Some interesting Manchester United v Newcastle United stats ahead of Old Trafford clash | OneFootball

Manchester United v Newcastle United is up next.

Eighth in the Premier League table up against sixth.

However, that is not the only ‘interesting’ stat though, ahead of this game at Old Trafford.

Here are a few other ‘interesting’ Manchester United v Newcastle United related stats to be chewing over as you look forward to the game.

Newcastle United have won their last three matches (all competitions) against Manchester United, NUFC scoring six goals in those last meetings and not a single goal for MUFC.

Manchester United have won only one of their last eight Premier League games.

Newcastle United have lost only one of their last eight Premier League matches, winning five of them.

No team in the Premier League top 12 has scored fewer goals than the 52 Manchester United have managed so far.

Only the top three in the table have scored more PL goals than the 79 Newcastle United have scored so far.

Newcastle United have an astonishing 26 goals advantage when it comes to goal difference, United on plus 22 GD at the moment, Man U on minus four.

It is 29 months since Manchester United last scored against Newcastle United in the Premier League, in the 1-1 draw at St James’ Park in December 2021, a month after Eddie Howe had taken over.

The last time Newcastle United defeated Manchester United home and away in the league was back in the 1930/31 season, having won 1-0 at SJP earlier this season, Eddie Howe’s side can end that shocking run on Wednesday night.

If Newcastle United get a draw or a win, that would confirm a finishing place in the league above Manchester United for the first time since the 1976/77 season, when NUFC finished 5th and MUFC 6th.

Bruno Fernandes is top Manchester United scorer in the Premier League with 10 goals, Alexander Isak tops things for Newcastle United with 20 PL goals.

Neither Alexander Isak nor Callum Wilson were on the pitch as Newcastle United went 3-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup in November 2023, Wilson came on for the final 26 minutes but Isak missing altogether.

That starting 11 that hammered Manchester United 3-0 six months ago, included Dummett, Ritchie, Dubravka, Targett, Almiron, Longstaff and Krafth.