Premier League points table: Manchester City closes in on Arsenal with victory over Newcastle


Manchester City continued to close in on Arsenal for the Premier League title by beating Newcastle United 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.

After 27 rounds, Pep Guardiola’s team now has only two points less than leader Arsenal. Nico O’Reilly, a product of City’s youth academy, scored both goals, while Lewis Hall scored once for the Magpies.

Below is the Premier League points table:

Position Team name Played Win To draw Loss GD Points
1 Arsenal 27 17 7 3 32 58
2 Manchester city 27 17 5 5 31 56
3 Aston Villa 27 15 6 6 10 51
4 Chelsea 27 12 9 6 17 45
5 Manchester United 26 12 9 5 10 45
6 Liverpool 26 12 6 8 6 42
7 Brentford 27 12 4 11 3 40
8 Bournemouth 27 9 11 7 -2 38
9 Everton 26 10 7 9 -1 37
10 Newcastle United 27 10 6 11 -1 36
11 Sunderland 26 9 9 8 -3 36
12 Brighton and Hove Albion 27 8 10 9 2 34
13 Fulham 26 10 4 12 -5 34
14 Crystal Palace 26 8 8 10 -4 32
15 Leeds United 27 7 10 10 -9 31
16 Tottenham Hotspur 26 7 8 11 -1 29
17 Nottingham forest 26 7 6 13 -13 27
18 Westham United 27 6 7 14 -17 25
19 Burnley 27 4 7 16 -23 19
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 1 7 19 -32 10

Published on February 22, 2026



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