"Nico O'Reilly scored twice as Manchester City closed the gap on Premier League leaders Arsenal to two points with a narrow 2-1 victory over Newcastle at the Etihad. Lewis Hall had equalised for the Magpies, who made the longest trip by an English club in Champions League history in midweek and ran Pep Guardiola's side close for long periods in the game. However, O'Reilly's brace ensured the title race remains well and truly open ahead of the north London derby on Sunday."
"It took less than a quarter of an hour for the deadlock to be broken. After picking up on the loose ball, Omar Marmoush found O'Reilly and the versatile City player fired home to give the hosts the lead. The advantage lasted less than 10 minutes. From a corner on 22 minutes, the ball was cleared to Hall on the edge of the box. The defender's strike took a big deflection off Rayan Ait-Nouri before nestling into the bottom corner to bring Newcastle back on level terms."
Manchester City defeated Newcastle 2-1 at the Etihad with Nico O'Reilly scoring twice. Omar Marmoush set up the opening goal and Lewis Hall levelled from a deflected strike after a corner. Five minutes after the equaliser O'Reilly nodded home Erling Haaland's chipped cross to restore City's lead. Dan Burn had a header ruled out for offside and Marmoush went close to extending the lead. After the break Newcastle pushed, Hall fired narrowly wide from a free-kick, and late saves from Nick Pope and Gianluigi Donnarumma preserved City's victory.
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