Manchester United FC vs Newcastle United FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester United FC

0 – 2

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Newcastle United FC

Mon 30 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC Old Trafford 73,809 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Alexander Isak

0–2 19' Joelinton

Lisandro Martinez 61' Y

Y 80' Fabian Schar

Overview

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Manchester United FC vs Newcastle United FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Manchester United FC 10 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Newcastle United FC 10 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Simon Long

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Manchester United FC 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals Newcastle United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-30 Manchester United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC 2024-05-15 Manchester United FC 3–2 Newcastle United FC 2023-12-02 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Manchester United FC 2023-04-02 Newcastle United FC 2–0 Manchester United FC 2022-10-16 Manchester United FC 0–0 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Newcastle United FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
22 Dec	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–3	L
15 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	2–1	W
12 Dec	FC Viktoria Plzeň	A	2–1	W
07 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–3	L

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	2–0	W
26 Dec	Aston Villa FC	H	3–0	W
21 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	4–0	W
14 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	4–0	W
07 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–4	L
04 Dec	Liverpool FC	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

Manchester United FC		Newcastle United FC
#18	Position	#12
8	Points	12
10	Played	10
1 / 5 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 4
14	Scored	13
19	Conceded	16
-5	GD	-3
0.80	PPG	1.20
10%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

Manchester United FC are 18th (8 pts). Newcastle United FC are 12th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

3/4

61-75

3/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

Newcastle United FC

Harvey Barnes	2 G	2 A
Joe Willock	2 G
Anthony Elanga	2 G
Yoane Wissa	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Manchester United FC host Newcastle United FC — let the battle begin!
4' Against the run of play, Alexander Isak has scored! This game has turned on its head.
9' England international Joe Willock has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
14' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
19' What a moment for Joelinton! That strike on 19 puts his side firmly in control.
24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 422 games and scored 692 goals.
29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
33' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Joshua Zirkzee is withdrawn and Kobbie Mainoo gets his opportunity.
38' Manchester United FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Newcastle United FC's 4-3-3 shape.
43' Manchester United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
48' Newcastle United FC is showing some good football. However, Newcastle United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
53' The home supporters are growing impatient. Manchester United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Kieran Trippier exits the field as Valentino Livramento enters on 58.
61' The referee calls foul for Lisandro Martinez. He receives a card.
64' Manchester United FC ring the changes. Casemiro has done his job and it is now time for Alejandro Garnacho to step up.
69' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
74' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Dubravka made 349 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester United FC and Newcastle United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
80' Fabian Schar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
83' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Matthijs de Ligt departs to be replaced by Antony.
85' It is a substitution in Newcastle United FC team. Anthony Gordon is replaced by Joe Willock on 85 minute.
90' Newcastle United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
The points are shared — Manchester United FC 0-2 Newcastle United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

39
Bruno Guimaraes
5
Fabian Schar
1
Martin Dubravka
23
Jacob Murphy ↓ Harvey Barnes 85'
2
Kieran Trippier ↓ Valentino Livramento 58'
33
Dan Burn
14
Alexander Isak
7
Joelinton
8
Sandro Tonali
10
Anthony Gordon ↓ Joe Willock 85'
20
Lewis Hall

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Rashford	4
Bruno Fernandes	3
Anthony Martial	3
Matthew Longstaff	2
Harvey Barnes	2
Anthony Gordon	2
Allan Saint-Maximin	2
Cristiano Ronaldo	2

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

2024-12-30 Manchester United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC L 2024-12-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Manchester United FC L 2024-12-22 Manchester United FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2024-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-12-12 FC Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 Manchester United FC W 2024-12-07 Manchester United FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC L

Newcastle United FC Form

2024-12-30 Manchester United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC W 2024-12-26 Newcastle United FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC W 2024-12-21 Ipswich Town FC 0–4 Newcastle United FC W 2024-12-14 Newcastle United FC 4–0 Leicester City FC W 2024-12-07 Brentford FC 4–2 Newcastle United FC L 2024-12-04 Newcastle United FC 3–3 Liverpool FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.29 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.98 Newcastle United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC26% Draw25% Newcastle United FC49%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Newcastle United FC

74%

Manchester United FC or Newcastle United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC20% Draw41% Newcastle United FC39%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 3

6.1%

2 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Newcastle United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	21%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.