Manchester City vs Newcastle

League Cup - Semi-finals 4 Feb 2026, 20:00
Manchester City
Manchester City
3–1
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Newcastle
Newcastle
🏟 Etihad Stadium 👤 T. Harrington Round Semi-finals

Match report

Manchester City beat Newcastle 3-1 in the League Cup - Semi-finals on 4 February 2026.

Manchester City dominated possession with 79% of the ball and had 19 shots to Newcastle's 12.

The match was played at Etihad Stadium, with T. Harrington in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Possession 79% - 21% Shots 19 - 12 On target 9 - 5 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 13 - 14 Yellow cards 3
10
Player of the match
Omar Marmoush
Manchester City · 2 goals
8 Tijjani Reijnders 1 goal
8 Anthony Elanga 1 goal
7 James Trafford 4 saves
7 Matheus Nunes captained the side
First half vs second half
Newcastle came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–4 7–8
Shots On Goal 6–3 3–2
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 3–3 2–1
Attacks 47–30 52–29
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
14 Throw In 10
16 Free Kick 14
5 Goal Kick 4
5 Substitution 5
99 Attacks 59
38 Dangerous Attacks 33
9 On Target 5
10 Off Target 7
79% Ball Possession 21%
19 Shots Total 12
9 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 4
6 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 14
5 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
63% Ball Possession 37%
3 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 5
648 Passes Total 380
584 Passes Accurate 319
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester City · 4-1-4-1
1 J. Trafford
27 M. Nunes 45 A. Khusanov 6 N. Aké 33 N. O'Reilly
14 N. González
42 A. Semenyo 47 P. Foden 4 T. Reijnders 21 R. Aït-Nouri
7 O. Marmoush
Newcastle · 3-4-1-2
32 A. Ramsdale
12 M. Thiaw 4 S. Botman 33 D. Burn
2 K. Trippier 41 J. Ramsey 8 S. Tonali 3 L. Hall
28 J. Willock
10 A. Gordon 27 N. Woltemade
Manchester City
Coach
Pep Guardiola
Substitutes
  • 68 Max Alleyne
  • 16 Rodri
  • 9 Erling Haaland
  • 10 Rayan Cherki
  • 82 Rico Lewis
  • 25 Gianluigi Donnarumma
  • 3 Rúben Dias
  • 41 Sverre Nypan
  • 56 Ryan McAidoo
Newcastle
Coach
Eddie Howe
Substitutes
  • 11 Harvey Barnes
  • 20 Anthony Elanga
  • 9 Yoane Wissa
  • 23 Jacob Murphy
  • 18 William Osula
  • 1 Nick Pope
  • 37 Alex Murphy
  • 61 Leo Shahar
  • 62 Sean Neave
Substitutions
  • 44' ↑ H. Barnes ↓ A. Gordon Manchester City
  • 46' ↑ Y. Wissa ↓ N. Woltemade Manchester City
  • 46' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ J. Willock Manchester City
  • 46' ↑ J. Murphy ↓ L. Hall Manchester City
  • 46' ↑ M. Alleyne ↓ N. Ake Newcastle
  • 71' ↑ E. Haaland ↓ A. Semenyo Newcastle
  • 71' ↑ Rodri ↓ N. O'Reilly Newcastle
  • 72' ↑ R. Cherki ↓ P. Foden Newcastle
  • 76' ↑ W. Osula ↓ K. Trippier Manchester City
  • 83' ↑ R. Lewis ↓ Nico Newcastle
Cards
  • 27' M. Nunes Manchester City
  • 78' Nico Manchester City
  • 90+1' Rodri Manchester City
Head-to-head
Manchester City 14 2 draws 2 Newcastle
2026-03-07 Newcastle vs Manchester City 1 - 3
2026-02-21 Manchester City vs Newcastle 2 - 1
2026-02-04 Manchester City vs Newcastle 3 - 1
2026-01-13 Newcastle vs Manchester City 0 - 2
2025-11-22 Newcastle vs Manchester City 2 - 1
2025-02-15 Manchester City vs Newcastle United 4 - 0
Recent form
Manchester City D D D D W
Newcastle W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester City vs Newcastle?
Manchester City won 3-1 against Newcastle on 4 February 2026.
Who won Manchester City vs Newcastle?
Manchester City won the match 3-1.
Where was Manchester City vs Newcastle played?
The match was played at Etihad Stadium.
Who had more possession in Manchester City vs Newcastle?
Manchester City had 79% of possession, compared to 21% for the other side.