Newcastle United will hope that their home support is enough to get some points from this hard dispute, vs fiery Manchester United.
- Newcastle United have the most conceded goals (41) in Premier League
- Manchester United have scored in all their away matches so far.
This should be an intriguing match with lots of fun and bustle as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United's results here at St. James' Park in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Newcastle to get some points in this home game.
The Newcastle fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at St. James' Park: A 0-4 defeat against Manchester City (placed 1st). As you see from the result above, Newcastle suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. The striker Saint-Maximin won the honour of being "man of the match" for Newcastle with a rating of 6.83/10. Saint-Maximin dribled past the opponent 4 of 7 times.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Liverpool.The manager Howe will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Everton in only three days.
Newcastle are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Newcastle are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (21 from 9 played). When Newcastle United hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Southampton, Norwich City, Leeds United, Everton, Watford and Burnley), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Manchester United form and stats
4-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Manchester United in their Premier League matches away.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea Quintana is eager to challenge this, with his 216 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's the second away game in a row for United, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Norwich City (placed 20th) in the Premier League last time out. Midfielder Fred was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.34. Fred hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 59 successful passes (of 65 total).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Young Boys in the Champions League.A quick return to home after this game, as United are hosting Burnley in the Premier League only three days away.
United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. 11 goals have been conceded by United in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head game ended Manchester United - Newcastle 4-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Newcastle victories, one draw and seven Manchester United wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Ronaldo 7 goals |   C. Wilson 6 goals |  B. Borges Fernandes 5 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Manchester United missing players
| Newcastle United | Manchester United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 41 | 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 75% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 67% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 28% | 22% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5 | 5.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 12.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11.9 | 13.8 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| 32% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| 16 | 16.6 | 18.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 15 | 13.8 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
- Manchester United have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Manchester United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Newcastle United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Newcastle United have the most conceded goals (21) at home in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the most conceded goals (41) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Premier League
- Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 35 | 44 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 35 | 41 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 27 | 38 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Leicester City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Brentford | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Everton | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Southampton | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -10 | 17 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| 17 | Watford | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -23 | 10 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -26 | 10 |
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