Manchester United vs Newcastle

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Paul Tierney 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 2 · Newcastle 12
Referee Stats
21 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.19
Over 4.5 cards 48%
Home wins 24%
Draws 43%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (15-10).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (71%).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-4-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 28
Avg: 2.00 / 1.47

Points

31
Avg: 1.63

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 29
Avg: 1.05 / 1.53

Points

22
Avg: 1.16

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.63
PPG
1.16
2.00
GF
1.05
1.47
GA
1.53
63%
O2.5
32%
63%
BTTS
37%
63%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Manchester United rank2nd
Newcastle rank12th
Manchester United points74
Newcastle points45
Manchester United: #2 · 74 pts · GD +29
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 35 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #12 · 45 pts · GD -16
29 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

D L L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index31
Goals9-9
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Newcastle last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals9-7
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.521%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home84%
Manchester United clean sheet at home32%
Newcastle score away58%
Newcastle clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first63%
Manchester United win after scoring first50%
Newcastle score first37%
Newcastle win after scoring first71%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 43% · Newcastle 36%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 31.0' · Newcastle 46.9'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.00 vs 1.35
Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.34
Newcastle score away1.05 vs 1.34
Newcastle concede away1.53 vs 1.35
Manchester United score 48% above league average, while Newcastle score 22% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 10% above league average at home, and Newcastle are 13% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 9
31-45 7
0-15 6
46-60 6
16-30 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 3

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
61-75 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
46-60 6
31-45 5
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
6
Total Shots
15
10
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
9
3
Shots Outside Box
6
7
Ball Possession
71%
29%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
9
11
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
5
4
Total Passes
692
270
Passes Accurate
600
186
Passes %
87%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
30'
30' Goal · 1-0
M. Rashford
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Maguire
36'
36' Goal · 1-1
A. Saint-Maximin
Normal Goal
38'
38' Bruno Fernandes
38'
38' I. Hayden
39'
39' Joelinton
55'
55' Joelinton
1st substitution · For: R. Fraser
57'
57' Goal · 2-1
D. James
Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes
70'
70' A. Martial
1st substitution · For: M. Greenwood
75'
75' Penalty Goal · 3-1
Bruno Fernandes
Penalty
77'
77' A. Saint-Maximin
2nd substitution · For: J. Murphy
79'
79' M. Almirón
3rd substitution · For: D. Gayle
88'
88' D. James
2nd substitution · For: Mata
89'
89' M. Rashford
3rd substitution · For: S. Shoretire

Manchester United vs Newcastle 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Newcastle 3-1 on Sunday, 21 February 2021 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Paul Tierney. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 30' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to H. Maguire, making the score 1-0. Newcastle leveled the score at 36' when A. Saint-Maximin scored, making the score 1-1. Bruno Fernandes received a yellow card for Manchester United at 38'. I. Hayden received a yellow card for Newcastle at 38'. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 39'.

Second half: Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 55', with Joelinton replacing R. Fraser. Manchester United took the lead at 57' when D. James scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 2-1. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Martial replacing M. Greenwood. Manchester United extended the lead at 75' when Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty, making the score 3-1. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 77', with A. Saint-Maximin replacing J. Murphy. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 79', with M. Almirón replacing D. Gayle. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 88', with D. James replacing Mata. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 89', with M. Rashford replacing S. Shoretire.

Manchester United used 3 substitutions while Newcastle used 3 substitutions. Manchester United got 1 yellow card, while Newcastle got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (15-10).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (71%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins11
Draws4
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals11 (50.0%)
BTTS12 (54.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins8
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS7 (63.6%)

Manchester United vs Newcastle Head-to-Head History by Season