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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

Sports Staff
Sunday 02 April 2023 19:00 BST
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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

2 April 2023 17:01

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

The game has calmed down a bit since that frantic start by Newcastle. United still with only one shot in the opening 26 minutes, though.

2 April 2023 16:58

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

Burn and Anthony down the United right is a duel that is hotting up in these early stages with the pair involved in another tussle after the Brazillian goes down.

2 April 2023 16:54

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

Saint-Maximin this time creates a chance down the left but his fizzed cross is guided just wide from Longstaff who was in an offside position, however.

2 April 2023 16:50

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

2 April 2023 16:50

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

2 April 2023 16:49

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

Newcastle are getting all kinds of joy down the United left with Murphy, Trippier and Longstaff all combining well and giving Shaw far too much to deal with.

2 April 2023 16:49

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

WHAT A SAVE!! Newcastle are piling the pressure on United and De Gea makes a superb double save to deny Isak's header and then Willock's follow-up after a clipped cross from Murphy found the Swedish striker in the box.

2 April 2023 16:48

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

2 April 2023 16:47

Newcastle United vs Manchester United

Newcastle work the ball quickly from left to right but the incoming cross just evades climbing Isak in the box.

2 April 2023 16:46

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