Manchester City Narrowly Defeats Newcastle, Closes Gap on Arsenal to 2 Points

In the Premier League night match on February 21st, second-placed Manchester City hosted Newcastle United at the Etihad Stadium. The match started with Manchester City scoring first in the 14th minute through Nico O'Reilly. Newcastle quickly equalized through Lewis Hall in the 22nd minute, making it 1-1. Shortly after, Erling Haaland set up O'Reilly to score his second goal, putting City ahead 2-1 in the 27th minute. Newcastle nearly equalized with a header from Dan Burn, but VAR ruled it offside. The first half ended 2-1, and no further goals were scored in the second half. Manchester City won 2-1, increasing their points to 56 from 27 matches and closing the gap on league leaders Arsenal to just 2 points. Newcastle United remained in 10th place with 36 points.