Newcastle vs Man Utd LIVE: Result and reaction after Callum Wilson seals win in top-four race
Newcastle could move level on points with Manchester United with victory over their opponents this afternoon.
The battle for a Premier League top-four place appears likely to go to the wire with Tottenham, who moved on from Antonio Conte during the international break, also firmly in the mix.
These two sides have the benefit of having two games in hand on Spurs, and a win for either here would provide a significant boost.
The hosts will be out for a measure of revenge after the pair’s recent Carabao Cup final meeting ended in the first trophy of the Erik ten Hag era at Manchester United.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Newcastle vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League updates
Newcastle host Manchester United in a key clash in the battle for the Premier League top four
88’ - GOAL! Wilson heads home Trippier’s free-kick to seal win (NEW 2-0 MUN)
65’ - GOAL! Willock heads home from close range to give Newcastle a deserved lead (NEW 1-0 MUN)
TEAM NEWS: Marcus Rashford fit to start for Man Utd
TEAM NEWS: In-form Alexander Isak starts up front for unchanged Newcastle
Newcastle United FC 2 - 0 Manchester United FC
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
18:24
ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL! 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/IaDldZMy0v
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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18:23
Schar continues his run from the defence and almost converts after he plays a one-two with Guimaraes.
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18:21
As the clock winds down the Newcastle fans are in fine voice. What a performance from their side - they've dominated United from the first minute to the last.
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18:20
There will be five minutes of added time to end this game.
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18:18
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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18:17
COME ON!!!!!! 🤩🤩
Trippier's free-kick is headed home by Callum Wilson and we double our lead!!!! https://t.co/y3N30K8Mgf pic.twitter.com/pTiDGjI3kG— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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18:17
Assist Kieran John Trippier
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18:16
Goal Callum Eddie Graham Wilson
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18:16
🔄 Three changes for United. #MUFC || #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/dlhbi0uS3f
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
18:16
HEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYY CALLUM WILSON!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/xLiUtlXpKU
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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18:16
United take a moment to adjust to their new formation with only three defenders on the pitch and Newcastle take advantage to win another corner. Anderson delivers from the second phase but Burn heads wide on the stretch.
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18:14
Straight off the bench, Lindelof connects with the header at the near post but it goes well over.
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18:12
Substitution Joseph George Willock Elliot Anderson
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18:12
83' Superb, @Joewillock 💪
[1-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC // @eToro pic.twitter.com/FV1bH0LiSR— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
18:11
Substitution Raphaël Xavier Varane Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf
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18:11
Fernandes lifts a ball over the top which finds Martial. The Frenchman cuts inside but his effort deflects off Schar and goes out for a corner.
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18:11
Substitution Lisandro Martínez Facundo Pellistri Rebollo
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18:11
Substitution Scott Francis McTominay Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos
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18:10
82' Vital block from Fabian Schär to deny Martial.
[1-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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18:08
Willock again is presented with an opportunity. He drifts inside from the right but his shot is lashed well wide of the post.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
18:08
Substitution Alexander Isak Callum Eddie Graham Wilson
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18:08
79' Another switch.
Well played, Alex!
[1-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC // @eToro pic.twitter.com/QYTAnGWm6P— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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18:07
There is a pause in play as Schar is receiving treatment following a collision as he attempted the header from the corner.
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18:06
OFF THE BAR!! Newcastle almost double their lead with an enticing delivery from the corner. Joelinton gets the first contact which De Gea palms onto the bar before Schar's header cannons off the post.
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18:05
76' CROSSBAR! 😫
Trippier's corner is headed off the bar by Joelinton at the back post after De Gea got a crucial fingertip to it.
[1-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
18:05
Shaw overhits the first cross but United recycle the play. Varane tries to head the ball back across goal but Pope claims the ball. Newcastle break in response and Gordon gets a low cross into the box but Isak can't get on the end of it.
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18:03
McTominay makes a good burst down the United right but his cross is headed behind by a superb Botman header with Rashord waiting to pounce beyond him.
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18:02
Sabitzer pops up in the box but his effort on goal is blocked by the retreating Newcastle players.
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18:01
United have been second-best for almost the entirety of this match so far. Ten Hag has made changes but they need to impose themselves rather quickly if the away side are going to get anything from this game.
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17:57
68' Two changes.
Great shift, lads! 👏
[1-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC // @eToro pic.twitter.com/QFtF06r2If— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:56
Substitution Jacob Kai Murphy Anthony Michael Gordon
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17:56
Substitution Allan Irénée Saint-Maximin Joelinton Cassio Apolinário de Lira
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17:56
Goal. Joe Willock opens the scoring.#MUFC || #NEWMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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17:55
GET INNNNNNN!!!!!
Bruno's cross to the back post is headed back across goal by Saint-Maximin and Willock finishes into an empty net!
YOU MAGS!!!! https://t.co/hkvIPq4gkt pic.twitter.com/Iq3oPhfdBy— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:54
Goal Joseph George Willock
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17:54
🔄 Erik makes his first changes of the afternoon - @Sanchooo10 and @AnthonyMartial on for @Antony00 and Wout Weghorst. #MUFC | #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/SvXrN3YgI0
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
17:53
JOOOOOOOOEEEEEEEE WILLLOOOOOOOCCCCCCKKKKK!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/1THHxx5KC4
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:50
Substitution Wout Weghorst Anthony Jordan Martial
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17:50
Substitution Antony Matheus dos Santos Jadon Malik Sancho
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17:49
United take a corner short but the ball trickles through the Pope amidst muted appeals for a handball from Burn.
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17:47
Schar lines up a long-range strike under no pressure but his effort is sliced wide of the left post.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
17:46
57' Fabian Schär receives the ball in midfield, drives forward and has a go but his strike is just wide.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:46
Antony registers United's first shot on target in the game but it's a tame effort from long range which Pope gathers with ease.
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17:43
Saint-Maximin with his first burst of the second half. This time he goes outside Dalot and wins a corner after his cross is deflected behind.
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17:39
Back into battle ⚔️ #MUFC || #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/VsPilurQCG
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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17:39
Schar has had the customary checks but is fit to continue.
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17:37
Trippier delivers but Schar mistimes the header and now receives treatment given the force at which the ball hit his head.
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17:36
Newcastle win an early free-kick in a promising position after Dalot bundles down Saint-Maximin.
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17:34
Newcastle get this second half underway.
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17:34
▶️ Back underway - come on Reds! 🔥 #MUFC || #NEWMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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17:33
⏱ All to play for as the second-half gets underway...
HWTL! 💪#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:26
A total reversal from the first half of the EFL Cup a few weeks ago with Newcastle well on top this time. Isak has had 21 touches while Weghorst has had just seven and that is a key difference between the sides. The Swede has held up the ball expertly for his side and allowed Saint-Maximin to get plenty of opportunities on the ball. Weghorst, however, can't get the ball to stick and has failed to offer any kind of support to Rashford and Antony on the flanks.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
17:23
It remains goalless at the break between Newcastle and United but it will be the home side that are much happier after that first period. They created plenty of chances with Saint-Maximin causing trouble down the left and Trippier and Murphy combining well down the right. De Gea made a superb double save to deny Isak and Willock before Longstaff and Willock spurned good chances towards the end of the half. Not much to report from United who had just two shots and were out-performed for large parts of the half.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
17:19
HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
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17:19
⏸ Goalless at the break. #MUFC || #NEWMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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17:17
⏱ All square at the break.#NEWMUN // #NUFC pic.twitter.com/5EcYoK73rZ
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:17
There will be one minuted of added time to end this first half.
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17:15
Isak's shot from just inside the box is blocked by Martinez with the referee turning away appeals for handball.
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17:14
The ball finds Anthony from the corner but the Brazilian's audacious attempted volley flies harmlessly over the bar.
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17:13
OVER!! Saint-Maximin again is at the heart of it and Willock with a golden opportunity this time. Isak holds up the ball fantastically and releases the winger down the left. Saint-Maximin cuts it back into the box and perfectly onto the onrushing Willock but his first-time effort is always rising and goes over the bar from close range.
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17:13
42' Shaw's deep corner is met by Antony on the volley in space at the back post but he puts it over.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:12
40' Huge opportunity for Willock. Saint-Maximin again at the heart of it as he receives the ball from Isak and drives into the box before pulling it back for Willock who fires over.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:11
WIDE!!! Another good opportunity for Newcastle. Saint-Maximin courts the attention of numerous United players as he makes a burst up the left but the Frenchman cuts inside before feeding Longstaff on the edge of the box. The midfielder winds up and unleashes a vicious strike from the edge of the box which beats the flailing De Gea but sails narrowly past the right upright.
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17:09
38' SO CLOSE! Saint-Maximin cuts inside and gives it to Longstaff whose strike is inches wide of the target.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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17:07
Murphy finds a pocket of space on the edge of the box and plays a cute reverse pass into Isak but the Swede's effort is blocked by the United central defenders.
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17:06
📸 @Antony00 🌪️#MUFC || #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/3olJUuc2zp
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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17:06
Fernandes makes a promising run down the left and floats and ball across the box onto the onrushing Dalot. The right-back looks to guide the ball towards his teammates in the box but it deflects off a Newcastle boot and into the hands of Pope in goal.
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17:03
Willock and Saint-Maximin combine as Newcastle break up the pitch and the central midfielder's effort is deflected behind for a corner.
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17:02
Watching on 👀 #MUFC || #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/ycF0zS1tCu
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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16:59
The game has calmed down a bit since that frantic start by Newcastle. United still with only one shot in the opening 26 minutes, though.
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16:55
Burn and Anthony down the United right is a duel that is hotting up in these early stages with the pair involved in another tussle after the Brazillian goes down.
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16:51
Saint-Maximin this time creates a chance down the left but his fizzed cross is guided just wide from Longstaff who was in an offside position, however.
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16:51
A high-tempo start at St James’ Park ⚡️#MUFC || #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/ZE6Axucxoo
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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16:50
19' CLOSE AGAIN! Saint-Maximin creates the space on the left to cross and it's met by Longstaff in the middle but he heads wide.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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16:50
Newcastle are getting all kinds of joy down the United left with Murphy, Trippier and Longstaff all combining well and giving Shaw far too much to deal with.
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16:49
WHAT A SAVE!! Newcastle are piling the pressure on United and De Gea makes a superb double save to deny Isak's header and then Willock's follow-up after a clipped cross from Murphy found the Swedish striker in the box.
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16:48
16' CLOSE! A cross from the right by Murphy is met by Isak but his header is kept out by De Gea and follow up by Willock is also kept out before the visitors manage to clear.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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16:48
Newcastle work the ball quickly from left to right but the incoming cross just evades climbing Isak in the box.
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16:46
There is a pause in play as Anthony is down after a collision with Burn but the Brazilian looks okay to continue.
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16:45
It's given away cheaply by Newcastle from a throw-in and United win the ball back. Anthony slips Weghorst inside but the Dutch striker fires into the side netting from a tight angle.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
16:44
🔴 U N I T E D 🔴 #MUFC || #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/WxJ16YbbXl
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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16:44
12' Antony plays it through for Weghorst whose shot is into the side netting.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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16:43
Longstaff makes a promising run down the right flank but Martinez is able to marshall the man and the ball expertly out for a goal kick.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
16:39
From end to end, the ball arrives in the United box from the right. Isak nods it down to Longstaff but the midfielder can't create the space to force a meaningful effort on goal.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
16:38
6' Trippier's deep cross is headed back across goal by Isak to Longstaff whose effort is blocked. He regains possession of the ball and tries to flick it onto Bruno but Man Utd scramble clear.
[0-0]#NEWMUN // #NUFC— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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16:38
A scrappy game so far in the opening few minutes as Sabitzer breaks clear on the right but the Newcastle defence recovers to block the cross.
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16:34
Trippier delivers an early Newcastle corner but United clear well.
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16:32
▶️ We’re underway at St James’ Park! #MUFC || #NEWMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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16:32
United get this match underway!
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16:31
⚫️ HOWAY THE LADS! ⚪️#NEWMUN // #NUFC pic.twitter.com/ZgWFXlju06
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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16:22
Ready to go. 👊 pic.twitter.com/2Kvy5CV6yt
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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16:20
Time to work! 🙌#MUFC || #NEWMUN pic.twitter.com/F8Rg866OTx
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 2, 2023
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16:20
Manchester United have won more Premier League away games against Newcastle than any other side (14). However, they've lost two of their last five such visits (W2 D1), having lost just one of their previous 13 at St James' Park.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
16:20
Ten Hag makes two changes from his side's 3-1 FA Cup victory over Fulham. Dalot comes in for Aaron Wan-Bissaka at right-back while Sancho drops to the bench and is replaced by Anthony.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
16:19
BG39 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/KcAIJXFSqI
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 2, 2023
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16:18
Eddie Howe names an unchanged Newcastle line-up from the side that beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 before the international break.
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16:17
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Anthony Martial, Victor Lindelof, Jadon Sancho, Tyrell Malacia, Nathan Bishop, Harry Maguire, Facundo Pellistri, Fred, Jack Butland.
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16:17
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David De Gea; Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Marcel Sabitzer, Scott McTominay; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Wout Weghorst.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
16:15
NEWCASTLE UNITED SUBS: Joelinton, Elliot Anderson, Matt Ritchie, Martin Dubravka, Callum Wilson, Anthony Gordon, Jamaal Lascelles, Javier Manquillo, Matt Targett.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
16:15
NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier, Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joe Willock; Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak, Allan Saint-Maximin.
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