Man United vs Newcastle Prediction, Lineups and Statistics: Three tips for tonight's showdown
Posted: 13:58 Monday 30th December 2024
Manchester United host Newcastle United at Old Trafford tonight in the final Premier League match of 2024.
United have won only one of their last five league matches - away to Man City - with four of those defeats, while in-form Newcastle are enjoying a three-game winning run.
Read on for our predictions, line-ups, and stats for Man Utd vs Newcastle, which will be screened live on Sky Sports at 8pm.
Man United vs Newcastle Prediction
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Manchester United vs Newcastle Lineups
Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte are both suspended for Man Utd, with the latter getting sent off in the defeat at Wolves.
Eddie Howe could bring back Tino Livramento after he was unavailable on Boxing Day due to illness.
The full starting lineups for the game will be displayed in the graphic below approximately one hour before kick-off.
Confirmed Lineups
24
A. Onana
6
L. Martínez
5
J. Maguire
4
M. Ligt
20
J. Teixeira
14
C. Eriksen
18
C. Casimiro
3
N. Mazraoui
11
J. Zirkzee
16
A. Traoré
9
R. Højlund
1
M. Dúbravka
20
L. Hall
33
D. Burn
5
F. Schär
2
K. Trippier
7
J. Lira
8
S. Tonali
39
B. Moura
10
A. Gordon
14
A. Isak
23
J. Murphy
| # | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana Onana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Jacob Harry Maguire | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | José Diogo Dalot Teixeira | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Dannemann Eriksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Carlos Henrique Casimiro | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Noussair Mazraoui | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Amad Diallo Traoré | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Rasmus Winther Højlund | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altay Bayındır | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Tobias Christopher Collyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Godwill Kukonki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Kobbie Boateng Mainoo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyrell Johannes Chicco Malacia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Marcus Rashford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Leny Yoro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Antony Matheus dos Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Starting XI | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lewis Kieran Hall | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Daniel Johnson Burn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fabian Lukas Schär | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kieran John Trippier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Anthony Michael Gordon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Alexander Isak | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Jacob Kai Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | Substitutes | Fouls | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Miguel Ángel Almirón Rejala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Harvey Lewis Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Lloyd Casius Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Valentino Francisco Livramento | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Sean David Longstaff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Lewis Miley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | William Idamudia Daugaard Osula | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Odysseas Vlachodimos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Joseph George Willock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Man Utd vs Newcastle Tips
Over 3.5 Goals
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Anthony Gordon To Score
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Alexander Isak Over 1.5 Shots On Target
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Man United vs Newcastle Statistics
Man Utd
W
6
6
D
5
5
L
9
9
W D L
40%
BTTS
60%
O/U 2.5
Newcastle
W
10
10
D
5
5
L
5
5
W D L
55%
BTTS
55%
O/U 2.5
|
Team
|
Player
Player
|
Playing
Playing
|
Goals
Goals
|
Shots
Shots
|
SOT
SOT
|
Fouls
Fouls
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alexander Isak
A Isak
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | ||
|
Lewis Kieran Hall
L Kieran Hall
|
- | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||
|
Joelinton
Joelinton
|
1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
|
Amad Diallo
A Diallo
|
- | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
|
Casemiro
Casemiro
|
- | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Sandro Tonali
S Tonali
|
- | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
|
Leny Yoro
L Yoro
|
- | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Kobbie Boateng Mainoo
K Boateng Mainoo
|
- | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | ||
|
Anthony Gordon
A Gordon
|
- | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Rasmus Winther Højlund
R Winther Højlund
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
|
Fabian Schär
F Schär
|
- | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | ||
|
Noussair Mazraoui
N Mazraoui
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
|
Jacob Harry Maguire
J Harry Maguire
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | ||
|
Matthijs de Ligt
M de Ligt
|
- | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | ||
|
Martin Dúbravka
M Dúbravka
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Alejandro Garnacho
Alejandro Garnacho
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Tino Livramento
T Livramento
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Kieran Trippier
K Trippier
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Lisandro Martínez
L Martínez
|
- | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | ||
|
Diogo Dalot
D Dalot
|
- | - | - | 3 | - | - | ||
|
Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee
J Orobosa Zirkzee
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Joe Willock
J Willock
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Jacob Murphy
J Murphy
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Harvey Barnes
H Barnes
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Dan Burn
D Burn
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
Christian Eriksen
C Eriksen
|
- | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
|
Bruno Guimarães
B Guimarães
|
- | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||
|
Antony
Antony
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | ||
|
André Onana Onana
A Onana Onana
|
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Man Utd Statistics
- Currently 14th in the Premier League with 22 points.
- Only 1 win in last 5 Premier League games.
- Has scored an average of 1.2 goals per game this season.
- Lost 4 of last 5 home games.
- Scored an average of 1.3 goals per game at home.
- Have conceded at least one goal in 67% of home games.
- Rasmus Højlund is the highest scoring striker in Europa League matches but has struggled in the Premier League.
- Lisandro Martínez has the highest percentage of successful tackles in the team (88%).
- Manchester United have 3 red cards and 45 yellow cards this season.
Newcastle Statistics
- 7th in the Premier League with 29 points.
- Have won 4 consecutive games in all competitions, with a total of 11 goals scored.
- Have scored an average of 2.1 goals per game in the league.
- Undefeated in their last 3 away games.
- Scored an average of 2 goals per away game.
- Have kept at least one clean sheet in 60% of their away games.
- Alexander Isak has scored 4 goals in his last 5 games.
- Bruno Guimarães has the most assists in the team this season (6).
- Newcastle have received 2 red cards and 39 yellow cards.
- Joelinton is Newcastle's most offending player, with 9 cards this season.
Man United vs Newcastle Predicted Lineups
Manchester United (3-4-2-1)
- Goalkeeper: André Onana
- Defence: Harry Maguire, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martínez
- Midfield: Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Noussair Mazraoui
- Attacking midfielders: Amad Diallo, Alejandro Garnacho
- Attack: Rasmus Højlund
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
- Goalkeeper: Martin Dúbravka
- Defence: Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabian Schär, Valentino Livramento
- Midfield: Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton
- Attack: Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy
Man Utd vs Newcastle Bet Boosts
- Joelinton Carded Anytime - Was 8/5, Now 11/5
- Newcastle United to Win, Over 2.5 Goals & Alexander Isak to Score - Was 4/1, Now 9/2
- Man United to Win, BTTS: Yes & Rasmus Hojlund to Score - Was 11/2, Now 13/2
- Man United 2-1 Correct Score - Was 7/1, Now 9/1
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Man United vs Newcastle Head-To-Head
| Fixture | Comp | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 24 20:00 |
Manchester United 0-2 Newcastle UnitedMUN 0-2 NEW
|
Premier League | |
| 15 May 24 20:00 |
Manchester United 3-2 Newcastle UnitedMUN 3-2 NEW
|
Premier League | |
| 02 Dec 23 20:00 |
Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester UnitedNEW 1-0 MUN
|
Premier League | |
| 01 Nov 23 20:15 |
Manchester United 0-3 Newcastle UnitedMUN 0-3 NEW
|
League Cup | |
| 02 Apr 23 16:30 |
Newcastle United 2-0 Manchester UnitedNEW 2-0 MUN
|
Premier League | |
| 26 Feb 23 16:30 |
Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle UnitedMUN 2-0 NEW
|
League Cup | |
| 16 Oct 22 14:00 |
Manchester United 0-0 Newcastle UnitedMUN 0-0 NEW
|
Premier League | |
| 27 Dec 21 20:00 |
Newcastle United 1-1 Manchester UnitedNEW 1-1 MUN
|
Premier League | |
| 11 Sep 21 15:00 |
Manchester United 4-1 Newcastle UnitedMUN 4-1 NEW
|
Premier League | |
| 21 Feb 21 19:00 |
Manchester United 3-1 Newcastle UnitedMUN 3-1 NEW
|
Premier League | |
| 17 Oct 20 20:00 |
Newcastle United 1-4 Manchester UnitedNEW 1-4 MUN
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Premier League |
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