Newcastle v Manchester United: match preview

This fixture evokes memories of title battles in Newcastle’s golden era, but Steve Bruce’s side are now fighting relegation and Manchester United have also declined, if not quite so sharply
  
  

Newcastle v Manchester United: Probable starters in bold, contenders in light.
Newcastle v Manchester United: Probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Illustration: The Guardian

The days when Newcastle challenged Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United at the top of the Premier League under Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson are long gone. If Manchester United’s decline has been less dramatic, it is currently causing considerable consternation west of the Pennines. Steve Bruce’s Newcastle are in an infinitely worse mess though and must try to atone for last Sunday’s 5-0 reverse at Leicester. Can one of Ferguson’s stalwart centre-halves turn the tide on his native Tyneside? Louise Taylor

Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League

Venue St James’ Park

Last season Newcastle 0 Manchester Utd 2

Referee Mike Dean

This season G6 Y21 R2 3.83 cards/game

Odds H 4-1 A 10-11 D 12-5

NEWCASTLE

Subs from Darlow, Manquillo, Krafth, Fernández, Clark, Ki, Muto, M Longstaff, Carroll, Almiron, Gayle

Doubtful Willems (knee), Gayle (calf), Shelvey (hamstring)

Injured Ritchie (ankle, 19 Oct), Lejeuene (knee, 19 Oct)

Suspended Hayden (first of three)

Discipline Y11 R1

Form LWDLDL

Leading scorers Joelinton, Schär, Shelvey, Willems 1

MANCHESTER UNITED

Subs from Grant, Fred, Chong, Garner, Tuanzebe, Young, Williams, Gomes, Greenwood

Doubtful Wan-Bissaka (illness), Shaw

Injured Pogba (ankle), Martial (thigh), Lingard (hamstring, all 19 Oct), Bailly (knee, Dec), Jones (unknown, Oct)

Suspended None

Discipline Y16 R0

Form DLDWLD

Leading scorers James, Rashford 3

 

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