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:
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
A total reversal from the first half of the EFL Cup a few weeks ago with Newcastle well on top this time. Isak has had 21 touches while Weghorst has had just seven and that is a key difference between the sides. The Swede has held up the ball expertly for his side and allowed Saint-Maximin to get plenty of opportunities on the ball. Weghorst, however, can't get the ball to stick and has failed to offer any kind of support to Rashford and Antony on the flanks.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
It remains goalless at the break between Newcastle and United but it will be the home side that are much happier after that first period. They created plenty of chances with Saint-Maximin causing trouble down the left and Trippier and Murphy combining well down the right. De Gea made a superb double save to deny Isak and Willock before Longstaff and Willock spurned good chances towards the end of the half. Not much to report from United who had just two shots and were out-performed for large parts of the half.
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-0 MANCHESTER UNITED
Newcastle United vs Manchester United
There will be one minuted of added time to end this first half.
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