Newcastle v Man Utd

Newcastle vs Manchester United Preview

Newcastle United will be brimming with confidence following last weekend's 4-1 demolition of Chelsea which became the fourth time that The Magpies had scored four goals or more in this season's Premier League campaign and Eddie Howe's side will be seeking another victory on Saturday night when Manchester United make their way to St James' Park for this upcoming encounter with the visitors seeking to collect a fourth league win on the trot.

Following an unstable start to the top flight season with just one win from their opening four games, which came in the form of a 5-1 thrashing of Aston Villa but also being on the end of three defeats on the trot with losses incurred against Manchester City, Liverpool and Brighton respectively, Newcastle have settled down and subsequent results have seen a consistency to their performances.

This is underlined by losing just once in their subsequent nine matches overall in the Premier League while also picking up six wins in the process, so confidence has been restored up in the north-east as Eddie Howe's side occupy seventh place in the Premier League table and three points adrift of the top five pack.

The Magpies' renewed confidence is likely to be tested though when Manchester United come to town on Saturday night.

Onto Manchester United and the Red Devils silenced a noisy and partisan crowd at Goodison Park within the first five minutes when Garnacho scored a stunning overhead kick to put Erik ten Hag's side 1-0 up early on but unlike previous games where United have let their opposition back into the game, the visitors took control of proceedings against a wasteful Everton side and claimed the three points.

That victory became Manchester United's third league win on the trot and having now won five out of their last six games overall, the Red Devils sit one league place and one point above their upcoming hosts on Saturday night.

Previous wins against Brentford and Sheffield United have contributed to United's improved run of results of late in the Premier League and their indifferent start to the season which saw the visitors collect just three wins from their opening seven games has largely been forgotten.

A rough start to the new term on the road also saw United suffer defeats away at Tottenham and Arsenal but the visitors have since picked up four wins on the trot on their travels, three of which also include keeping clean sheets so they too will be in confident mood.

Newcastle United v Manchester United Verdict

Newcastle United have won the last two meetings on the trot between these two sides but Manchester United just can't be ruled out from a potential away win here as they seem to be able to just grind out results under ten Hag at the moment.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester Utd win @ 3.60

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd win & Under 2.5 goals @ 8.00

Correct Score: Manchester Utd 1-0 @ 13.00