History of the Newcastle United v Manchester United fixture
Manchester United pack their bags to visit Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 73 games played, Red Devils have recorded 27 wins, and Newcastle United have come away with 30 victories.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was within the last three years, in March 2009, with Manchester United inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Magpies in a Premier League match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Mon 16 Aug | Man. Utd. | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | Premier League |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 04 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 1-2 | Man. Utd. | Premier League |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 17 Aug | Man. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | Premier League |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 5 | Man. Utd. | Premier League |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Man. Utd. | 6 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | Premier League |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Man. Utd. | Premiership |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Oct | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | Premiership |
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Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Magpies, with 9 goals against.
The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Red Devils, and 2 goals against.
Newcastle United's 39 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
Manchester United are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 69 points from the 32 games played.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Manchester United | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Manchester United have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Newcastle United. Away win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Newcastle United | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Manchester United | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |
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