Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United
- O'Reilly 14'
- O'Reilly 27'
- Hall 22'
21 February 2026
The match in data
Manchester City got the better of Newcastle United, 2–1, on 21 February 2026, on matchday 27 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Rodri (Manchester City), rated 62, thanks above all to 7 final-third passes and 77 passes. Rodri produced 1.4 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.7 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Kieran Trippier, with 54.
Nico O'Reilly scored twice.
Rodri
Manchester City · 90'
Produced 1.37× and cost 0.68× their position's average
- 7 final-third passes 1.3×
- 77 passes 1.7×
- 12 duels won 2.4×
- 10 misplaced passes 1.5×
- 1 ball lost 1.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matheus Nunes | Defender | 90 | 63 |
| Rodri ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Abdukodir Khusanov | Defender | 44 | 57 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 32 | 52 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Goalkeeper | 90 | 50 |
| Marc Guéhi | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Omar Marmoush | Forward | 58 | 48 |
| Rúben Dias | Defender | 46 | 48 |
| Erling Haaland | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Antoine Semenyo | Forward | 87 | 39 |
| Nico O'Reilly | Defender | 90 | 27 |
| Phil Foden | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 90 | 53 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 50 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 49 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 30 | 45 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 78 | 44 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 60 | 42 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 30 | 35 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 60 | 31 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 30 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 78 | 26 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 12 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player played the most passes into the final third?
Kieran Trippier, with 18 final-third passes. Next: Jacob Ramsey 6, Joe Willock 5.
Despite the 2–1 defeat, Kieran Trippier was Newcastle United's primary outlet with 18 passes into the final third. That tripled the tallies of Jacob Ramsey with 6 and Joe Willock with 5.
Which Manchester City player won the most aerial duels?
Erling Haaland, with 5 aerial duels won. Next: Marc Guéhi 2, Rodri 2.
In Manchester City's 2–1 victory, Erling Haaland dominated in the air with 5 aerial duels won. That comfortably surpassed Marc Guéhi and Rodri, who recorded 2 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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