Manchester United vs Newcastle

4 - 1
🕒 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Friend 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2019-2020 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Manchester United 3 · Newcastle 13
Referee Stats
25 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.20
Penalties avg 0.12
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 52%
Draws 24%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (22-7).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (73%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-7-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 17
Avg: 2.11 / 0.89

Points

37
Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

2
Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-3-11

Goals For / Against

18 / 37
Avg: 0.95 / 1.95

Points

18
Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

4

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

1.95
PPG
0.95
2.11
GF
0.95
0.89
GA
1.95
58%
O2.5
53%
58%
BTTS
42%
58%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd
Newcastle rank13th
Manchester United points66
Newcastle points44
Manchester United: #3 · 66 pts · GD +30
15 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 31 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Newcastle: #13 · 44 pts · GD -20
37 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

D D W W W
Points11/15
Weighted index60
Goals13-5
Record3-2-0
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.

Newcastle last 5 away

D L L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index31
Goals6-8
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.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.595%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 26%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%
Manchester United clean sheet at home37%
Newcastle score away58%
Newcastle clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first58%
Manchester United win after scoring first73%
Newcastle score first47%
Newcastle win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 71% · Newcastle 11%
Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 24.7' · Newcastle 21.8'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.11 vs 1.52
Manchester United concede at home0.89 vs 1.21
Newcastle score away0.95 vs 1.21
Newcastle concede away1.95 vs 1.52
Manchester United score 39% above league average, while Newcastle score 21% below league average.
Defensive side: Manchester United are 26% below league average at home, and Newcastle are 28% 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: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
46-60 9
31-45 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
46-60 4
0-15 3
76-90+ 3
61-75 2
16-30 1

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
0-15 4
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
10
2
Total Shots
22
7
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
5
0
Shots Inside Box
8
5
Shots Outside Box
14
2
Ball Possession
73%
27%
Corner Kicks
5
0
Fouls
10
7
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
815
295
Passes Accurate
732
213
Passes %
90%
72%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
1'
1' S. McTominay
17'
17' Goal · 0-1
M. Longstaff
Normal Goal · Assist: Joelinton
24'
24' Goal · 1-1
A. Martial
Normal Goal · Assist: Andreas Pereira
35'
35' Andreas Pereira
36'
36' Goal · 2-1
M. Greenwood
Normal Goal
38'
38' F. Schär
41'
41' Goal · 3-1
M. Rashford
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Wan-Bissaka
46'
46' S. McTominay
1st substitution · For: P. Pogba
51'
51' Goal · 4-1
A. Martial
Normal Goal
59'
59' D. Gayle
1st substitution · For: C. Atsu
63'
63' M. Rashford
2nd substitution · For: J. Lingard
63'
63' M. Almirón
2nd substitution · For: D. Yedlin
67'
67' A. Martial
3rd substitution · For: Mata
81'
81' D. Yedlin
88'
88' F. Schär
3rd substitution · For: E. Krafth

Manchester United vs Newcastle 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Newcastle 4-1 on Thursday, 26 December 2019 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Kevin Friend. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: S. McTominay received a yellow card for Manchester United at 1'. Newcastle took the lead at 17' when M. Longstaff scored, with the assist credited to Joelinton, making the score 0-1. Manchester United leveled the score at 24' when A. Martial scored, with the assist credited to Andreas Pereira, making the score 1-1. Andreas Pereira received a yellow card for Manchester United at 35'. Manchester United took the lead at 36' when M. Greenwood scored, making the score 2-1. F. Schär received a yellow card for Newcastle at 38'. Manchester United extended the lead at 41' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to A. Wan-Bissaka, making the score 3-1.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with S. McTominay replacing P. Pogba. Manchester United extended the lead at 51' when A. Martial scored, making the score 4-1. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Gayle replacing C. Atsu. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 63', with M. Rashford replacing J. Lingard. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 63', with M. Almirón replacing D. Yedlin. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 67', with A. Martial replacing Mata. D. Yedlin received a yellow card for Newcastle at 81'. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 88', with F. Schär replacing E. Krafth.

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

How the match was won

  • Manchester United outshot their opponent (22-7).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (73%).
  • Manchester United had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

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