Newcastle v Manchester United LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Magpies seal narrow win
Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United: Anthony Gordon’s second-half goal enough for the Magpies but Nick Pope suffer serious-looking injury
Anthony Gordon’s sixth goal of the season handed Newcastle United a sixth-successive Premier League victory at St James’ Park as Manchester United became their latest victims.
The Magpies, who returned from Paris St Germain in midweek bitterly disappointed with a 1-1 Champions League draw, dominated for all but the final few minutes and perhaps should have secured the points in more emphatic fashion with Kieran Trippier seeing a first-half free-kick come back off the crossbar.
However, Gordon’s 55th-minute finish - the fourth-successive home league game in which he has scored - proved sufficient to clinch a 1-0 win and send Eddie Howe’s side above the Red Devils in the table, although his joy was tempered by a potentially-serious injury to goalkeeper Nick Pope.
Manchester United, who had thrown away a 3-1 lead at Galatasaray to draw 3-3 on Wednesday evening, created little of note - they saw a late goal ruled out after Antony’s shot had clipped Harry Maguire in an offside position - as their run of five wins in six league games came to an end in front of a crowd of 52,214.
Relive the action from St James’ Park in the blog below and get the latest odds and tips for the game here.
WATCH: Anthony Gordon gives Newcastle deserved lead
Here’s that Anthony Gordon goal that has the Magpies deservedly ahead. Lovely ball from Trippier and big-goal Gordon does it again!
Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United
63 mins: A half-chance for Man United. A free-kick lofted into the box and Maguire rises highest but heads well wide. On second glance, maybe he should have done a bit better.
Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United
61 mins: This double change has been coming... The invisible duo of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashfordexit with Antony and Rasmus Hojlund coming on
Fabian Schar has been a far bigger attacking threat in this match than the departing Man United duo, so it’s absolutely fair.
CLOSE! Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United
57 mins: Schar fancies a goal today! Again he comes driving forward and his shot is decent, flying inches over the bar with Onana desperately leaping to try and cover it
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United (Anthony Gordon) ⚽
55 mins: It’s been coming and Newcastle finally break the deadlock!
Nice work down the right by the Magpies as Guimaraes slips in Trippier, who fizzes a low ball across the six-yard box. The sliding Almiron is inches short of getting there but Anthony Gordon is there at the back post to turn home. Fully, fully deserved.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
53 mins: Rashford bundles over Livramento near halfway. Not sure how much longer he and Martial will be on the pitch, they’ve offered very little. Hojlund and Antony feel like probable replacements.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
52 mins: Ha! Lovely nutmeg by Trippier on Garnacho near the corner flag. Superb stuff. The cross comes to nothing, sadly (or happily from Garnacho’s perspective)
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
50 mins: This really is feeling like a matter of time until Newcastle score. Another defensive interception by Shaw from Schar’s hard-hit cross.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
48 mins: Shaw again defends brilliantly - he and Maguire were superb in the first half. Guimaraes gets beyond Mainoo to the byline and his low cross is going to be turned in by Isak, only for Shaw to slide in front and hook the ball out for a corner.
First corner defended well enough but a second inswinging corner from the other side gets Onan flapping and punching it away.
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