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PREVIEW | Manchester United vs Newcastle - team news, lineups, predictions
Dec 24 2025 21:16 · By onefootball.com · 83 Reads
Manchester United and Newcastle face each other this Friday at the Old Trafford for matchweek 18 of the Premier League . The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.
Manchester United have 26 points to their name this season and occupy 7th position in the table. In their last fixture, Ruben Amorim 's team suffered a 2-1 reverse against Aston Villa (Premier League 2025/26).
Newcastle currently have 23 points and lie in 11th position. In their last game, Eddie Howe 's team drew 2-2 with Chelsea (Premier League 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newcastle winning 4-1 .
Manchester United ( vs Aston Villa 2025-12-21): Senne Lammens , Leny Yoro , Ayden Heaven , Luke Shaw , Diogo Dalot , Manuel Ugarte , Bruno Fernandes , Patrick Dorgu , Mason Mount , Benjamin Sesko , Matheus Cunha
Newcastle ( vs Chelsea 2025-12-20): Aaron Ramsdale , Lewis Miley , Malick Thiaw , Fabian Schär , Lewis Hall , Bruno Guimarães , Jacob Ramsey , Sandro Tonali , Jacob Murphy , Nick Woltemade , Anthony Gordon