Manchester United v Newcastle United, 30 December 2024

Score2-0 to Newcastle United
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,809
Kick-off: 8.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 59 Manchester United won: 33 Drawn: 16 Newcastle United won: 10 Manchester United scored: 116 Newcastle United scored: 62 . Newcastle United had now won on two of their last 40 league visits to Old Trafford; also a 1-0 victory on 7 December 2013.

0 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Goals:

Alexander Isak 4 G
Joelinton 19 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper André Onana
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Forward Rasmus Højlund
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Lewis Hall Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Kobbie Mainoo for Joshua Zirkzee 33
Alejandro Garnacho for Casemiro 65
Leny Yoro for Lisandro Martínez 65
Antony for Matthijs de Ligt 83

Substitutions:

Tino Livramento for Kieran Trippier 58
Harvey Barnes for Jacob Murphy 85
Joe Willock for Anthony Gordon 85

Cards:

Lisandro Martínez 61 Y

Cards:

Fabian Schär 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Godwill Kukonki
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Toby Collyer
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder/Forward Antony
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

On the bench:

Defender Lloyd Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

League position: 14th . Manchester United had now lost three consecutive home league games for the first time since February 1979 in League Division One. . The Red Devils had now lost six games in all competitions in a single month for the first time since September 1930. . United would now be lower than seventh position in a league table at the end of a year since being 15th in League Division One in 1989.

Comments:

League position: 5th . Newcastle United had now kept a clean sheet in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023 (five). . The Magpies had now won their final league game of a year for the first time since 2016 in the League Championship and since 2014 in the Premier League. . Alexander Isak had now become the first player to score in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the Toon since Papiss Cisse in April 2012.

0 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper André Onana
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward Amad Diallo
Forward Rasmus Højlund
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Substitutions:

Kobbie Mainoo for Joshua Zirkzee 33
Alejandro Garnacho for Casemiro 65
Leny Yoro for Lisandro Martínez 65
Antony for Matthijs de Ligt 83

Cards:

Lisandro Martínez 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Godwill Kukonki
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Toby Collyer
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder/Forward Antony
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford

Comments:

League position: 14th . Manchester United had now lost three consecutive home league games for the first time since February 1979 in League Division One. . The Red Devils had now lost six games in all competitions in a single month for the first time since September 1930. . United would now be lower than seventh position in a league table at the end of a year since being 15th in League Division One in 1989.

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Alexander Isak 4 G
Joelinton 19 G

Starting lineup:

Martin Dúbravka Goalkeeper
Dan Burn Defender
Fabian Schär Defender
Lewis Hall Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Trippier Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Jacob Murphy Midfielder
Sandro Tonali Midfielder
Anthony Gordon Midfielder/Forward
Joelinton Midfielder/Forward
Alexander Isak Forward

Substitutions:

Tino Livramento for Kieran Trippier 58
Harvey Barnes for Jacob Murphy 85
Joe Willock for Anthony Gordon 85

Cards:

Fabian Schär 80 Y

On the bench:

Defender Lloyd Kelly
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

League position: 5th . Newcastle United had now kept a clean sheet in four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023 (five). . The Magpies had now won their final league game of a year for the first time since 2016 in the League Championship and since 2014 in the Premier League. . Alexander Isak had now become the first player to score in six consecutive games in the Premier League for the Toon since Papiss Cisse in April 2012.