Manchester United vs Newcastle Prediction, Betting Tips & Odds –…

Ruben Amorim has headaches aplenty to deal with as Manchester United host recent bogey side Newcastle in Boxing Day’s only Premier League fixture.

Inconsistent form, AFCON call-ups and defensive absentees have all contributed to Amorim ’s issues but the biggest concern of all may have come during Sunday’s 2-1 loss at Aston Villa.

Captain and talisman Bruno Fernandes did not reappear after half-time after picking up what looked to be a leg injury and it remains to be seen how long he is absent for.

Man United vs Newcastle Prediction – PL 25/26

Man United

Newcastle

Draw

Losing the Portugal midfielder for any length of time would be a huge blow to an already threadbare squad. He has only missed 17 of 325 United matches since making his debut in 2020 and the team has won 48.1% of league matches in which he has featured – dropping to 33.3 per cent in his absence.

The visit of Newcastle may not be great news for Amorim either. The Magpies have won five of their last six meetings against the Red Devils , including a comfortable 2-0 triumph at Old Trafford almost 12 months ago to the day.

Newcastle have been poor away from home this season, though, and we think the spoils could be shared in an entertaining score draw @16/5.

16/5

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Manchester United vs Newcastle Betting Odds – Premier League

Result	Odds	Chance
Man United	7/5	41.7%
Newcastle	17/10	37%
Draw	5/2	28.6%

Man United go into this Boxing Day match as the favourites at odds of 7/5.

Newcastle, on the other hand, are 17/10 to leave Old Trafford with all three points. The draw is available to bettors at odds of 5/2.

*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.

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How to Watch Manchester United vs Newcastle

The match is scheduled to begin at 8pm and will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event .

Manchester United Form Guide

Despite their problems, United showed up well at Villa Park and may consider themselves unlucky to have lost at the home of the Premier League ’s form team.

But the defeat was the latest in a string of disappointing results for the team since reeling off three successive victories in October and it left them seventh in the table.

Matheus Cunha scored for his second successive match – having only previously struck once in United colours this season – and if Fernandes is missing then even more responsibility will fall on the Brazil forward.

2/1

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He is 7/4 to score another against Newcastle while Mason Mount , who is looking back to his best, may be a decent option for first goalscorer @ 9/1 .

9/1

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Newcastle Form Guide

If any team can match Manchester United for inconsistency, it is Newcastle .

Like their Boxing Day hosts, Newcastle reeled off a hat-trick of wins in October but have not managed to record back-to-back victories in 12 matches since.

Away form has been a big reason for that with just two wins in 11 games on their travels, suffering five losses including a derby defeat to Sunderland last time out.

The Magpies now face two trips to the north-west in the space of four days, with Burnley up after Old Trafford , and Eddie Howe will be hoping to escape relatively unscathed heading into a run that sees six of their next seven matches at St James’ Park .

Newcastle have won the most corners in the Premier League – 105 – and with that in mind, the giant Nick Woltemade could be a good bet @ 6/4 to add to his brace in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Chelsea – not least because Manchester United have only kept one clean sheet all season.