Newcastle vs Manchester United

Newcastle

2 - 1

Manchester United

🕒 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:15 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Newcastle 12 · Manchester United 3

Referee Stats

Peter Bankes

22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	64%
Draws	14%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-14).
Manchester United controlled possession (55%).
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-2-7

Goals For / Against

36 / 30

Avg: 1.89 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.53

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

1.68

PPG

1.53

1.89

1.58

1.37

79%

O2.5

68%

79%

BTTS

74%

68%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th

Manchester United rank3rd

Newcastle points49

Manchester United points71

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.

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.

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

Newcastle last 5 home

W W L L W

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals10-7

Record3-0-2

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 last 5 away

W D W D L

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.579%

BTTS79%

BTTS + O2.579%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home95%

Newcastle clean sheet at home16%

Manchester United score away89%

Manchester United clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%

Newcastle win after scoring first69%

Manchester United score first47%

Manchester United win after scoring first56%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% · Manchester United 33%

Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 30.8' · Manchester United 27.3'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.89 vs 1.53

Newcastle concede at home1.58 vs 1.22

Manchester United score away1.58 vs 1.22

Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Newcastle score 24% above league average, while Manchester United score 29% above league average.

Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Manchester United are 10% 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.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 8

16-30 7

31-45 6

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

31-45 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

381

469

Passes Accurate

291

384

Passes %

76%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

26'

26' J. Ramsey

37'

37' B. Mbeumo

38'

38' Joelinton

39'

39' L. Shaw

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Gordon

Penalty

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Casemiro

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes

45+1'

45+1' J. Ramsey

45+1'

45+1' J. Ramsey

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ H. Barnes

1st substitution · For: J. Willock

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Shaw

1st substitution · For: M. Ugarte

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Casemiro

2nd substitution · For: Diogo Dalot

64'

64' N. Mazraoui

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ K. Mainoo

3rd substitution · For: A. Diallo

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Mbeumo

4th substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

80'

80' K. Trippier

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Elanga

2nd substitution · For: J. Murphy

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Gordon

3rd substitution · For: W. Osula

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ N. Mazraoui

5th substitution · For: T. Malacia

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

W. Osula

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Trippier

90+7' ↑↓

↑↓

90+7' ⇄ S. Tonali

4th substitution · For: S. Botman

Newcastle vs Manchester United 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle beat Manchester United 2-1 on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: J. Ramsey received a yellow card for Newcastle at 26'. B. Mbeumo received a yellow card for Manchester United at 37'. Joelinton received a yellow card for Newcastle at 38'. L. Shaw received a yellow card for Manchester United at 39'. Newcastle took the lead at 45' when A. Gordon scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Manchester United leveled the score at 45' when Casemiro scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 1-1. J. Ramsey received a yellow card for Newcastle at 45+1'. J. Ramsey received a red card for Newcastle at 45+1'.

Second half: Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 46', with H. Barnes replacing J. Willock. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 61', with L. Shaw replacing M. Ugarte. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Casemiro replacing Diogo Dalot. N. Mazraoui received a yellow card for Manchester United at 64'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 76', with K. Mainoo replacing A. Diallo. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 77', with B. Mbeumo replacing J. Zirkzee. K. Trippier received a yellow card for Newcastle at 80'. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 84', with A. Elanga replacing J. Murphy. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 85', with A. Gordon replacing W. Osula. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 85', with N. Mazraoui replacing T. Malacia. Newcastle took the lead at 90' when W. Osula scored, with the assist credited to K. Trippier, making the score 2-1. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 90+7', with S. Tonali replacing S. Botman.

Newcastle used 4 substitutions while Manchester United used 5 substitutions. Newcastle got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Manchester United got 3 yellow cards.