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 20:48 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

45 mins: Ouch! Callum Wilson gets the ball in midfiled and spins away from Fred. He then seems to jar his knee as he looks to run away with the ball and goes down straight away clutching the back of his leg.

The medics come on and see to him. There’s going to be four minutes of added time to play.

[27 December 2021 20:43 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

42 mins: Bruno Fernandes flicks a free kick over the Newcastle line as Ronaldo and Greenwood make runs into the box. Greenwood gets there first but he’s charged down by Dubravka and can’t poke the ball past the Newcastle goalkeeper who keeps it out with a body save.

[27 December 2021 20:40 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

39 mins: Callum Wilson scores for Newcastle but he’s offside. It came after another good run from Allan Saint-Maximin who drove into the box with the ball. The Manchester United defenders just dropped away from him allowing Saint-Maximin to slip the ball into Wilson who shrugs off Maguire and turns the ball into the back of the net. Then the offside flag goes up and it’s a godd decision from the assistant referee.

[27 December 2021 20:37 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

36 mins: Varane gives the ball away again with a terrible pass and Newcastle break on the counter-attack. Joelinton is almost played into the left side of the box but Maguire is across well to cover. He boots the ball away but Newcastle win it back quickly and comes again. Callum Wilson receives the ball and shifts it away from Maguire just as the centre-back commits to the tackle and wins a free kick.

[27 December 2021 20:36 · Alex Pattle]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

[27 December 2021 20:34 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

33 mins: Rashford dinks the ball into the box and Fernandes collects it. He chips a cross towards the back post where Emil Krafth heads the ball straight into the air. It drops for Ronaldo who goes to shoot from a narrow angle but misses the ball and it bounces up, hits him in the chest and deflects behind for a goal kick.

[27 December 2021 20:32 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

30 mins: A cross from Rashford is headed out to McTominay. He gives it to Fred who sets up Greenwood for a shot from the outside the box. Greenwood drills it hard but Lascelles gets in the way and blocks the effort.

Still no attempts on target for Manchester United with half an hour played.

[27 December 2021 20:30 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

27 mins: Newcastle fire a free kick into the box from the inside right and it’s won deep in the box by Joelinton. He lays it off to Saint-Maximin who breezes around Dalot and takes the ball into the area. McTominay hits him with a heavy challenge but he manages to get the ball back to Joelinton whose low cross into the six-yard box is cleared by Varane.

[27 December 2021 20:26 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

24 mins: Jonjo Shelvey blasts one from range and forces David De Gea into a leaping save to his left to palm the ball wide of goal. A long throw in is sent into the Manchester United area but Jamaal Lascelles is penalised for a bit of shoving in the box.

[27 December 2021 20:24 · Michael Jones]

Newcastle 1 - 0 Man Utd

21 mins: There’s a breakdown in communication between Scott McTominay and Mason Greenwood. Rashford threads a forward ball to Greenwood who turns it towards goal as McTominay starts a run into the box. Greenwood sends the ball in but McTominay stops in his tracks and the ball rolls safely through to Martin Dubravka.