FA Cup: Manchester City Beat Newcastle 3-1 to Reach Quarter-Finals as Marmoush Delivers Again at St James' Park
Manchester City have done it again to Newcastle — and they did it with their second string. Man City booked their place in the FA Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-1 comeback win at Newcastle on Saturday night, March 7, 2026. Harvey Barnes had put the Magpies ahead but Pep Guardiola's men turned it around to end another Newcastle cup run and keep alive their quadruple chances. For Eddie Howe and Newcastle, it is a bitterly familiar feeling — eliminated by City in both domestic cups in the same season.
Newcastle vs Manchester City: How the FA Cup Fifth Round Unfolded
A City side showing 10 changes from last Wednesday's draw with Nottingham Forest had fallen behind to an early Harvey Barnes strike. However, Pep Guardiola's side then turned the tide at St James' Park in emphatic fashion, producing a display of the highest quality. Savinho levelled affairs on 39 minutes with a somewhat unconventional effort, the ball going in off his standing leg from a Jeremy Doku cross.
After that it was all about Marmoush. He struck two minutes after the restart, lashing home from close range to fire City ahead after more brilliant work from Savinho and Matheus Nunes. The Egyptian then further extended his remarkable record against Newcastle by fizzing home his second of the game and City's third on 65 minutes — Nunes the provider again, with Marmoush unleashing a spectacular 25-yard strike that was too good for Ramsdale.
Omar Marmoush Is Unstoppable Against Newcastle: The Numbers
Omar Marmoush scored twice as Manchester City's second-string side cruised past Newcastle and into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 win. This is now the second time this season that Marmoush has plundered a brace against Newcastle specifically — a remarkable individual record that Guardiola and City fans will be very happy to keep exploiting.
Pep Guardiola's side have already faced Newcastle four times this season, winning three of those encounters including both legs of the Carabao Cup semi-final with an impressive 5-1 aggregate scoreline. Their most recent league meeting ended 2-1 to City at the Etihad Stadium, with Nico O'Reilly netting a brace. Saturday's FA Cup result means City have now beaten Newcastle in four of five meetings this season — a record of dominance that borders on total.
Newcastle's Injury Crisis and the Barnes Bright Spot
Newcastle went into the tie significantly undermanned. Bruno Guimarães, arguably Newcastle's most influential player, missed out with a hamstring injury, while Fabian Schär, Emil Krafth, and Lewis Miley were all sidelined. Jacob Ramsey also served a one-match suspension following his controversial red card in Wednesday's 2-1 Premier League win over Manchester United.
Barnes darted onto a superb Sandro Tonali through ball to hit the top corner and score his first goal in 13 games — a bright individual moment in an ultimately cruel night for the Magpies. Newcastle's early energy was clear, with City goalkeeper James Trafford needing Nico Gonzalez to clear a Nick Woltemade header off the line after a poor parry before the game truly turned.
City's Quadruple Dream Lives On — Guardiola's 9th Quarter-Final in 10 Seasons
It also made it nine quarter-final appearances for City in 10 seasons under Pep Guardiola — another extraordinary statistic from the most successful managerial reign in English football history. City entered the fifth round having already dispatched Exeter 10-1 and Salford 2-0, and now march on to the last eight.
City's Premier League title hopes had taken a blow on Wednesday night when a 2-2 home draw with Nottingham Forest allowed Arsenal to extend their lead at the top to seven points. The FA Cup remains a realistic route to silverware — and Guardiola is clearly treating it as a genuine priority.
FA Cup Quarter-Final Draw: Monday March 9 at 7 PM UK Time
The quarter-final draw of the 2025-26 FA Cup will be held at approximately 7:00 p.m. UK time on Monday, March 9. It will be live from the London Stadium ahead of West Ham United's fifth round match against Brentford. The draw will be available for fans to watch on TNT Sports 1, discovery+, and the TNT Sports YouTube channel during the tie's pre-match coverage.
In the United States, FA Cup games are available to watch and stream live on ESPN and its network channels, including ESPN Select. For Newcastle, there is little time to dwell on the FA Cup exit — they host Barcelona in the Champions League last-16 on Tuesday, another competition where they could yet face City again later in the spring. City, meanwhile, travel to Real Madrid on Wednesday for the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 — and with the FA Cup quarter-final spot secured, Guardiola's quadruple dream remains very much alive.
