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Newcastle United 2–1 Manchester United · Premier League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Newcastle United won 2–1.

Shots
1214
Shots on target
55
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Newcastle beat Manchester United 2–1. Recorded in this match (Newcastle – Manchester United): shots 12–14, shots on target 5–5, possession 45%–55%, corners 2–4. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Manchester United.

4.22 days ▲Rest daysNewcastle · Manchester United3.26 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricNewcastleManchester UnitedBaseline
Rest days4.22 days3.26 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Newcastle's recent record differs from the season

weak

Newcastle's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.45 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.8 goals/match1.45 goals/match1.35 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots12 shots14 shotsNewcastle United 12 shots, Manchester United 14 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots5 shotsNewcastle United 5 shots, Manchester United 5 shots
  • Possession45%55%Newcastle United 45%, Manchester United 55%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersNewcastle United 2 corners, Manchester United 4 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls16 foulsNewcastle United 15 fouls, Manchester United 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards3 cardsNewcastle United 4 cards, Manchester United 3 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Newcastle United
0Draws
2Manchester United
Manchester United — Newcastle United · Premier League1–0
Newcastle United — Manchester United · Premier League4–1
Manchester United — Newcastle United · Premier League0–2
Manchester United — Newcastle United · Premier League3–2
Newcastle United — Manchester United · Premier League1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Newcastle United favored in 1 of 9 directional metrics · Manchester United in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Newcastle United29 matchesManchester United29 matches
1.45 goals/matchGoals scored29/29▲ 1.76 goals/match
1.48 goals/matchGoals allowed29/29▲ 1.38 goals/match
13.3 shots/matchShots29/29▲ 15.9 shots/match
4.72 shots/matchShots on target29/29▲ 5.76 shots/match
53.2%Possession29/29● 53.4%
6.69 corners/match ●Corners29/294.41 corners/match
1.86 cards/matchCards29/291.52 cards/match
9.9 fouls/matchFouls29/299.62 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 5 Mar 2026, 00:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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