Played
April 19, 2011 2:45 PM EDT
St. James' Park — Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Referee: L. Probert
Attendance: 49025
April 19, 2011 2:45 PM EDT
St. James' Park — Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Referee: L. Probert
Attendance: 49025
Premier League preview: Newcastle - Manchester United
League leaders searching for victory which would extend the gap at the top to nine points and move them a step closer to a record-breaking 19th title as Wayne Rooney returns
By Luke Reddy
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
| Newcastle: Harper; Simpson, Coloccini, S.Taylor, Enrique; Gutierrez, Barton, Tiote, Guthrie; Nolan; Lovenkrands. |  |
| Manchester United: Van der Sar; Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Nani; Rooney, Hernandez. |  |
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Goals could well be on the agenda as both sides have managed to hit the net consistently this season. Notching 70 times, Manchester United have scored more league goals than any other side and despite losing Andy Carroll, Newcastle are fifth in the goals scored table – hitting the net 48 times.
- Jonas Gutierrez will be the only player on display to play every Premier League fixtures this year. No Manchester United player has been an ever present this term.
- Alan Pardew will be wise to pay close attention to Nani. The Portuguese midfielder has more assists in this year’s Premier League than any other player in the competition.
- Newcastle are not scared to put their foot in. In Kevin Nolan and Cheik Tiote, Newcastle have two of the top three Premier League players to pick up the most yellow cards this term. Only Charlie Adam has entered the notebook more often. Unsurprisingly, the pair seem to lead by example as Newcastle are 19th in the disciplinary table. The only side worse behaved are Manchester City.
- Newcastle have failed to turn St James’ Park into a fortress this season. Pardew’s men have only won three of their last 11 home games and only five of their 16 home outings this term.
- Despite being the side who seemed most willing to push Manchester United during the nineties, Newcastle have seemed in awe of Sir Alex Ferguson’s men pretty much ever since. The Toon Army haven’t seen their side conquer United since September of 2001 where they triumphed 4-3 at St James’ Park.
- The league leaders have only five defeats in all competitions this season.
- Since Sir Alex Ferguson took charge at Old Trafford in 1986, Newcastle have changed their boss 22 times including double stints by Kevin Keegan and Chris Hughton.
- In Nolan, Newcastle have the highest scoring midfielder in the Premier League this season with 12 goals.
- Manchester United have the league’s top scorer at their disposal as Dimitar Berbatov currently heads the goalscoring charts with 21 strikes this season.
| LAST MEETING |
August 16, 2010: Manchester United 3 – 0 Newcastle United
The Geordies' Premier League bow after a year spent in the abyss of the Football League ended in a routine season-opening victory for United. Fletcher, Berbatov and Giggs sent the Old Trafford faithful home happy and a similar result in the north-east would take Ferguson one step closer to securing an unprecedented 19th top-flight crown for the club.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Newcastle 0-2 Manchester United
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Newcastle 0-3 Manchester United
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Newcastle 1-3 Manchester United
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Dec 26, 2012 | Manchester United 4 - Newcastle 3 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Oct 7, 2012 | Newcastle 0 - Manchester United 3 |
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| Capital One Cup (CCUP) | Sep 26, 2012 | Manchester United 2 - Newcastle 1 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Jan 4, 2012 | Newcastle 3 - Manchester United 0 |
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| English Premier League (EPL) (EPL) | Nov 26, 2011 | Manchester United 1 - Newcastle 1 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Newcastle 0 - Arsenal 1 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | QPR 1 - Newcastle 2 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | West Ham 0 - Newcastle 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Newcastle 0 - Liverpool 6 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | West Bromwich 1 - Newcastle 1 | EPL |
Manchester United
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| May 19, 2013 | West Bromwich 5 - Manchester United 5 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Manchester United 2 - Swansea City 1 | EPL |
| May 5, 2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea 1 | EPL |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Arsenal 1 - Manchester United 1 | EPL |
| Apr 22, 2013 | Manchester United 3 - Aston Villa 0 | EPL |
| 1 | Tim Krul | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Danny Simpson | Defender |
| 6 | Mike Williamson | Defender |
| 2 | Fabricio Coloccini | Defender |
| 3 | José Enrique | Defender |
| 17 | Joey Barton | Midfielder |
| 35 | Danny Guthrie | Midfielder |
| 24 | Cheikh Tiote | Midfielder |
| - | Jonas Gutierrez | Midfielder |
| - | Peter Lovenkrands | Striker |
| 23 | Shola Ameobi | Striker |
| 12 | Ole Soderberg | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | James Perch | Midfielder |
| 16 | Ryan Taylor | Defender |
| 27 | Steven Taylor | Defender |
| 7 | Stephen Ireland | Midfielder |
| 30 | Nile Ranger | Striker |
| 42 | Shefki Kuqi | Striker |
| 1 | Edwin van der Sar | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | John O'Shea | Defender |
| 12 | Chris Smalling | Defender |
| 15 | Nemanja Vidic | Defender |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | Defender |
| 17 | Nani | Midfielder |
| 16 | Michael Carrick | Midfielder |
| 8 | Anderson | Midfielder |
| 11 | Ryan Giggs | Midfielder |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Striker |
| 29 | Tomasz Kuszczak | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Fabio Da Silva | Defender |
| 6 | Jonny Evans | Defender |
| 7 | Ji-Sung Park | Midfielder |
| 7 | Antonio Valencia | Midfielder |
| 28 | Darron Gibson | Midfielder |
| 10 | Michael Owen | Striker |
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
