Manchester Utd vs Newcastle prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-12-29 20:00.
[p]The festive season has once again delivered nothing but misery for Manchester United, who’ve suffered four Premier League defeats in December. With the Red Devils slumping to an outrageously low 14th in the table, head coach Ruben Amorim’s insistence that his side need to “survive” set fans wondering whether he was referring to their current slump or the season in general![/p]
[p]His desperation comes as little surprise as the five defeats Amorim has suffered in his first ten matches is the most of any new United manager since Walter Crickmer in 1932, while his side stand on the verge of losing five league games in the same calendar month for the first time in over 62 years. Despite the pair’s contrasting form, the visit of Newcastle may be just what the Red Devils need as they’ve lost just one of the last 39 league meetings on home turf (W28, D10). [/p]
[p]Even with such a record against them, Newcastle remarkably travel to Old Trafford as narrow favourites after a formidable run of form that’s seen them win their last three league games by an aggregate score of 11-0! The 3-0 crushing of ten-man Aston Villa on Boxing Day was perhaps the most impressive, as it lifted the Magpies into the top-five and back into contention for a UEFA Champions League finish.[/p]
[p]Eddie Howe’s side will take some stopping in their current form, and a fourth successive win without conceding would mark their first set of four straight top-flight win ‘to nil’ since April 2012. And while they’ve struggled at this venue historically, Newcastle have actually won two of the last three league meetings with Man Utd (L1), as many as they managed in their previous 16 (D4, L10)![/p]
[p]Players to watch: With midfield pair Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte sidelined by suspension, Casemiro could be in line for a recall and he’ll be looking to avoid a yellow card having been booked in all four prior H2Hs. Anthony Gordon scored a spectacular goal against Aston Villa on Thursday and after netting in both H2Hs last season, he could become the first Newcastle player in Premier League history to score in three successive matches against Man Utd.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: After losing their final league game of 2023, Man Utd could end a second successive calendar year with a defeat for the first time since 1986![/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]