Two fabled rivals meet at St James’s Park on Sunday as Rafa Benitez welcomes Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United side to the home of the Toon. Newcastle have shown resilience in recent weeks, picking up points home and away whilst United will be desperate to keep pace in their pursuit of Manchester City, who are in danger of getting away from them at the moment.
English Premier League – Newcastle United v Manchester United – John Smith’s Stadium – Sunday 11th February 2018 – 14:15 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 3 at William Hill |
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Newcastle United
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The Toon have lacked consistency all season and as a result find themselves in 16th place in the Premier League table – 1 point above the dreaded drop zone but recent draws with Crystal Palace and Burnley will bring cause for optimism. 25 points from 26 games isn’t the return Rafa Benitez would have hoped for but with their passionate fan base behind them, the Magpies will be hoping to secure Premier League safety as soon as possible. Goals have been very hard to come by for the Magpies and Joselu is their top scorer with just 4 this term.
Manchester United
The reds have been in great form in 2018, winning 6 of their 7 matches so far – with their defeat to Tottenham the only blotch on their copy book this year. With 56 points from 26 games they sit 2nd in the table – 13 points behind leaders Manchester City who will have one eye on the reds over their shoulder. Romelu Lukaku has notched 18 goals for the reds in all competitions and has gone some way towards repaying the £75 million spent on him in the summer of 2017.
Head to Head
Manchester United have a comfortable 84:41 lead in the head to head record between the two sides who have shared some ding-dong battles historically in the Premier League. An additional 39 matches between the teams have ended in draws. United came from behind in style back in November to win 4-1 at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Anthony Martial, Chris Smalling, Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku.
Newcastle United v Manchester United – Betting Odds and Predictions
Newcastle have struggled for goals this all season whilst United have the best defence in the Premier League.
Both teams to score – NO – looks a strong bet at 4/5 with William Hill.
Romelu Lukaku has begun to find the net more regularly in recent weeks and is always a serious threat.
Romelu Lukaku to score anytime looks a way overpriced at 6/5 with Unibet.
Manchester United have nullified most of the threats posed by opposition teams this season.
Manchester United to keep a clean sheet in the match is a good bet at 6/5 with Betfair.
Manchester United need to keep winning to keep pace with City and should pick up the points here.
Manchester United to win the match looks very good value at 4/6 with Ladbrokes.
Score Prediction
Newcastle United 0 – 2 Manchester United– 7/1 with Coral.
Top Betting Tip Newcastle United v Manchester United
Manchester United have the meanest defence in the league and should have too much quality for Newcastle in a big match for both teams. Manchester United to win the match to nil looks a good bet at 17/10 with BetVictor.