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.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
25 mins: Man United’s attacking threats - Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial et al - have been completely anonymous so far. The stats back this up with eight shots to two in Newcastle’s favour so far.
As if to prove this, Rashford’s ball to the overlapping Wan-Bissaka is poor - too long and out harmlessly for a goal-kick
CLOSE! Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
21 mins: And now another chance for Newcastle - who are dominating here. The corner is initially cleared but comes back into the box, Isak hooks it back into the mixer from the back post and Jamaal Lascelles gets in front of Mainoo to head just wide across the goal. Not far away at all.
Great tempo to this game so far and Newcastle the better team.
CHANCE! Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
19 mins: Surely should be 1-0 to Newcastle?
Good work by Tripper down the right, finds Almiron whose ball across isn’t cleared by Wan-Bissaka, it falls to Isak about 12 yards out, he takes a touch and then his shot is inches wide. It’s deflected off the heel of Harry Maguire but he should probably score - could he have hit it first time?
SAVE! Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
17 mins: Onana called into action this time. Joelinton gets to the byline and cuts the ball back to Gordon. He gets a shot off through Shaw’s legs but Onana is down well to his right to push the ball away with two strong hands. Nice, nerve-settling save.
Newcastle then attack again and Guimaraes takes aim from 25 yards but the ball is skewed over.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
15 mins: After that Garnacho chance, Newcastle have got back on top. Good defending by Wan-Bissaka to deny Gordon as he burst into the box.
Luke Shaw - playing at centre back tonight - then makes a sliding block as Isak takes a shot in the penalty area after Trippier’s neat ball in. Good defending by Shaw
SAVE! Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
11 mins: Nick Pope the first goalkeeper called into real action. It’s Man United’s first attack and Alejandro Garnacho gets away from Trippier down the right. Burts into the box but he’s slightly wide and the strike goalwards is saved by the foot of Pope.
One of Garnacho’s touches probably took him a shade wide as Trippier scrambled back but it’s the visitors’ best moment so far.
PENALTY APPEAL! Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
9 mins: Diogo Dalot what are you doing?! Gordon’s reverse-pass into the box is bouncing harmlessly towards Onana but Dalot decides to take matters into his own hands (literally), plays it past his own keeper and a heavy touch then bounces up and hits his arm before he can panickedly boot clear.
Appeals for a penalty from Newcastle and frankly, if the PSG one in midweek was a penalty (which it shouldn’t have been) this probably should be as well... Referee and then VAR control room say nothing doing. Lucky boy Dalot!
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
8 mins: All Newcastle so far. The busy Miguel Almiron squirrels his way to the ball and crosses into the box. Cleared but again, the Magpies are taking the game to Man United.
Guimaraes sees a shot blocked and Onana dives on the loose ball after a heavy touch from Alexander Isak in the box.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
7 mins: Lots of bodies around Onana from the corner and it’s a flappy lunge towards Kieran Trippier’s cross from the keeper that gets nowhere near the ball but Dalot can clean up at the back post and hoof clear.
Not exactly confidence-building from Onana...
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United
6 mins: Nice tackle from Guimaraes on Marcus Rashford. Newcastle then surge forward and Anthony Gordon is able to run at Aaron Wan-Bissaka - he cuts inside and makes the simple pass but that left-winger vs right-back battle could be fun tonight.
The Magpies earn a corner as Livramento again overlaps and his cross is blocked by Rashford. Good start from the Toon.
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