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2 January 2019 at 20:00

Premier League · Season 2018
Referee: Andre Marriner

Match Summary

Manchester United defeated Newcastle 2:0. The match was played in Premier League 2018. Goals were scored by R. Lukaku 64′, M. Rashford 80′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Newcastle had 34% possession while Manchester United held 66%. Newcastle had 14 shots (3 on target) compared to 16 (7 on target) for Manchester United. Newcastle made 3 substitutions, Manchester United made 3.

Match Events

Key match events between Newcastle and Manchester United — 2 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Newcastle
Manchester United
Kick Off
Jamaal Lascelles28′
Half Time
46′Victor Lindelöf
M. DiaméJ. Shelvey
53′
63′
MataA. Sánchez
63′
A. MartialR. Lukaku
64′
R. Lukaku
Ayoze PérezKenedy
69′
80′
M. Rashford

assist: A. Sánchez

F. SchärY. Muto
81′
87′
M. RashfordJ. Lingard
Full Time

Match Statistics

Newcastle had 34% possession against Manchester United's 66%. Newcastle registered 14 shots (3 on target) while Manchester United managed 16 (7 on target). Corner kicks: 1–2. Fouls committed: 10–9.

3Shots on Goal7
8Shots off Goal6
14Total Shots16
3Blocked Shots3
8Shots insidebox11
6Shots outsidebox5
10Fouls9
1Corner Kicks2
0Offsides0
34%Ball Possession66%
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
5Goalkeeper Saves3
350Total passes687
251Passes accurate593
72%Passes %86%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Newcastle have recorded 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 defeats. Manchester United show 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Newcastle

LLWDLW

Manchester United

DWLWWD

Head to Head

Newcastle and Manchester United have met 2 times — Newcastle won 1, Manchester United won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. A combined 4 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (2 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–1 in 2026.

1

Newcastle

0

Drawn

1

Manchester United

Goals: 2Goals: 2

Recent Meetings (2)

4 Mar 2026Newcastle2 – 1Manchester United
26 Dec 2025Manchester United1 – 0Newcastle

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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