Newcastle vs Manchester United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th April 2025

Newcastle appear to have a good chance to add three more points to their season account, as they face Manchester United in round 32 of the Premier League season. They will surely end up frustrated, should they fail to beat the visitors at St James' Park on Sunday.

The Magpies approach round 32 as number 5 in the Premier League table with 53 points on their account so far. With 30 rounds behind them, The Red Devils have amassed 38 points, placing them as number 13 in the standings.

Newcastle took down Manchester United in their most recent meeting, and bookmakers deem another win for the home side a likely scenario this coming Sunday.

Newcastle step into their next home match on Sunday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 17 goals against. That is an average of 1.7 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Manchester United are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 12 goals, and while Manchester United claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match.

Manchester United were knocked out cold when Newcastle took a 2-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 3-2 defeat, Manchester United handed out in the game before.

Newcastle vs Manchester United Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-2 against Liverpool. They went on to defeat Brentford 2-1 and made it three on the spin against Leicester in a 0-3 victory. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Newcastle but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Premier League matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring 14 goals while conceding ten.

Manchester United Form

Manchester United came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 1-0 against Nottingham Forest, followed by a 0-0 draw with Manchester City. In their last match, they finished even 2-2 against Lyon. Manchester United won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says six goals conceded and eight scored.

Newcastle are well up for the task of building on their current momentum, and we expect them to deliver the goods in their upcoming clash at St James' Park against visitors Manchester United.

Newcastle took 38 points from their last 16 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Premier League table. This amounts to 12 wins after scoring 32 times and conceding 12. Manchester United fought their way to one wins and seven points from their last ten games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. Newcastle claimed 16 wins, five draws as well as nine defeats in the Premier League this season. Manchester United enjoy a record of ten wins, eight draws and 13 defeats in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Manchester United Squads

Newcastle Squad

Howe will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Manchester United from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/10), Nick Pope (0/20), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/29), Emil Krafth (0/6), Fabian Schaer (2/26), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Jamal Lewis (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/19), Matt Targett (0/1), Sven Botman (0/3), Valentino Livramento (0/29), Bruno Guimaraes (3/30), Jacob Murphy (7/27), Joelinton (4/26), Joseph Willock (0/26), Lewis Hall (0/27), Lewis Miley (1/10), Sandro Tonali (2/28), Sean Longstaff (0/22), Alexander Isak (20/27), Anthony Gordon (6/26), Callum Wilson (0/10), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (6/25), Trevan Sanusi (0/0), William Osula (0/11).

Manchester United Squad

Here is the full team squad of Manchester United. The 40 year-old Ruben Amorim will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Altay Bayindir (0/0), Andre Onana (0/31), Tom Heaton (0/0), Ayden Heaven (0/2), Diogo Dalot (0/30), Harry Maguire (1/22), Jonny Evans (0/6), Leny Yoro (0/16), Lisandro Martinez (2/20), Luke Shaw (0/2), Matthijs de Ligt (2/28), Noussair Mazraoui (0/31), Victor Lindelof (0/9), Bruno Fernandes (8/30), Casemiro (1/21), Christian Eriksen (0/17), Kobbie Mainoo (0/18), Manuel Ugarte (1/23), Mason Mount (0/10), Patrick Dorgu (0/5), Toby Collyer (0/6), Alejandro Garnacho (4/30), Amad Diallo (6/22), Joshua Zirkzee (3/31), Rasmus Hoejlund (3/26).

Newcastle vs Manchester United Team News

At the time of writing, Newcastle have three players on their injured and absent list as they prepare to meet Manchester United on Sunday. For their upcoming match in round 32, Newcastle are unable to call upon Anthony Gordon, who is suspended.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are missing from the squad, Newcastle will field against Manchester Unitedthis coming Sunday.

Manchester United have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Newcastle this coming Sunday. Patrick Dorgu, Bruno Fernandes and Andre Onana can't be called upon by Manchester United, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Newcastle vs Manchester United Lineups

Newcastle vs Manchester United H2H

Manchester United lost 2-0 against Newcastle in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 3-2 defeat, Manchester United handed out in the match before. Manchester United seem to have a bit of a love affair with Newcastle, as they have beaten them five times in last ten encounters. The bookies have Manchester United to win this match at best price odds of 4/1.

Newcastle vs Manchester United Results

In the last ten matches between Newcastle and Manchester United over 2.5 goals came out five times. Odds on at least three goals are at 2/3 with bookies.

Newcastle vs Manchester United Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Jacob Murphy brings great form to the table, as he is now on three goals in six games. Surely, Newcastle will start him against Manchester United, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Bruno Fernandes, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Newcastle won seven times and lost three as well. Manchester United won three times, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Strap yourselves up for a goals at St James' Park since both teams scored in seven of the last 10 home matches for Newcastle. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Manchester United.

Over 3.5 goals came out five times in the past ten encounters between Newcastle and Manchester United, with the former on an average of 1.2 goals a game. Manchester United scored 1.9 goals per game and both teams scored six times in this run. Newcastle saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Manchester United, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches.