Newcastle United vs Manchester United 01.12.2023 Prediction: Premier League

Match Overview

One of the biggest matches of the Premier League calendar is on the cards when Newcastle United host Manchester United at the St James' Park Stadium on Saturday. Manchester United will hope that they can recreate the strong performance they put up against Everton in their last Premier League game last weekend. Newcastle, however, are a tough place to go to.

Key Highlights 

It has to be noted that Newcastle are ranked 2nd in goals scored per match (2.4 goals). At the same time, it is worth keeping an eye out on the statistic that Newcastle United have won the previous 2 matches against Manchester United. Right-back Kieran Trippier is ranked 2 in big chances created in the competition (9) and he is a key cog in the Newcastle wheel.

Injury Report

Sven Botman, Matt Targett and Sean Longstaff are among some of the major absentees for Newcastle in this game whereas Manchester United will have to remain without the services of Lisandro Martinez, Tyler Malacia and Christian Eriksen for this game.

Prediction

Neither Newcastle nor Manchester United appear to be the downright favourites to win this game. We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this game. Bruno Fernandes is ranked 3rd in big chances created in the competition (8) for Manchester United whereas goalkeeper Andre Onana is ranked 3rd in saves per match in the competition (3.9). This should be a closely contested game.