki, Gonzalez, Savinho, Khusanov, Foden, Lewis.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Willock, Ramsey, Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon.

Subs: Ruddy, Ramsdale, Joelinton, Barnes, Osula, Murphy, Murphy, Shahar, Neave.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

City Newcastle live Gameweek page
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  1. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    12 days, 15 hours ago

    Must be 2 months I had O’Reilly with nothing happening, then 2 goals when we get rid. This game

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      Same price as f**king Cash as well. Why couldn’t I just have gotten NOR back in WC

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      Same for me with vvd
      Out in gw 24, then 2 goals, cs, defcon, bonus etc
      Fpl eh

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Hope Newcastle get a goal to at least get rid of the CS. Even more so because a lot have Guehi!

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          That’ll do 😆

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  2. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 days, 15 hours ago

    Ditched O'Reilly 2 weeks cos had 4 City and his starts weren't assured.

    Typical

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      yeah, did the same.

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    2. Gizzachance
      • 11 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      Lot ditched oreily due to concerns over starts minutes etc
      Now flavour of the month again !

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    3. FantasyTony
      • 8 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      Ditched him cause he was shite.

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    4. Utopsis
      • 6 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      He's playing a new position tbf that absolutely no one could have anticipated

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  3. Scapegoat Salah
    • 9 Years
    12 days, 15 hours ago

    O’Reilly has been a season saviour recently!

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    1. Scapegoat Salah
      • 9 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      Must be his new position!

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  4. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    12 days, 15 hours ago

    Game over. Why don't Arsenal shoot at goal like that? From distance, I mean.

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    1. Moon Dog
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        The thing about Arsenal is they always try and walk it in.

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      Guehi slow asf

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    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      Arsenal just booked the carpenter to build their runners-up trophy cabinet….

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        yeah, the league is done now.

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    4. WVA
      • 9 Years
      12 days, 15 hours ago

      That goal has to be a joke? Haaland(C) Semenyo Guehi no involvement.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Yep, same three…as expected, sigh

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    5. Moon Dog
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        City are looking inevitable

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          They just have cracks at goal. Arsenal make scoring look so hard.

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      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Bauldiola ruined Haaland with this new system, Haaland far from the focal point, even playing like a decoy at times.

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          I just want to get rid at this stage but it’ll be just like getting rid of O’Reilly but even much much worse then

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        2. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          He’ll score

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          1. WVA
            • 9 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            Nope Pedro will outscore him

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      • Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Newcastle defending like Swiss cheese

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        1. keefy59
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Defending like the holes without the cheese

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      • Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Piss off O Reily. String of 1 pointers when I owned now he's hauling every game. I truly hate this bs game. It's like this with every single fn player.

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          This season feels exceptionally bad

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          1. Brosstan
            • 11 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            I was so close to benchign Ekitike for him but of course I didn't. FU*K this shite game

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            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              I got rid of Ekitike for Thiago though so you’ll probably be ok!

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        2. Utopsis
          • 6 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Season over

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      • Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        City are rampant now though. Arsenal must be shitting themselves

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      • Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        What GW does Man City play Arsenal?

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          33

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          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            Cheers Vegas….

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        2. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Laziest post of the day lol 🙂

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          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            I’ve won something….woohoo

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          2. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            I actually went and looked it up like a fool as well

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            1. Royal5
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              🙂

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            2. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              Much appreciated….

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              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                12 days, 14 hours ago

                Baps for FLV

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                1. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  12 days, 14 hours ago

                  Free baps? I’ll take it

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        3. WVA
          • 9 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Arsenal will be well behind by then!

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          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            Hope so…

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      • pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        City on fire

        Time to get Haaland back

        Pedro served me very well after I ditched Haaland for him

        Time to reverse the move with the good Chelsea fixtures behind us

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Chelsea still score goals, Pedro has been in amazing form since December.

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          1. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            Fixtures dictate form

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      • Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Hall G

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      • Qaiss
        • 10 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Hope Saka is watching this and feeling a bit ashamed for coming off at 2-1 against Wolves after signing his £300k a week deal

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      • Royal5
        • 14 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Hall G

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      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        1-1 YES YES YES

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      • F4L
        • 11 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        hall golazo

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          *ramsey a

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      • JBG
        • 7 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        At least no CS, good

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        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Go get 2 goals now Haaland

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      • Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        Please, Toon army, take away my pain (in the arsenal)

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      • Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        12 days, 15 hours ago

        At least Nunes 59th min sub wont hurt as much this week.

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        1. Absolutely Muñozed
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            his yc will

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        2. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Busted

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          1. g40steve
            • 7 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            Should've played Hill 🙁

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            1. Gizzachance
              • 11 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              I should have played senesi !

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        3. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          12 days, 15 hours ago

          Scotland 6 - 5 Canada in the curling

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          1. FPL Brains
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            Lol

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          2. Fifa las vegas
            • 13 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            How many fecking categories of curling comps are there?

            Feel like anytime I flicked over and it’s been on I’ve seen the same faces again and again over the past two weeks

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        4. Moon Dog
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            Newcastle look inevitable

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            1. Fifa las vegas
              • 13 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              😆

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              1. Fifa las vegas
                • 13 Years
                12 days, 14 hours ago

                League is finished, Arsenal have it wrapped up

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          • F4L
            • 11 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            no jammy city cs

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            1. Mr. O'Connell
              • 13 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              What makes a CS jammy?

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              1. F4L
                • 11 Years
                12 days, 15 hours ago

                raul not being able to pass a ball 5 yards for esr to tap in. was just abit salty after selling donna last gw 🙂

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              2. WVA
                • 9 Years
                12 days, 14 hours ago

                They are nearly all jammy

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          • Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            12 days, 15 hours ago

            see, that's the type go goal I wish Arsenal would score

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          • Absolutely Muñozed
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              Yes CS busted. what a beautiful feeling

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            • WVA
              • 9 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              I don’t think there are even 8 good FPL assets currently?

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              1. Qaiss
                • 10 Years
                12 days, 15 hours ago

                It’s the season of set and forget

                Friend of mine has had Watkins and Mateta all season. He’s ranked 9k

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                1. Fifa las vegas
                  • 13 Years
                  12 days, 14 hours ago

                  It really is actually. Thiago being my biggest mistake for taking out

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            • Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              12 days, 15 hours ago

              I slept through the Bournemouth game

              How did Hill, Senesi and co shithouse a CS with that xGC? Lmao

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              1. Ignasi M
                • 8 Years
                12 days, 14 hours ago

                Yeah, madness

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