Manchester Utd vs Newcastle prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-12-25 20:00.
[p]The Premier League’s only Boxing Day action comes from Old Trafford, where Manchester United face a Newcastle side they’ve badly struggled against in recent years.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]A theme of missed opportunities continues to follow Manchester United, who fell to a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Sunday despite a good performance to remain outside the top six. Most crucially, Ruben Amorim’s depleted squad is now without captain Bruno Fernandes due to injury, and given that they’ve won just two of their last eight matches (D4, L2), festive cheer may be in short order among the home faithful. United fans will therefore be praying Santa can bring them a victory, but with their side winless in their last three home fixtures (D2, L1), with only six teams picking up fewer home points this term, hopes won’t be high of a turnaround here.   [/p]
[p]Consistency also continues to elude Newcastle, who squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 against Chelsea at the weekend. Eddie Howe’s men have now won just one of their last four matches across all competitions (D2, L1) and sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table, with long-standing poor form on the road undermining their European qualification efforts. The Magpies have lost five of their last seven competitive away matches (W1, D1) and won only one of 11 trips in the league (D4, L6), a sequence that includes five failures to score.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Since losing the Carabao Cup final in March 2023, Newcastle have won five of the last six H2Hs (L1), four of which came without reply. That’s as many victories as they managed against the Red Devils in the prior 42 meetings (D9, L28)![/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Nine of the 12 home goals United have conceded this season came after half-time.[/p]
[p]United have failed to score in three of the last five H2Hs at Old Trafford.[/p]
[p]No team in the Premier League has conceded more goals beyond the 76th minute than Newcastle (10).[/p]
[p]Nine of Newcastle’s last ten matches produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Matheus Cunha has now scored in back-to-back appearances for United, while three of his last four club goals have arrived before half-time. Nick Woltemade ended a five-game goal drought with a brace against Chelsea, including his fourth match opener of the campaign.[/p]
[p]As well as missing a trio of players on international duty, the hosts are expected to be without Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo, while defenders Harry Maguire and Matthijs de Ligt remain doubtful. Newcastle’s numerous defensive injuries include Tino Livramento and Dan Burn.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts look vulnerable here with a series of absentees in key areas, making a bet on Newcastle to win to continue their recent H2H dominance an attractive proposition.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]