Manchester United vs Newcastle United – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 20
Manchester United
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Newcastle
Old Trafford

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Last 5 matches

Manchester United 0 W · 3 D · 2 L
  1. D Manchester United – Aston Villa Premier League · 4–4
  2. L Chelsea – Manchester United Premier League · 2–0
  3. L Manchester United – Bournemouth Premier League · 0–3
  4. D Leeds – Manchester United Premier League · 1–1
  5. D Manchester United – Tottenham Premier League · 1–1
Newcastle 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. D Fulham – Newcastle Premier League · 1–1
  2. L Newcastle – Everton Premier League · 0–1
  3. W Crystal Palace – Newcastle Premier League · 0–2
  4. L Newcastle – Aston Villa Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Coventry City – Newcastle Premier League · 4–1

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Manchester United Newcastle
Goals scored 6(1.2 per match) 4(0.8 per match)
Goals conceded 11(2.2 per match) 7(1.4 per match)
Matches without conceding 0 of 5 1 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 2 of 5
Yellow cards 17(3.4 per match) 16(3.2 per match)
Corners 27(5.4 per match) 21(4.2 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Newcastle United Newcastle 10 3 3 4 13 16 -3 12
18 Manchester United 10 1 5 4 14 19 -5 8
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 4 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester United Newcastle
10 Matches played 10
1.4 Goals scored per match 1.3
1.9 Goals conceded per match 1.6
55% Average possession 50%
4 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 5 of 10
6.3 Corners per match 4.3
2.3 Yellow cards per match 2.7
0 of 10 Matches without conceding 2 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes

Midfielder

4 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 203'
Pass accuracy 81%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 810'

Also scoring

  1. Bryan Mbeumo Attacker · 223' per goal 4 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Matheus Cunha Attacker · 706' per goal 1 Goals 2 Assists
Newcastle United
Harvey Barnes

Attacker

2 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 444'
Pass accuracy 80.8%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 887'

Also scoring

  1. Anthony Elanga Attacker · 165' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Joe Willock Midfielder · 286' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Manchester United wins
Draws
Newcastle United wins
2
0
3
40%
0%
60%
Total goals 16 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 3.2 3.2 per match
Manchester United goals 6 1.2 per match
Newcastle United goals 10 2 per match
Both teams scored 60% 3/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% 3/5 matches
Avg corners per match 10.2 Across 5 meetings
Avg cards per match 4 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 2 - 1
Newcastle United 2–1 2 1 Manchester United
Manchester United 1–0 1 0 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 4–1 4 1 Manchester United
Manchester United 0–2 0 2 Newcastle United
Manchester United 3–2 3 2 Newcastle United

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About the match

Manchester United vs Newcastle United will be played on 7 January 2027 at 20:00 UTC at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Manchester United are 18th in the Premier League standings, while Newcastle United are 12th.

Head-to-head

Manchester United and Newcastle United have met 48 times in the available head-to-head data.

Manchester United won 28 times, while Newcastle United won 10 times, with 10 meetings ending in draws.