Newcastle United vs Manchester United Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics ☑️
Newcastle have won two of their last three Premier League home games against Man Utd (L1), more than they had in their previous 13 against them at St James' Park (W1 D3 L9).
Manchester United lost this exact fixture 0-1 last season -they've not lost back-to-back away league games against Newcastle since December 1987. This is the first time Newcastle are facing Manchester United in a Premier League game while above them in the table since December 2013, when they won 1-0 at Old Trafford.
Newcastle have had fewer shots on target than any other side in the Premier League this season (8). However, they've netted six goals, meaning they've scored with a league-high 75% of their attempts on target so far this term.
Manchester United have shipped 11 Premier League goals so far this season, with only West Bromwich Albion (13) conceding more. It's the second most the Red Devils have ever conceded three games into a league season, after 1930-31 (13).
After a 14-game unbeaten run to finish the 2019-20 season, Man Utd have lost two of their three Premier League games so far this season. They've not lost as many as three of their opening four league games in a campaign since 1986-87.
Away from home, Manchester United have won their last five Premier League matches, scoring at least twice each time. The Red Devils have never won six consecutive top-flight away matches while scoring more than once in each game. 17% of Manchester United's Premier League goals since the start of last season have come from the penalty spot (12/71 ), the highest ratio among all clubs to have played in both campaigns.
Callum Wilson has scored four goals in his first four Premier League games for Newcastle -the only player to score as many as five in their first five for the club was Lore Remy back in October 2013.
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New Man Utd signing Edinson Cavani could make his Premier League debut in this match -he'll be looking to become the second oldest ever debutant goalscorer in the competition (33y 246d on the day of the game), after Zlatan lbrahimovic in August 2016, also for Manchester United (34y 316d).
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