NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United tops Manchester United with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Willock (65′) and a goal from C. Wilson (88′).

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell who was helped by Lee Betts and Darren Cann. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Newcastle United was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newcastle United won the match​.

Newcastle United shot 22 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Newcastle United will have 50 points like Manchester United to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will stay with 50 points like Newcastle United to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against Leeds United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (3 draws).

Manchester United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (6.7), Kieran Trippier (8.1), Fabian Schär (7.1), Sven Botman (7.3), Dan Burn (6.4), Sean Longstaff (7.4), Bruno Guimarães (7.2), Joe Willock (6.9), Jacob Murphy (6.8), Alexander Isak (7.1) and Allan Saint-Maximin (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Anthony Gordon (7.0), Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Targett, Javier Manquillo, Joelinton (6.9), Elliot Anderson, Martin Dúbravka and Callum Wilson (7.2).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 4 changes: Jacob Murphy for Anthony Gordon (68′), Allan Saint-Maximin for Joelinton (68′), Alexander Isak for Callum Wilson (80′) and Joe Willock for Elliott Anderson (84′).

Best player: Kieran Trippier​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 47 passes (74% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erik ten Hag played with: David De Gea (6.6), Diogo Dalot (6.8), Raphaël Varane (6.8), Lisandro Martínez (7.3), Luke Shaw (6.5), Scott McTominay (6.2), Marcel Sabitzer (6.8), Antony (6.8), Bruno Fernandes (6.6), Marcus Rashford (6.3) and Wout Weghorst (6.4).

They had on the bench: Tyrell Malacia, Nathan Bishop, Victor Lindelöf, Fred, Jack Butland, Harry Maguire, Facundo Pellistri, Jadon Sancho (6.2) and Anthony Martial (6.2).

Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Facundo Pellistri (injured).

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: Antony for Jadon Sancho (62′), Wout Weghorst for Anthony Martial (62′), Lisandro Martínez  for Fred (83′), Raphaël Varane for Victor Lindelöf (83′) and Lisandro Martínez  for Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (83′).

Best player: Lisandro Martínez​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Lisandro Martínez.

His rating is (7.3) with 48 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• West Ham United – Southampton – 1-0
• Newcastle United – Manchester United – 2-0