Man United vs Newcastle 2023-24 English Premier League
3 - 2
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
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 |
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 |
Manchester United (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | André Onana (GK) |
| 35 | Jonny Evans |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 37 | Kobbie Mainoo |
| 4 | Sofyan Amrabat |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 39 | Scott McTominay |
| 17 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 16 | Amad |
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 |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 14 | Alexander Isak |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
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