Lots to play for in this match, with Newcastle United in 5th and Manchester United at 3rd. Here's our match guide!
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Premier League
- Manchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have performed here at St. James' Park this season with 7 wins from 13 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 1.
Newcastle United enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Nottingham Forest's place. The match ended 2-1 with Isak (2) scoring. Some amazing scenes last match, when Isak scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time. The striker Isak outdid all the other footballers in that game and got a match rating of 8.4 out of 10. Isak scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Newcastle United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Low on goals? In this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have produced two goals or less.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Newcastle United as they are travelling to their away game against West Ham United in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
A decent goal production from Newcastle in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. Newcastle United have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Manchester United form and stats
The visitors are W6-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 209 league minutes without a goal. Sancho was the last player to find the net.
The club members enjoyed Manchester United's previous fixture versus Fulham, a FA Cup win (3-1) played at home. Midfielder Fernandes was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.13. Fernandes scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Earlier, the Europa League victory away at Real Betis.
A quick return to home after this game, as Manchester United are hosting Brentford in the Premier League only three days away.
United are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 13 games (in the league). For Manchester United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Manchester United have managed a streak of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (5-2-0) when facing Newcastle United.The contenders have played each other already this season, with the match result Manchester United - Newcastle United 0-0 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Rashford 14 goals |   M. Almirón Rejala 11 goals |  C. Wilson 7 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Newcastle United | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 39 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 41 |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 27 | 35 |
| 77% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 77% |
| 38% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 54% | 62% |
| 19% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 38% | 27% |
| 15% | 15% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 23% | 12% |
| 46% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | 50% |
| 46% | 54% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 42% |
| 31% | 23% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 15% |
| 6.9 | 7.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13.9 | 16.5 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 11.5 | 14.1 |
| 5 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5.3 |
| 30% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 26% | 29% |
| 10.6 | 9.1 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21.3 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 5 | 4.1 |
- Manchester United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Newcastle United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 40 | 69 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 50 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 47 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 42 |
| 8 | Brentford | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 42 |
| 9 | Fulham | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 38 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -4 | 38 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -19 | 27 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 26 |
| 15 | Everton | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 26 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | -27 | 26 |
| 17 | Leicester City | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 30 | -9 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 24 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -29 | 24 |
| 20 | Southampton | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -23 | 23 |
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