Newcastle vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight

Follow all the fallout from St James’ Park

A frustrated Ralf Rangnick at St James’ Park (Manchester United via Getty Images)

Newcastle United welcome Manchester United to St James’ Park this evening as the visitors take to the pitch for the first time in over two weeks.

Covid-related disruptions to the Premier League’s calendar saw Man United’s fixtures against Brighton and Brentford postponed earlier this month, with the Red Devils’ Carrington training ground closed for a brief period thereafter. It remains to be seen whether the lack of action will help or hinder Ralf Rangnick’s seventh-placed team, who may be slightly short of match sharpness but who have had a bit more time to get used to their new interim coach’s style of play. A victory here would take them fifth.

Meanwhile, Newcastle’s fortunes have not improved much in their relegation battle since Eddie Howe’s appointment as head coach, and an admittedly tough recent run of games has seen the Magpies beaten 4-0 by Man City, 3-1 by Liverpool and 4-0 by Leicester. Their last win came on 4 December as they edged past Burnley 1-0, and even a victory here would not haul 19th-placed Newcastle out of the relegation zone. As our own Tony Evans writes, the club must cut through their own barriers on and off the pitch as a kinder run of fixtures approaches after tonight.

Follow all the fallout from Newcastle vs Manchester United below.

Newcastle 1-1 Manchester United

• Lindelof misses out for Man United after testing positive for Covid on Sunday
• 7 mins: Newcastle open scoring through Saint-Maximin after Varane loses ball
• 70 mins: Cavani skews rebound into bottom corner to equalise for Man United
• Full-time: Points shared after Newcastle hit post and draw crucial De Gea save late on

[27 December 2021 21:14 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

53 mins: Telles swings a free kick into the box from the right side and picks out Maguire in the box. He heads the ball down but Newcastle’s clearance gives the ball to Ronaldo just outside the area. He chests it down and shoots but his effort is off target and sails well clear of the goal.

[27 December 2021 21:12 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

50 mins: Rashford takes a swerving, dipping shot from range and forces Dubravka to push the ball over the crossbar and out for a Man Utd corner. Telles takes it but the home side deal with the set piece well enough.

[27 December 2021 21:11 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

48 mins: SAVE! Huge save from David De Gea! Newcastle break on the counter with Saint-Maximin driving in from the left. He can’t get around Varane and McTominay gets back to send the ball out of play. The throw in comes to Krafth who shimmies away from two tackles and dribbles into the box before squaring it to Saint-Maximin. The ball just hits him but looks like it’s rolling over the line before De Gea dives across and keeps it out!

[27 December 2021 21:08 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

Kick off: Ralf Rangnick makes two changes at half-time. Mason Greenwood and Fred are the two players hooked with Edinson Cavani and Jadon Sancho replacing them.

No further changes for Newcastle. Jacob Murphy came on for Callum Wilson at the end of the first half.

[27 December 2021 21:05 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

Since joining prior to the 2019-20 campaign, Allan Saint-Maximin is the only Newcastle player in double figures for goals (10) and assists (11) in the Premier League.

[27 December 2021 21:02 · Michael Jones]

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[27 December 2021 21:00 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

Newcastle have dropped 17 points after leading this season, the most in the Premier League.

Manchester United have won four of their last five Premier League matches against Newcastle when trailing at half-time

[27 December 2021 20:56 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

Allan Saint-Maximin’s goal is the difference between the teams at half-time. There’s work for Manchester United to do, they’ve been outplayed so far.

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(Getty Images)

(AFP via Getty Images)

[27 December 2021 20:52 · Michael Jones]

Half-time: Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

45+4 mins: Wilson hasn’t made it to half-time. He went down again rubbing his left calf and Eddie Howe doesn’t risk keeping him on any longer. Jacob Murphy comes on, jogs about a 10 metres and then the whistle goes for half-time.

Newcastle lead by one goal to nil at the break.

[27 December 2021 20:49 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

45+2 mins: Wilson is back on his feet but he’s hobbling around the pitch. He might not come back on after half-time. Bruno Fernandes attempts a difficult diagonal ball into the box but there are no runners and he ends up kicking the ball out of play.