Manchester United vs Newcastle United result and stats
Win probability: home 35%, draw 24%, away 41%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersManchester United beat Newcastle United 1–0 at home in the Premier League on Friday 26 December 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Manchester United 35%, the draw 24% and Newcastle United 41%, so a home win had a 35% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
MUNU
10Shots16
4On target3
2Corners11
9Fouls5
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Half-time goals0
Referee: A Taylor
Recent form
Manchester United
L @ Aston Villa1–2 · 21 Dec
D v Bournemouth4–4 · 15 Dec
W @ Wolves4–1 · 8 Dec
D v West Ham1–1 · 4 Dec
W @ Crystal Palace2–1 · 30 Nov
Newcastle United
D v Chelsea2–2 · 20 Dec
L @ Sunderland0–1 · 14 Dec
W v Burnley2–1 · 6 Dec
D v Tottenham2–2 · 2 Dec
W @ Everton4–1 · 29 Nov
Head to head
In 8 league meetings since 2021, Manchester United won 2, Newcastle United won 4 and 2 were drawn; the most recent, on 13 Apr 2025, finished Newcastle United 4–1 Manchester United, a win for Newcastle United.
Newcastle United 4–1 Manchester United13 Apr 2025
Manchester United 0–2 Newcastle United30 Dec 2024
Manchester United 3–2 Newcastle United15 May 2024
Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester United2 Dec 2023
Newcastle United 2–0 Manchester United2 Apr 2023
Manchester United 0–0 Newcastle United16 Oct 2022