Manchester Utd vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting Tips (26 December)

Once again left behind by the best teams in the Premier League, Manchester United are forced to fight to hope to secure a European place at the end of the season. With 26 points taken during the first 17 days, Ruben Amorim's men currently only occupy 7th place in the standings, 3 points behind the 4th place occupied by Chelsea. Since their last success against poorly ranked Wolverhampton 1-4, the Red Devils were held in check by Bournemouth after a formidable offensive show 4-4 then they were beaten by Aston Villa 2-1 last weekend. On the other hand, Newcastle cannot boast of being among the satisfactions of the first part of the season across the Channel. On the contrary, the residents of St-James Park are only in the 2nd part of the ranking, in 11th place, with 3 units of expenditure on their opponent of the day before this Boxing Day.

Irregular, the Magpies got the better of Burnley 2-1 before falling to neighbor Sunderland 1-0. Finally, last weekend, Eddie Howe's men had to settle for a draw against Chelsea 2-2. At the same time, Newcastle booked their ticket to the last four of the League Cup after their 2-1 victory against Fulham and are 12th in the Champions League league stage standings. 

The usually starting defenders Maguire and De Ligt will not be able to play for this game. To this we add that the holders Mazraoui, Diallo and Mbeumo left to compete in the African Cup of Nations with their respective selections while midfielder Casemiro (4 goals in PL) returned from suspension. Creator Bruno Fernandes (5 goals and 7 assists in PL), who was injured last week, is uncertain. Scorer against Villa, Brazilian striker Matheus Cunha scored his 3rd PL goal. His partners Mount (3 goals in PL) and Sesko (2 goals in PL) are also tipped to start. The Magpies also deplore quite a few injuries since potentially starting defenders Trippier, Burn, Livramento and Botman, goalkeeper No.

1 Pope as well as substitutes Krafth, Lascelles (defenders) and Osula (attacker) must all remain in the infirmary at the moment. Otherwise, everyone is on deck this Friday, starting with the midfield players like Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes (5 goals and 2 assists in the PL). Up front, the excellent Gordon (2 goals in the PL) and Woltemade (7 goals in the PL), author of a double against Chelsea, should retain the confidence of their coach. The probable line-ups for Manchester United - Newcastle: Manchester United: Lammens - Yoro, Lisandro, Shaw - Dalot, Bruno Fernandes (or Casemiro), Ugarte, Dorgu - Cunha, Sesko, Mount. Newcastle: Ramsdale - Miley, Thiaw, Schär, Hall - Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton - Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon.

• Summary: Manchester United is going head to head with Newcastle United starting on 26 Dec 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Old Trafford stadium, Manchester city, England. The match is a part of the Premier League .
• Referee: Anthony Taylor
• Manchester Utd Feedinco Rating: 6.83
• Newcastle Feedinco Rating: 6.82