English Premier League

Man United vs Newcastle 2023-24 English Premier League

  • 31': Kobbie Mainoo
  • 57': Amad
  • 84': Rasmus Højlund
FT
3 - 2
  • 49': Anthony Gordon
  • 90'+2': Lewis Hall

Manchester Utd edge Newcastle to boost European hopes

Amad scored his first Premier League goal and assisted on another to power Manchester United to a 3-2 victory over Newcastle United on Wednesday at Old Trafford in a battle between teams fighting for a European berth next season.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 31': Goal! Manchester United 1, Newcastle United 0. Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
  • 37': Elliot Anderson (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Goal! Manchester United 1, Newcastle United 1. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
  • 57': Goal! Manchester United 2, Newcastle United 1. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 62': Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Elliot Anderson.
  • 62': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Jacob Murphy.
  • 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär replaces Kieran Trippier.
  • 68': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Sean Longstaff.
  • 78': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Manchester United. Rasmus Højlund replaces Amad Diallo.
  • 83': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  • 83': Substitution, Manchester United. Lisandro Martínez replaces Kobbie Mainoo.
  • 84': Goal! Manchester United 3, Newcastle United 1. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
  • 87': Sofyan Amrabat (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen replaces Bruno Fernandes because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Manchester United 3, Newcastle United 2. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Newcastle United 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,582

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+21 Arsenal 17 39 2
+25 Manchester City 17 37 4
+9 Aston Villa 17 36 3
+12 Chelsea 17 29 4
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Statistics

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7 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
9 Corner Kicks 9
5 Saves 5
55.6 Possession 44.4
21 SHOTS 17
8 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 283
436 Passes 361
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
13 Accurate Crosses 4
31 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.4
42 Long Balls 52
24 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 8
13 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 14
26 Effective Clearances 30
26 Clearances 30

Line-Ups

MAN Manchester United (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
24 André Onana (GK)
35 Jonny Evans
18 Casemiro Yellow Card
20 Diogo Dalot
29 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
37 Kobbie Mainoo
4 Sofyan Amrabat Yellow Card
8 Bruno Fernandes
39 Scott McTominay
17 Alejandro Garnacho
16 Amad

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
33 Dan Burn
17 Emil Krafth
20 Lewis Hall
2 Kieran Trippier
39 Bruno Guimarães
32 Elliot Anderson Yellow Card
36 Sean Longstaff
14 Alexander Isak
10 Anthony Gordon
23 Jacob Murphy

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