TEAM NEWS
Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff is still out with an ankle injury but defender Lewis Hall is available again after being ineligible against his parent club Chelsea last weekend.
Joe Willock’s Achilles injury is not as bad as feared but he still faces a couple more weeks on the sidelines.
Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is available after serving a suspension in the midweek draw with Galatasaray.
Mason Mount is back in training but this game might come too soon.
Cristian Eriksen, Casemiro and Lisandro Martinez are among those who remain out.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Newcastle are unbeaten in their past three league games against Manchester United (W1, D2) and also won 3-0 at Old Trafford in the EFL Cup earlier this season.
- The Magpies can win consecutive league games versus the Red Devils for the first time since 1972.
- Newcastle are looking to win three consecutive meetings with Manchester United in all competitions for the first time since January 1922.
Newcastle United
- Newcastle are aiming for a sixth consecutive home win in the league.
- They have scored 18 Premier League goals at home this season, two more than Manchester United have scored home and away.
- Eddie Howe’s team have lost four of their 13 Premier League matches this season, only one fewer than in the whole of 2022-23.
- Anthony Gordon has been involved in six goals in his last seven Premier League games (four goals, two assists), as many as in his previous 45 appearances.
- Alexander Isak has netted five goals in his last five Premier League appearances.
Manchester United
- Manchester United are aiming to win four consecutive league games without conceding for the first time since 2017.
- Erik ten Hag’s side are also targeting a fifth away league win in a row.
- They have earned 15 points from their last six Premier League matches, more than any other club.
- The Red Devils have not drawn any of their last 20 matches, their longest such run since 1893-94.
- They are the only team not to have scored a left-footed goal in the Premier League this season.
