This match was the first for the Forties this season in which they failed to score at least one goal at St James’ Park.
Newbie townspeople Antoine Semeneu became the first Manchester City player since Emmanuel Adebayor in August 2009 to score in his first two appearances for the club in all competitions:
- goal and assist against Exeter in the FA Cup
- goal against Newcastle in the English League Cup
Only two Premier League players have scored more goals in all competitions than Semenho in the 2025/26 season:
- 26 – Erling Holland (Manchester City)
- 17 – Igor Thiago (Brentford)
- 12 – Antoine Semenho (Bournemouth, Manchester City)
Ryan Sherkey also scored a goal in this meeting. Only three Premier League players have created more assists in a season in all competitions:
- 30 – Erling Holland (Manchester City)
- 18 – Igor Thiago (Brentford)
- 16 – Antoine Semenho (Bournemouth, Manchester City)
- 15 – Ryan Sherkey (Manchester City)
Pep Guardiola beat Eddie Howe for the 16th time in all competitions. Only Sean Dyche (17) suffered more from the Spaniard.
2 – Antoine Semenyo is the first player to score in both of his first two appearances for Manchester City in all competitions since Emmanuel Adebayor in August 2009. Flying. pic.twitter.com/wIeX4oqxg3
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 13, 2026
Erling Haaland (26) and Igor Thiago (17) are the only Premier League players with more goals across all competitions this season than Antoine Semenyo (12). 👍VAR rules out his second of the game. https://t.co/aCescC7deD
— Squawka (@Squawka) January 13, 2026
Managers Pep Guardiola has the most wins against during his managerial career:◎ 17 – Sean Dyche
◎ 16 – Marco Silva
◉ 16 – Eddie Howe 👈His side are now just 90 minutes away from another trip to Wembley. 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/kn3Eq1TjcH
— Squawka Dugout (@SquawkaDugout) January 13, 2026
Source: sport.ua