Manchester United v Newcastle result

Full-time · Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle

Premier League · Sat, 11 Sep 2021 15:00 BST · Old Trafford

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Newcastle 4–1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday 11 September. Manchester United have scored in 12 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester United led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo (45’; 62’, assisted by Luke Shaw), Bruno Fernandes (80’, assisted by P. Pogba) and Jesse Lingard (90’, assisted by P. Pogba); Newcastle: Javier Manquillo (56’, assisted by A. Saint-Maximin).

Discipline

A. Taylor showed one yellow card — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester United: P. Pogba (60’).

What it changes

With five goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 4, across 10 matches. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions. Newcastle are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Joseph Willock (Newcastle) 9.6, P. Pogba (Manchester United) 9.0 and Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 8.8 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Newcastle next travel to Crystal Palace on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Newcastle: Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: A. Taylor
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester United 5 · draws 0 · Newcastle 1 · 3.67 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 3W 2D 0L · Newcastle 1W 2D 2L

Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.57 / 5.38

Corners

against 4.71 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4 / 4

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.71 / 1.38

Cards

against 1.86 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.33 yellows

Referee · A. Taylor

2 home / 2.33 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Newcastle for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.57 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.38 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.71 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	13.13 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.71 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.25 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Taylor — 4.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.04 fouls over 24 matches (2 to the home side, 2.33 to the away side).

Home 2Away 2.33

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Pogba n 8	91.3	2.3 8/6	1.2 6/3	S. Longstaff
E. Bailly n 8	83	1.8 6/2	0.4 2/1	—
S. McTominay n 8	78.1	1.7 6/5	1.9 7/4	—
A. Diallo n 8	35	1.6 2/2	2.3 5/1	—
L. Shaw n 8	88.1	1.5 6/5	1.5 8/4	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	80.5	2.9 8/5	1.3 4/2
M. Greenwood n 8	76.3	2.8 7/6	1.3 7/2
E. Cavani n 8	68.3	2.3 6/3	1.6 5/2
M. Rashford n 8	66.4	2 6/4	0.8 5/0
P. Pogba n 8	91.3	1.5 7/3	0.5 3/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Cavani n 8	68.3	1.2 5/2	0.5 2/1
J. Sancho n 8	52.5	0.4 2/0	0.9 4/0
Bruno Fernandes n 8	80.5	0.6 2/1	0.1 1/0
M. Greenwood n 8	76.3	0.7 5/0	0 0/0
P. Pogba n 8	91.3	0 0/0	0.6 2/1

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Diallo n 8	35	2.6 4/2
S. McTominay n 8	78.1	2 7/4
Fred n 8	67	2 5/4
E. Cavani n 8	68.3	1.8 4/4
D. van de Beek n 8	43.1	1.8 4/3

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	93.8	3.1 5/4
D. Henderson n 8	90	2.9 8/4

Newcastle

Newcastle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Carroll n 8	21.1	3.7 4/2	2.1 3/1	—
C. Wilson n 8	64.1	2.5 5/4	1.1 5/1	—
F. Schär n 8	70.5	1.8 6/3	1 4/1	—
J. Hendrick n 8	43	1.8 4/3	1.3 4/1	—
S. Longstaff n 8	46.3	1.7 5/2	0.2 1/0	P. Pogba

Newcastle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wilson n 8	64.1	2.6 6/4	1.4 4/3
D. Gayle n 8	38.3	2.4 4/3	1.2 3/1
A. Carroll n 8	21.1	2.1 3/1	0.5 1/0
Joelinton n 8	36.3	1.9 4/2	0.6 2/0
J. Willock n 8	69.4	1.6 5/4	1.1 5/2

Newcastle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Willock n 8	69.4	0.8 5/0	0 0/0
C. Wilson n 8	64.1	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
J. Murphy n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Saint-Maximin n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Lascelles n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Newcastle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Longstaff n 8	46.3	4.6 5/4
J. Murphy n 8	90	2.8 7/6
I. Hayden n 8	78.5	2.7 8/4
Javier Manquillo n 8	56.5	2.4 6/3
J. Willock n 8	69.4	2.1 6/3

Newcastle — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Dúbravka n 8	90	3.5 6/4
F. Woodman n 8	90.5	2.1 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Newcastle
64%	Possession	36%
21	Shots	12
7	Shots on target	3
9	Shots off target	6
5	Blocked shots	3
12	Shots inside the box	5
7	Corners	3
1	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
644	Passes	365
90%	Pass accuracy	82%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David de Gea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
R. Varane	90	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	7.2
H. Maguire	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.2
L. Shaw	90	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	7.9
P. Pogba	90	0	2	0	0	3	2	Y	8.2
N. Matić	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	6.9
Cristiano Ronaldo	90	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	8.7
M. Greenwood	85	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	6.7
Bruno Fernandes	85	1	0	4	1	2	2	0	7.9
J. Sancho	66	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	5.9
Jesse Lingard sub	24	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
D. van de Beek sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Martial sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Newcastle player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
F. Woodman	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
I. Hayden	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Lascelles	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	7.6
M. Ritchie	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	6.3
M. Almirón	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.2
S. Longstaff	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.5
Joelinton	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	6.7
A. Saint-Maximin	90	0	1	2	0	3	0	7.5
J. Willock	85	0	0	2	1	0	9	8.2
C. Clark	84	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Javier Manquillo	77	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.3
J. Murphy sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Lewis sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Hendrick sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Newcastle — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWDWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

NewcastleWLLDD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester United 5 · 0 draws · Newcastle 1 · 3.67 goals/game

2021-02-21 Manchester United 3–1 Newcastle
2020-10-17 Newcastle 1–4 Manchester United
2019-12-26 Manchester United 4–1 Newcastle
2019-10-06 Newcastle 1–0 Manchester United
2019-01-02 Newcastle 0–2 Manchester United
2018-10-06 Manchester United 3–2 Newcastle

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#6 pos58 pts38 pl0 GD

Newcastle#11 pos49 pts38 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.5

Newcastle scored1.16

Manchester United conceded1.5

Newcastle conceded1.63

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Newcastle?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester United won 5, Newcastle won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Newcastle?: Recent form — Manchester United 3W 2D 0L; Newcastle 1W 2D 2L.

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