Newcastle and Manchester United face off in mouth-watering clash

Newcastle and Manchester United clash this Sunday at the St James Park for matchday 29 of the Premier League . At the moment, Eddie Howe's team chase Erik ten Hag's team by 3 points in the table.

Newcastle head into this clash on the back of a 1x2 win against Nottingham Forest (Premier League 2022/2023), whilst Manchester United edged past Fulham with a 3x1 win (The FA Cup 2022/23). A look back at the history books shows that Eddie Howe's team and Erik ten Hag's team have faced each other one hundred seventy-five times, with Manchester United holding the advantage: 91 victories, against 43 victories of Newcastle. Specifically in the St James Park, Erik ten Hag's team and Eddie Howe's team have both 33 victories.

In the Premier League, one hundred fifty-one games were played between the two teams, with 75 wins for Manchester United, 40 draws and 36 wins for Newcastle.

Considering the Premier League 2022/23, from Newcastle's most influential players, Sean Longstaff has entered the field 26 times, and Kieran Trippier has played the most minutes (2291). Miguel Almirón has scored 11 goals, the most across Newcastle's squad. As for Manchester United, Marcus Rashford participated in 26 games, and David de Gea is the one with more minutes played (2340). Marcus Rashford has scored 14 goals, the most across Manchester United's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Manchester United winning 2x0. It is expected to be an exciting clash, that can go either way.