Newcastle United FC vs Manchester United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Newcastle United FC

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Manchester United FC

Sat 2 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC St James' Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Anthony Gordon 55' 1–0

Y 77' Harry Maguire

Y 90' Antony

Joelinton 90' Y

Overview

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

Newcastle United FC 5 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Assistant 1 Lee Betts
Assistant 2 Tim Wood

3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2021-12-27 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Manchester United FC 2021-09-11 Manchester United FC 4–1 Newcastle United FC

Recent Form

Newcastle United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Manchester United FC	H	1–0	W
28 Nov	Paris Saint-Germain FC	A	1–1	D
25 Nov	Chelsea FC	H	4–1	W
11 Nov	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–2	L
07 Nov	Borussia Dortmund	A	0–2	L
04 Nov	Arsenal FC	H	1–0	W

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	0–1	L
29 Nov	Galatasaray SK	A	3–3	D
26 Nov	Everton FC	A	3–0	W
11 Nov	Luton Town FC	H	1–0	W
08 Nov	FC København	A	3–4	L
04 Nov	Fulham FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Newcastle United FC		Manchester United FC
#9	Position	#12
8	Points	5
5	Played	5
2 / 2 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
9	Scored	8
9	Conceded	8
+0	GD	+0
1.60	PPG	1.00
40%	Win %	20%

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 9th (8 pts). Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

0-15

3/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Newcastle United FC

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

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at St James' Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Newcastle United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Alejandro Garnacho has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 411 appearances.
20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 411 games and scored 678 goals.
30' Manchester United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
35' Anthony Martial is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Newcastle United FC tonight.
40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' What a strike from Anthony Gordon! The score is 1-0.
60' Andre Onana is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Newcastle United FC so far.
62' Rasmus Hojlund is replacing Anthony Martial for the Manchester United FC side.
67' 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.
72' Newcastle United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Harry Maguire.
80' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is withdrawn and Reguilon gets his opportunity.
85' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
86' Another substitution for Newcastle United FC to replace Nick Pope by Martin Dubravka on 86 minute.
90' The crowd applauds Anthony Gordon as he leaves the pitch. Matt Ritchie steps in for Newcastle United FC.
90' That is a Yellow card for Manchester United FC. Antony will be fuming at that decision.
Manchester United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Newcastle United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Newcastle United FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eddie Howe

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

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

2023-12-02 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Manchester United FC W 2023-11-28 Paris Saint-Germain FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2023-11-25 Newcastle United FC 4–1 Chelsea FC W 2023-11-11 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2023-11-07 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Newcastle United FC L 2023-11-04 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Arsenal FC W

Manchester United FC Form

2023-12-02 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Manchester United FC L 2023-11-29 Galatasaray SK 3–3 Manchester United FC D 2023-11-26 Everton FC 0–3 Manchester United FC W 2023-11-11 Manchester United FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2023-11-08 FC København 4–3 Manchester United FC L 2023-11-04 Fulham FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.95 Newcastle United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC48% Draw24% Manchester United FC28%

Actual: Newcastle United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Newcastle United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Manchester United FC

52%

Newcastle United FC or Manchester United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Newcastle United FC35% Draw41% Manchester United FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.7%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Newcastle United FC

Handicap	Newcastle United FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Newcastle United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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