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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 9 of the 67 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 17 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 4 | Man Utd. | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 14 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 3 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 11 Jan | Man Utd. | 0 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 6 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Man Utd. | 5 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 02 Jan | Man Utd. | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Red Devils in those games, with 2 conceded.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Magpies's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 67 points from their 33 games. Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 32 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |