Newcastle United vs Manchester United Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: St. James’ Park Date: 2nd April 2023 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Newcastle will continue their quest for a top-four finish when they welcome fellow top-four hopefuls Manchester United to Saint James’ Park this Sunday. Thanks to their oil-rich owners, the Magpies are looking to crack the top four this season after receiving heavy investment in their squad over the past three transfer windows. They are on course to achieve their aim as they sit in fifth place, two points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with two games in hand. After a poor run of form in February and early March, Eddi Howe’s men found their groove again. They were enjoying a decent run of results just before the international break, having recorded two 2-1 wins over Wolves and Nottingham Forest. They will now look to make it three wins in a row for the first time this season when they welcome a Manchester United team that pipped them to the Carbao Cup title in February. The familiar surroundings of St James’ Park could be the catalyst for revenge against the Red Devils as the Magpies have lost just one PL game here all season (W7, D5, L1). Man United signed off for the international break in style by cruising into the FA Cup semi-final thanks to a 3-1 win over an ill-disciplined Fulham side. However, with the season now in its final stretch, their focus, for now, must shift back to the race for the top four. United had failed to score in back-to-back PL games as well as in the reverse H2H (0-0), and so they will have to be at their clinical best to ensure that they keep their top-four destiny intact, given that they are just three points ahead of Newcastle having played the same number of games. Rediscovering their scoring form will be crucial to any United success, as only relegation-threatened Leicester, Nottingham and Bournemouth have conceded more away league goals ahead of this round than United’s 27. However, another PL blank seems unthinkable for the visitors who haven’t failed to score in three straight PL games since 2020 or consecutive PL H2Hs since 1997. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
May 2, 2024
Chelsea
19:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town
20:00
Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal
12:30
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
15:00
Fulham
Burnley
15:00
Newcastle United
Sheffield United
15:00
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
17:30
Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
14:00
Aston Villa
Chelsea
14:00
West Ham United
Liverpool
16:30
Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace
20:00
Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham
12:30
Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur
15:00
Burnley
West Ham United
15:00
Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:00
Crystal Palace
Newcastle United
15:00
Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth
15:00
Brentford
Everton
15:00
Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest
17:30
Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United
16:30
Arsenal
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Arsenal
35
25
5
5
85
28
+57
80
2
Manchester City
34
24
7
3
82
32
+50
79
3
Liverpool
35
22
9
4
77
36
+41
75
4
Aston Villa
35
20
7
8
73
52
+21
67
5
Tottenham Hotspur
33
18
6
9
67
52
+15
60
6
Manchester United
34
16
6
12
52
51
+1
54
7
Newcastle United
34
16
5
13
74
55
+19
53
8
West Ham United
35
13
10
12
56
65
-9
49
9
Chelsea
33
13
9
11
63
59
+4
48
10
AFC Bournemouth
35
13
9
13
52
60
-8
48
11
Wolverhampton Wanderers
35
13
7
15
48
55
-7
46
12
Brighton & Hov…
34
11
11
12
52
57
-5
44
13
Fulham
35
12
7
16
51
55
-4
43
14
Crystal Palace
35
10
10
15
45
57
-12
40
15
Everton
35
12
8
15
37
48
-11
36
16
Brentford
35
9
8
18
52
60
-8
35
17
Nottingham Forest
35
7
9
19
42
62
-20
26
18
Luton Town
35
6
7
22
48
77
-29
25
19
Burnley
35
5
9
21
38
70
-32
24
20
Sheffield United
35
3
7
25
34
97
-63
16
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