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Manchester United vs Newcastle United - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Friday, 26 Dec 2025 • 20:00

Old Trafford (Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, England)

Manchester United

1 : 0

Newcastle United

Goals

Patrick Dorgu
1 : 0
24'
24'Patrick Dorgu
1 : 0

Lineups

Manchester United

PosPlayer
GK
Senne Lammens
DEF
Luke Shaw
DEF
Diogo Dalot
DEF
Lisandro Martínez
DEF
Patrick Dorgu
DEF
Ayden Heaven
MID
Casemiro
MID
Mason Mount
MID
Manuel Ugarte
FWD
Matheus Cunha
FWD
Benjamin Šeško

Substitutes

60'Joshua Zirkzeefor Benjamin Šeško
61'Leny Yorofor Casemiro
88'Tyler Fredricsonfor Lisandro Martínez
88'Tyrell Malaciafor Luke Shaw

Newcastle United

PosPlayer
GK
Aaron Ramsdale
DEF
Fabian Schär
DEF
Malick Thiaw
DEF
Lewis Hall
MID
Sandro Tonali
MID
Bruno Guimarães
MID
Jacob Ramsey
MID
Lewis Miley
FWD
Jacob Murphy
FWD
Nick Woltemade
FWD
Anthony Gordon

Substitutes

68'Joelintonfor Jacob Ramsey
68'Harvey Barnesfor Jacob Murphy
68'Yoane Wissafor Nick Woltemade
77'Joe Willockfor Sandro Tonali
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6Manchester United188553228+429
D
W
D
L
W
14Newcastle United186572323023
D
W
L
D
L

Last Games

Manchester United

@Aston Villa
1 - 2
vsBournemouth
4 - 4
@Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 - 1
vsWest Ham United
1 - 1
@Crystal Palace
2 - 1

Newcastle United

vsChelsea
2 - 2
@Sunderland
0 - 1
vsBurnley
2 - 1
vsTottenham Hotspur
2 - 2
@Everton
4 - 1

Head-to-Head

04 Mar 2026
Newcastle United2 - 1Manchester United
04 Mar 2026Newcastle United
2 - 1
Manchester United
26 Dec 2025
Manchester United1 - 0Newcastle United
26 Dec 2025Manchester United
1 - 0
Newcastle United
13 Apr 2025
Newcastle United4 - 1Manchester United
13 Apr 2025Newcastle United
4 - 1
Manchester United
30 Dec 2024
Manchester United0 - 2Newcastle United
30 Dec 2024Manchester United
0 - 2
Newcastle United
15 May 2024
Manchester United3 - 2Newcastle United
15 May 2024Manchester United
3 - 2
Newcastle United

Premier League

Gameweek 18

26 Dec • 20:00
Manchester United
Newcastle United
1 - 0
27 Dec • 12:30
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1 - 2
27 Dec • 15:00
Arsenal
Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Brentford
Bournemouth
4 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Burnley
Everton
0 - 0
27 Dec • 15:00
Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
West Ham United
Fulham
0 - 1
27 Dec • 17:30
Chelsea
Aston Villa
1 - 2
28 Dec • 14:00
Sunderland
Leeds United
1 - 1
28 Dec • 16:30
Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.