Newcastle United vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Manchester United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
Level at the interval, Barnes’ second-half brace decided the fixture and secured Newcastle United’s first league double over Manchester United since 1930-31, courtesy of a 4-1 win. Joelinton’s disallowed goal under a minute into proceedings didn’t matter in the end for the result, with the Magpies eventually putting themselves ahead 23 minutes later through Tonali’s volley at the end of a flowing move. Garnacho pulled one back ahead of half-time to give the match an air of parity, but any thought of that ended four minutes into the second period, when Barnes popped up to tuck Murphy’s pass over the line and into an empty net. The winger would take advantage of Mazraoui’s slip just after the hour to double the advantage, and his personal tally, and more errors at the back would present Guimaraes with the chance to make it four, after Bayindir’s clearance was sent right into the chest of Joelinton on the edge of the area. Clinical and efficient, Tindall’s team created an xG of 2.09 and scored with more than half of their efforts on target, while Manchester United laboured with 0.61 xG and largely failed to create opportunities to test Pope. The Magpies go into fourth with the win ahead of a match with Crystal Palace on Saturday, while Manchester United stay 13th and host Wolves on Sunday after their second leg with Lyon on Thursday. That concludes our commentary of the Premier League fixture between Newcastle United and Manchester United - we hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
FULL-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 4-1 MANCHESTER UNITED
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
Hojlund gets into Newcastle’s penalty area and looks to work a bit of space ahead of Schar to work a shot, but the striker holds on a little too long. Running out of room, he’s forced to eventually hit a low effort towards goal, but it’s easily turned behind and out for a corner by the centre-back.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
The fourth official indicates five minutes will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
HOJLUND HEADS WIDE! Shaw approaches the penalty area before opting to whip a dangerous, left-footed cross to the edge of the six-yard box for Hojlund, who makes great contact and cranes his neck to put an effort on goal from close range, only to miss the target entirely!
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
Victory for Newcastle would make them the fourth team to do the Premier League double over Manchester United this season, the most different sides to do so in a single top-flight campaign since 1957-58 (also four).
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
It looks to be a stop-start final 10 minutes, with both sides making a number of substitutions and niggly fouls to break up play. It appears that the visitors are resigned to their fate, and will go three Premier League games without a win for the second time since February, leaving them adrift in 13th.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
Substitution Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira Sean David Longstaff
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Substitution Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura Lewis Miley
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