Manchester United vs Newcastle

Manchester United

1 - 0

Newcastle

🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 3 · Newcastle 12

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

31 matches · 3.39 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.39
Reds avg	0.03
Penalties avg	0.26
Over 4.5 cards	32%
Home wins	45%
Draws	23%
Away wins	32%

How the match was won

Newcastle outshot their opponent (10-16).
Newcastle controlled possession (67%).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-3-3

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 2.05 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 2.21

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Newcastle (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

17 / 25

Avg: 0.89 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.21

PPG

0.89

2.05

0.89

1.26

1.32

58%

O2.5

47%

68%

BTTS

53%

79%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd

Newcastle rank12th

Manchester United points71

Newcastle points49

Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2

29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-8

Record4-0-1

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.

Newcastle last 5 away

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-6

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 0%

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 79% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Newcastle score away58%

Newcastle clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first79%

Manchester United win after scoring first80%

Newcastle score first42%

Newcastle win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 0% · Newcastle 0%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 25.5' · Newcastle 26.9'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home2.05 vs 1.53

Manchester United concede at home1.26 vs 1.22

Newcastle score away0.89 vs 1.22

Newcastle concede away1.32 vs 1.53

Manchester United score 34% above league average, while Newcastle score 27% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 3% above league average at home, and Newcastle are 14% below 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: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Newcastle goal timing (away)

1H scored: 69% 2H scored: 31% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 3

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

33%

67%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

328

627

Passes Accurate

252

548

Passes %

77%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

P. Dorgu

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Mount

1st substitution · For: J. Fletcher

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ B. Šeško

2nd substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Casemiro

3rd substitution · For: L. Yoro

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Ramsey

1st substitution · For: Joelinton

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ N. Woltemade

2nd substitution · For: Y. Wissa

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ J. Murphy

3rd substitution · For: H. Barnes

69'

69' L. Shaw

73'

73' S. Tonali

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ S. Tonali

4th substitution · For: J. Willock

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Lisandro Martínez

4th substitution · For: T. Fredricson

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ L. Shaw

5th substitution · For: T. Malacia

90+2'

90+2' Matheus Cunha

Manchester United vs Newcastle 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Newcastle 1-0 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 24' when P. Dorgu scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Mount replacing J. Fletcher. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 60', with B. Šeško replacing J. Zirkzee. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 61', with Casemiro replacing L. Yoro. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 68', with J. Ramsey replacing Joelinton. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 68', with N. Woltemade replacing Y. Wissa. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 68', with J. Murphy replacing H. Barnes. L. Shaw received a yellow card for Manchester United at 69'. S. Tonali received a yellow card for Newcastle at 73'. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 77', with S. Tonali replacing J. Willock. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 88', with Lisandro Martínez replacing T. Fredricson. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 88', with L. Shaw replacing T. Malacia. Matheus Cunha received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90+2'.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Newcastle used 4 substitutions. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards, while Newcastle got 1 yellow card.