Newcastle vs Man Utd LIVE: Result and reaction after Callum Wilson seals win in top-four race
Newcastle 2-0 Man Utd: The Magpies land a significant blow in the race for the Premier League top four
Joe Willock and Callum Wilson combined to head Newcastle firmly into the race for Champions League qualification as they leapfrogged Manchester United into third place.
Willock’s 65th-minute header, his third goal of the season, and a second from substitute Wilson two minutes from time inflicted just a second defeat in 17 games in all competitions on Erik ten Hag’s side and gained a measure of revenge for February’s Carabao Cup final heartache at Wembley.
It was a deserved 2-0 victory too for the Magpies, who created the better chances in the game and might have gone ahead through Alexander Isak, Sean Longstaff and Willock before they broke the deadlock in front of a crowd of 52,268.
They are now level on 50 points - one more than they collected during the whole of the last campaign - with United, but have a significantly better goal difference with both having 11 games to play.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
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Substitution Antony Matheus dos Santos Jadon Malik Sancho
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United take a corner short but the ball trickles through the Pope amidst muted appeals for a handball from Burn.
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Schar lines up a long-range strike under no pressure but his effort is sliced wide of the left post.
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Antony registers United's first shot on target in the game but it's a tame effort from long range which Pope gathers with ease.
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Saint-Maximin with his first burst of the second half. This time he goes outside Dalot and wins a corner after his cross is deflected behind.
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Schar has had the customary checks but is fit to continue.
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Trippier delivers but Schar mistimes the header and now receives treatment given the force at which the ball hit his head.
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