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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. Captain Mal
    • 1 Year
    1 month, 21 days ago

    Semenyo 10 DC in 45 minutes.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Awful

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Just need a goal, assist and 2 more DEFCON!

    3. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Semenyo > Bowen

  2. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 21 days ago

    Oreilly option for gw28 v leeds?

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      I’m done with Man City players that aren’t Haaland

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 21 days ago

        4.9 bargain

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      I'm in

      It's like ignoring Hill or Pedro

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        1 month, 21 days ago

        Although seems like chasing this gw points

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 21 days ago

          New role, many shots last GW

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Yeh no brainer then

  3. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    1 month, 21 days ago

    Can't wait to put Cristoph Baumgartner in my fantasy world cup tea

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Stir properly

  4. Khalico
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 21 days ago

    Would you have Stach or KDH as your fifth mid?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Stach. Auto-pick since he dropped to 4.7 and got fit

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        1 month, 21 days ago

        Had Stach for ages, always bench pts!
        Good enabler

    2. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Stach (KDH only hauls if you bench him)

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Do you need a cheap 5th mid? I’m currently going with the below squad.

      Kelleher Dub
      Gab VVD Guehi Hill Rodon
      Bruno Semenyo Wirtz Rogers Rice
      Haaland Thiago Pedro

      1. Khalico
        • 10 Years
        1 month, 21 days ago

        Benching headaches you got there

  5. WVA
    • 9 Years
    1 month, 21 days ago

    Who would you bring in for next GW?

    A. Hill (SUN)
    B. Szoboszlai (WHU)
    C. Both for a hit

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Join the Hill climb

  6. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    1 month, 21 days ago

    O'Reilly > Collins in GW23 new candidate for worst transfer of my season

  7. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 month, 21 days ago

    Dang was so close to taking punt on Nico C instead of Haaland

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Same

    2. z13
        1 month, 21 days ago

        for real

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 month, 21 days ago

      Just saw the score. Gave up on the season and been watching the Curling after bringing in Palmer and captaining but somehow on 23 point green arrow.

    4. z13
        1 month, 21 days ago

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/02/20/fpl-gameweek-27-team-news-fridays-live-injury-updates-2#hc_comment_27565129

        FFS I HATE this so much especially when 1.8m and chasing. Makes it worse i literally said it here as well.

      • Stimps
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        1 month, 21 days ago

        Enzo ->

        A) Rayan
        B) Wilson
        C) Gordon
        D) Other suggestion?

        *Max 7.4m

        1. z13
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Dango

          • #1 Salah Hater
            • 1 Year
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Szobo or Wilson

          • Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            To save you some UCL vs PL pain, Gordon isn't on this list

            The answer will probably be clearer after everybody plays. I can't say yet

        2. Capocannonieri
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 21 days ago

          Having to watch this game on Japanese TV. It's cool.

          I love Japan.

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ChK_kp-P9I0

            Still the best game ever played…

          2. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Japan is like a different dimension. Enjoy.

        3. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          1 month, 21 days ago

          Khusanov on for Dias

        4. g40steve
          • 8 Years
          1 month, 21 days ago

          Dias off at HT

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            interesting. Khusanov is terrible

            1. TheBiffas
              • 5 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              No he isn't

              1. Ignasi M
                • 8 Years
                1 month, 21 days ago

                whoa - all the games I've seen him play, he's been dreadful.

                1. TheBiffas
                  • 5 Years
                  1 month, 21 days ago

                  He's had a couple of high profile stinkers but he's been solid for a while now

        5. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          1 month, 21 days ago

          Semenyo has been awful and he’s going to get minimum 4 points, this bloody game

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Has looked a bit jaded

        6. Absolutely Muñozed
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Is this some kind of an error or am I actually close to getting Semenyo Defcon points???

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Or a YC…

            2. Qaiss
              • 10 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              I take it you’re watching the game. He’s done hardly anything noticeable apart from give the ball away and he’ll get points for it

          • OneTeamInBristol
            • 2 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Semenyo will be subbed soon. Been poor.

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Please let him get one more DC…

            2. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Bernardo will be first off

          • The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Bernardo should be off

          • F4L
            • 11 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            bernardo wants a red

          • Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Silva close to a second YC

          • Bigbars
            • 15 Years
            1 month, 21 days ago

            Silva should be off for that. watching burn, no eyes on the ball... blatant foul

          • Moon Dog
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Why is Semenyo so central? Doesn't suit him at all...

            • Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Semenyo skies it

              Neither defence looking great

            • F4L
              • 11 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              this match needs mr harvey barnes

            • Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Semenyo close…

              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                1 month, 21 days ago

                Needs coaching

            • Royal5
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Semenyo composion 3

              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                1 month, 21 days ago

                Composure even

            • Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              City have been poor, but....they've been clinical.

              1. Bigbars
                • 15 Years
                1 month, 21 days ago

                I'd say o'reilly's been clinical... the rest not so much

            • Royal5
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              How is that not a second YC for Burn

            • tbos83
              • 5 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              The adverts at the Etihad are incredibly annoying

            • Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Cherki coming on…

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                1 month, 21 days ago

                For Marmoush

                1. Ze_Austin
                  • 7 Years
                  1 month, 21 days ago

                  Probably pushes Semenyo up the pitch

            • Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              1 month, 21 days ago

              Robot scores yet?