Newcastle United vs Manchester United Preview

Newcastle United host Manchester United at St. James’ Park on Wednesday evening for a 20:15 GMT kick-off in the Premier League. The Magpies head into the fixture having lost their most recent match, a 2-3 home defeat to Everton on 28th February — a damaging result that will have frustrated St. James’ Park. Prior to that, they won 3-2 at home to FK Qarabag in the Champions League knockout stage on 24th February and lost 1-2 away at Manchester City on 21st February. Earlier in the sequence, they won 6-1 away at FK Qarabag in the first leg of that same Champions League tie on 18th February and also won 3-1 away at Aston Villa in the FA Cup on 14th February. The European results have been impressive in that two-legged context, but the Premier League picture is mixed — two wins and two losses from four attempts. Newcastle’s season stats show 40 goals scored, a goal difference of -2, and 42 conceded, underlining a side that can hurt teams going forward but remains susceptible at the back.

Manchester United travel to the north-east in excellent shape, unbeaten in their last five matches having lost none of them. Their most recent result was a 2-1 home win over Crystal Palace on 1st March. Prior to that, they won 1-0 away at Everton on 23rd February and drew 1-1 away at West Ham United on 10th February. Earlier in the sequence, they won 2-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 7th February and also won 3-2 at home to Fulham on 1st February. Four wins and one draw from five is a strong return, and Man Utd’s numbers reflect a side firing well — 48 goals scored, a goal difference of +11, 34 assists, and 37 conceded. They will arrive at St. James’ Park with genuine confidence and the belief that they can add to their recent winning run.

The head-to-head record over the last five meetings edges in Newcastle’s favour, with three wins to Manchester United’s two and no draws. Most recently, Manchester United won 1-0 at home on 26th December 2025. Newcastle’s most significant recent result in this fixture was a thumping 4-1 home win on 13th April 2025, while they also won 2-0 away at Old Trafford on 30th December 2024. Both clubs have shown they can win home and away in this fixture, which makes Wednesday’s tie at St. James’ Park all the more intriguing.

Supporters in the United Kingdom can watch on TNT Sports 1 or discovery+, while viewers in the USA can follow on Peacock. Fans in Australia can stream via Stan Sport, and those in Germany can tune in on WOW or Sky Sport Mix.

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Newcastle United — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Newcastle United	2-3	Everton	English Premier League	Feb 28, 2026
W	Newcastle United	3-2	FK Qarabag	Champions League	Feb 24, 2026
L	Manchester City	2-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Feb 21, 2026
W	FK Qarabag	1-6	Newcastle United	Champions League	Feb 18, 2026
W	Aston Villa	1-3	Newcastle United	English FA Cup	Feb 14, 2026

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Manchester United — Last Five Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Manchester United	2-1	Crystal Palace	English Premier League	Mar 1, 2026
W	Everton	0-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Feb 23, 2026
D	West Ham United	1-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Feb 10, 2026
W	Manchester United	2-0	Tottenham Hotspur	English Premier League	Feb 7, 2026
W	Manchester United	3-2	Fulham	English Premier League	Feb 1, 2026

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Head To Head — Last Five Meetings

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Manchester United	1-0	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Dec 26, 2025
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

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports Ultimate, discovery+, discovery+ App
Ireland	TNT Sports 1, discovery+, discovery+ App
USA	Peacock
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Australia	Stan Sport
Germany	WOW, Sky Sport Mix
Spain	DAZN Spain
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
India	JioHotstar
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League