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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 42 and win only 9 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Man Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 12 Mar | Man Utd. | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 28 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 24 Apr | Man Utd. | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Red Devils, with 4 goals against.
The Magpies have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 13 points from their 6 games. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Red Devils. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. |