Newcastle United FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

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Manchester United FC

Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC St. James' Park HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Y 37' Daniel James

Emil Krafth 67' Y

Overview

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Newcastle United FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at St. James' Park.

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

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Lee Mason
Referee Adrian Holmes
Referee Craig Pawson
Referee Richard West

5 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 17.8 goals/game

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2020-10-17 Newcastle United FC 1–4 Manchester United FC 2019-12-26 Manchester United FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC 2019-10-06 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Manchester United FC 2019-01-02 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Manchester United FC 2018-10-06 Manchester United FC 3–2 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Manchester United FC	H	1–4	L
03 Oct	Burnley FC	H	3–1	W
27 Sep	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	1–1	D
20 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–3	L
12 Sep	West Ham United FC	A	2–0	W
26 Jul	Liverpool FC	H	1–3	L

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Newcastle United FC	A	4–1	W
04 Oct	Tottenham Hotspur FC	H	1–6	L
26 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	3–2	W
19 Sep	Crystal Palace FC	H	1–3	L
16 Aug	Sevilla FC	A	1–2	L
10 Aug	FC København	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Newcastle United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

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

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Newcastle United FC host Manchester United FC — let the battle begin!
2' Manchester United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luke Shaw on 2.
7' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester 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.
12' Harry Maguire has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
17' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Newcastle United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
22' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
23' What composure from Harry Maguire! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
28' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
33' It looks surprising Manchester United FC does not make any changes. Fred has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' A moment of madness from Daniel James on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Manchester United FC will be frustrated.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeff Hendrick made 356 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
49' Newcastle United FC make a change. Isaac Hayden trudges off to be replaced by Fabian Schar on 49 minutes.
54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
59' A quiet spell here at St. James' Park. Newcastle United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Newcastle United FC and Manchester United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
67' Controversy at the stadium! Emil Krafth argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
69' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Fred is withdrawn and Paul Pogba gets his opportunity.
72' Ryan Fraser is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joelinton at the 72 minute mark.
76' The supporters are chanting for Donny van de Beek. He replaces Daniel James on 76 minute.
81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
86' GOAL! Bruno Fernandes scores on 86. Assisted by Marcus Rashford
88' A change in the Newcastle United FC ranks — Jeff Hendrick exits the field as Miguel Almiron enters on 88.
90' Goal! Aaron Wan-Bissaka scores his 5 goal in 335 matches.
90' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 90 minute. Juan Mata leaves to be changed by Nemanja Matic.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Newcastle United FC 1-4 Manchester United FC.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Newcastle United FC Form

2020-10-17 Newcastle United FC 1–4 Manchester United FC L 2020-10-03 Newcastle United FC 3–1 Burnley FC W 2020-09-27 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2020-09-20 Newcastle United FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2020-09-12 West Ham United FC 0–2 Newcastle United FC W 2020-07-26 Newcastle United FC 1–3 Liverpool FC L

Manchester United FC Form

2020-10-17 Newcastle United FC 1–4 Manchester United FC W 2020-10-04 Manchester United FC 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2020-09-26 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 Manchester United FC W 2020-09-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-08-16 Sevilla FC 2–1 Manchester United FC L 2020-08-10 Manchester United FC 1–0 FC København W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.71 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.22 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC30% Draw24% Manchester United FC46%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

54%

Draw or Manchester United FC

70%

Newcastle United FC or Manchester United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC25% Draw38% Manchester United FC37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.9%

2 – 3

0 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

3.9%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	15%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	19%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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