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The Magpies are braced up for a visit from Erik ten Hag's Red Devils on Sunday, as the United look to bounce back from a disappointing draw in their last Premier League outing.
Manchester United travel to St.James Park to play Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
The Red Devils would no doubt be hoping to outclass the Magpies in their own territory.
Newcastle have been impressive this season, picking up 47 points from 27 games and contending for Champions League football.
Erik ten Hag already played down his team’s chances of contending for the Premier League title as the Red Devils are currently 19 points off league leaders Arsenal.
However, a win for United could see them leapfrog Man City on the summit as their local rivals face a serious test against Liverpool a day before.
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For Eddie Howe’s men, a win on Sunday could see them leapfrog Tottenham Hotspur who face Everton on Monday night in the Premier League.
Regardless, the Magpies are fully aware they have to dig deep when they come up against one of the best teams in the Premier League this season.
As Pulse Sports continues to build up to the Premier League fixtures this weekend, here are 10 interesting facts you should know ahead of Newcastle vs Manchester United.
10 Key facts you should know ahead of Newcastle vs Manchester United
1, Newcastle are WINLESS in SIX Premier League games against Man Utd (D2 L4), though the last two have both been drawn – they've not gone three league games without defeat against the Red Devils since January 2012 (W1 D2).
2, Manchester United have won more Premier League away games against Newcastle than any other side(14).
However, they've lost two of their last five such visits (W2 D1), having lost just one of their previous 13 at St James' Park.
3, Following their goalless draw at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture, Newcastle are looking to keep a clean sheet in consecutive Premier League games against Manchester United for the first time since May 1997.
4, Following a run of just one win in eight Premier League games (D5 L2), Newcastle have won their last two.
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The Magpies last three league victories have seen them score the winner in the 89th, 79th and 90th minute respectively.
5, Manchester United have failed to score in their last two Premier League games, as many times as in their first 24 matches this season.
The Red Devils last went three league games without a goal in February 2020 under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
6, Coming into this weekend's fixtures, only Bournemouth (38), Nottingham Forest (32) and Leicester City (30) have conceded more away goals in the Premier League this season than Man Utd (27).
Indeed, only in four different Premier League campaigns have the Red Devils conceded more on the road – 1999-00 (29), 2001-02 (28), 2018-19 (29) and 2021-22 (35).
7, On average, Newcastle's Premier League games have been 98 minutes and 58 seconds this season, the third highest in the division.
However, the ball has been in play on average for just 51 minutes and 41 seconds, the lowest in the competition this term.
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8, Man Utd's Marcus Rashford has been involved in SEVEN goals in his EIGHTPremier League starts against Newcastle (4 goals, 3 assists) – only against Arsenal and Leicester (9 each) has he been involved in more.
9, Alexander Isak has scored SIX goals in 10 Premier League appearances for Newcastle this season, including three in his last two.
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He could become just the third Swedish player to score in 3+ consecutive Premier League appearances after Freddie Ljungberg (5 in April 2002), and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (two runs of three in 2016).
10, No player has scored more winning goals in the Premier League this season than Marcus Rashford, with NINE of his 14 strikes being the winner.
Only two Manchester United players have ever scored more winning goals in a single campaign in the competition – Cristiano Ronaldo (12 in 2007-08) and Wayne Rooney (10 in 2009-10)
Stats and Data provided by Opta.
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