Manchester United vs Newcastle United Preview

Manchester United host Newcastle United in a Premier League encounter at Old Trafford on Friday evening, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 GMT. The Red Devils enter this Boxing Day fixture having suffered a 2-1 away defeat to Aston Villa on December 21st. Prior to that setback, they drew 4-4 at home with Bournemouth and won 4-1 away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Earlier in this sequence, they drew 1-1 at home with West Ham United and secured a 2-1 away victory at Crystal Palace.

Newcastle arrive at Old Trafford in solid form, drawing 2-2 at home with Chelsea in the Premier League on December 20th. Before that, they won 2-1 at home to Fulham in the Carabao Cup and lost 1-0 away to Sunderland in the Premier League. Earlier in this run, they drew 2-2 away to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League and won 2-1 at home against Burnley in the Premier League.

The head-to-head record heavily favours Newcastle, who have won four of the last five meetings with no draws and just one Manchester United victory. Most recently, Newcastle claimed a commanding 4-1 home win in April 2025, while they also won 2-0 away in December 2024.

Fans across the globe can tune in to watch this Premier League clash. In the UK and Ireland, the match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with streaming available via Sky Go UK, NOW and SKY GO Extra. US viewers can catch the action on USA Network, NBC Sports App and nbcsports.com. Canadian fans can watch on DAZN Canada and fuboTV Canada, while Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport. Spanish audiences can tune in on DAZN Spain, French viewers can watch on Canal+ Foot, myCANAL and Canal+ Live 1, while German fans will need to check local listings. Indian supporters can watch on JioHotstar, while coverage across Africa is available through SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2 and DStv Now in numerous territories.

Manchester United Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Aston Villa	2-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Dec 21, 2025
D	Manchester United	4-4	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Dec 15, 2025
W	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-4	Manchester United	English Premier League	Dec 8, 2025
D	Manchester United	1-1	West Ham United	English Premier League	Dec 4, 2025
W	Crystal Palace	1-2	Manchester United	English Premier League	Nov 30, 2025

Newcastle United Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
D	Newcastle United	2-2	Chelsea	English Premier League	Dec 20, 2025
W	Newcastle United	2-1	Fulham	English Carabao Cup	Dec 17, 2025
L	Sunderland	1-0	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Dec 14, 2025
D	Bayer Leverkusen	2-2	Newcastle United	Champions League	Dec 10, 2025
W	Newcastle United	2-1	Burnley	English Premier League	Dec 6, 2025

Head-to-Head Record

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Newcastle United	4-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Apr 13, 2025
Manchester United	0-2	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Dec 30, 2024
Manchester United	3-2	Newcastle United	English Premier League	May 15, 2024
Newcastle United	1-0	Manchester United	English Premier League	Dec 2, 2023
Manchester United	0-3	Newcastle United	English Carabao Cup	Nov 1, 2023

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Broadcaster
UK	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra
USA	USA Network, NBC Sports App, nbcsports.com
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Spain	DAZN Spain
France	Canal+ Foot, myCANAL, Canal+ Live 1
India	JioHotstar
Ireland	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra
South Africa	SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2, SuperSport Premier League, DStv App
Nigeria	SuperSport MaXimo 1, SuperSport MaXimo 2, DStv Now, SuperSport Premier League Nigeria