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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
    12 days, 22 hours ago

    Semenyo 10 DC in 45 minutes.

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      Awful

    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 12 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      Just need a goal, assist and 2 more DEFCON!

    3. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      Semenyo > Bowen

  2. Stranger Mings
    • 5 Years
    12 days, 22 hours ago

    Oreilly option for gw28 v leeds?

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

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

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        12 days, 22 hours ago

        4.9 bargain

    2. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      I'm in

      It's like ignoring Hill or Pedro

      1. Stranger Mings
        • 5 Years
        12 days, 22 hours ago

        Although seems like chasing this gw points

        1. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          12 days, 22 hours ago

          New role, many shots last GW

          1. Stranger Mings
            • 5 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Yeh no brainer then

  3. TheBiffas
    • 5 Years
    12 days, 22 hours ago

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

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      Stir properly

  4. Khalico
    • 10 Years
    12 days, 22 hours ago

    Would you have Stach or KDH as your fifth mid?

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

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

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        12 days, 22 hours ago

        Had Stach for ages, always bench pts!
        Good enabler

    2. Dank Squid
      • 7 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      Stach (KDH only hauls if you bench him)

    3. WVA
      • 9 Years
      12 days, 22 hours 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
        12 days, 22 hours ago

        Benching headaches you got there

  5. WVA
    • 9 Years
    12 days, 22 hours 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
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      Join the Hill climb

  6. Deulofail
    • 10 Years
    12 days, 22 hours ago

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

  7. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    12 days, 22 hours ago

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

    1. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      12 days, 22 hours ago

      Same

    2. z13
        12 days, 22 hours ago

        for real

    3. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      12 days, 22 hours 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
        12 days, 22 hours 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
        12 days, 22 hours ago

        Enzo ->

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

        *Max 7.4m

        1. z13
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Dango

          • #1 Salah Hater
            • 1 Year
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Szobo or Wilson

          • Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            12 days, 22 hours 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
          12 days, 22 hours ago

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

          I love Japan.

          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

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

            Still the best game ever played…

          2. Dank Squid
            • 7 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Japan is like a different dimension. Enjoy.

        3. Ze_Austin
          • 7 Years
          12 days, 22 hours ago

          Khusanov on for Dias

        4. g40steve
          • 7 Years
          12 days, 22 hours ago

          Dias off at HT

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            interesting. Khusanov is terrible

            1. TheBiffas
              • 5 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              No he isn't

              1. Ignasi M
                • 8 Years
                12 days, 22 hours ago

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

                1. TheBiffas
                  • 5 Years
                  12 days, 22 hours ago

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

        5. Qaiss
          • 10 Years
          12 days, 22 hours ago

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

          1. Ignasi M
            • 8 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Has looked a bit jaded

        6. Absolutely Muñozed
            12 days, 22 hours ago

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

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Or a YC…

            2. Qaiss
              • 10 Years
              12 days, 22 hours 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
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Semenyo will be subbed soon. Been poor.

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Please let him get one more DC…

            2. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Bernardo will be first off

          • The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Bernardo should be off

          • F4L
            • 11 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            bernardo wants a red

          • Ze_Austin
            • 7 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

            Silva close to a second YC

          • Bigbars
            • 15 Years
            12 days, 22 hours ago

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

          • Moon Dog
              12 days, 22 hours ago

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

            • Ze_Austin
              • 7 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Semenyo skies it

              Neither defence looking great

            • F4L
              • 11 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              this match needs mr harvey barnes

            • Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Semenyo close…

              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                12 days, 22 hours ago

                Needs coaching

            • Royal5
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Semenyo composion 3

              1. Royal5
                • 14 Years
                12 days, 22 hours ago

                Composure even

            • Ignasi M
              • 8 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

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

              1. Bigbars
                • 15 Years
                12 days, 22 hours ago

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

            • Royal5
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              How is that not a second YC for Burn

            • tbos83
              • 5 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              The adverts at the Etihad are incredibly annoying

            • Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Cherki coming on…

              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                12 days, 22 hours ago

                For Marmoush

                1. Ze_Austin
                  • 7 Years
                  12 days, 22 hours ago

                  Probably pushes Semenyo up the pitch

            • Magic Zico
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              12 days, 22 hours ago

              Robot scores yet?