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Man Utd. face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park at tea-time on Monday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 70 games played, Red Devils have recorded 25 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 30 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Oct | Man Utd. | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 6 conceded.
Man Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Red Devils, and 6 goals against.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 25 points from their 21 games played so far, Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 53 points from the 21 games played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Red Devils have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from St. James' Park with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man Utd. | 13 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |