Premier League · Fri, 26 Dec 2025 ·
Manchester United vs Newcastle — 1 - 0
Old Trafford · Referee: A. Taylor
Match report
Manchester United beat Newcastle 1-0
Manchester United beat Newcastle 1-0 in Premier League matchday 18 on Friday, 26 December 2025 at Old Trafford. P. Dorgu scored the only goal of the game for Manchester United in the 24th minute. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Manchester United had 33% of the ball and 10 shots (4 on target) against Newcastle’s 16 (3 on target). Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) was the top-rated player with 8.2. The result leaves Manchester United 12th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Newcastle 9th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Wed, 4 Mar 2026, Newcastle 2-1 Manchester United
Match events
- 24'goalP. DorguNormal Goal
- 46'substitutionM. MountOff: J. Fletcher
- 60'substitutionB. SeskoOff: J. Zirkzee
- 61'substitutionCasemiroOff: L. Yoro
- 68'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: Y. Wissa
- 68'substitutionJ. RamseyOff: Joelinton
- 68'substitutionJ. MurphyOff: H. Barnes
- 69'yellow cardLuke ShawYellow Card
- 73'yellow cardSandro TonaliYellow Card
- 77'substitutionS. TonaliOff: J. Willock
- 88'substitutionL. MartinezOff: T. Fredricson
- 88'substitutionL. ShawOff: T. Malacia
- 90+2'yellow cardMatheus CunhaYellow Card
Lineups
Manchester United
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Michael Carrick
Starting XI
- 31S. LammensG
- 2D. DalotD
- 26A. HeavenD
- 6L. MartinezD
- 23L. ShawD
- 18CasemiroM
- 25M. UgarteM
- 13P. DorguM
- 7M. MountM
- 10M. CunhaM
- 30B. SeskoF
Substitutes
- 1A. BayindirG
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 33T. FredricsonD
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 15L. YoroD
- 39T. FletcherM
- 38J. FletcherM
- 61S. LaceyF
- 70B. MantatoF
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe
Starting XI
- 32A. RamsdaleG
- 67L. MileyD
- 12M. ThiawD
- 5F. ScharD
- 3L. HallD
- 8S. TonaliM
- 39Bruno GuimaraesM
- 41J. RamseyM
- 23J. MurphyF
- 27N. WoltemadeF
- 10A. GordonF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 33%Possession67%
- 1.27Expected goals (xG)1.18
- 10Total shots16
- 4Shots on target3
- 6Shots off target6
- 0Blocked shots7
- 8Shots inside the box14
- 2Shots outside the box2
- 2Corners11
- 0Offsides1
- 9Fouls5
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 3Goalkeeper saves3
- 328Passes627
- 252Accurate passes548
- 77%Pass accuracy87%
- -0.04Goals prevented-0.04
Player statistics
Manchester United
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Senne LammensG | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 2Diogo DalotD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 6Lisandro MartínezD | 88 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Luke ShawD | 88 | 7.0 | ||
| 26Ayden HeavenD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 7Mason MountM | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 10Matheus CunhaM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 13Patrick DorguMTop rated | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | |
| 18CasemiroM | 61 | 6.7 | ||
| 25Manuel UgarteM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Benjamin ŠeškoF | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| 1Altay BayındırG | – | – | ||
| 12Tyrell MalaciaD | 10 | 6.6 | ||
| 15Leny YoroD | 29 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Tyler FredricsonD | 10 | 6.7 | ||
| 38Jack FletcherM | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| 39Tyler FletcherM | – | – | ||
| 11Joshua ZirkzeeF | 30 | 6.2 | ||
| 61Shea LaceyF | – | – | ||
| 70Bendito MantatoF | – | – |
Newcastle
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Aaron RamsdaleG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 3Lewis HallD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Fabian SchärD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 12Malick ThiawD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 67Lewis MileyD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 8Sandro TonaliM | 77 | 6.9 | ||
| 39Bruno GuimarãesM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 41Jacob RamseyM | 68 | 6.7 | ||
| 10Anthony GordonF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 23Jacob MurphyF | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 27Nick WoltemadeF | 68 | 6.0 | ||
| 1Nick PopeG | – | – | ||
| 37Alex MurphyD | – | – | ||
| 61Leo ShaharD | – | – | ||
| 7JoelintonM | 22 | 6.7 | ||
| 11Harvey BarnesM | 22 | 6.2 | ||
| 28Joe WillockM | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| 85Adedamola Samuel AlabiM | – | – | ||
| 9Yoane WissaF | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| 62Sean NeaveF | – | – |