Without winning five games and near the relegation zone, Newcastle host Manchester United this Sunday, February 11. The game, which kicks off at 12.15 a.m., will be held at St. James Park in Newcastle. It is part of the schedule of the twenty-sixth round of the English Championship in its 2017/2018 season.
Newcastle’s recent performance
Of the last 15 points that played in the Premier League, Newcastle managed to add only three (three ties and two losses). It was enough to stay out of the relegation zone. With 24 points (six wins, seven draws and 13 losses) is the sixteenth place.
However, he completed the day of number 25 with only one point advantage in comparison with Stoke, eighteenth placed and first in the sticking region. Thus, it can even enter the field in the sticking region depending on the performance of the rivals in matches that were scheduled for Saturday.
Another bit of pressure on the back of the Spanish coach Rafa Benítez. After all, the traditional Newcastle makes its first season in the Premier League after having fallen to the Second Division and certainly does not want to win the “iô-iô” team label.
Without much resources, the team got the winter transfer window on loan from Brazilian Kennedy, able to play on the left-back, midfield and attack. He was leaning against Chelsea. It began being used like half-left by Benítez and can be related among the holders this Sunday.
Another boost has not yet debuted. This is the attacker Islam Slimani. The Algerian was in Leicester. Already presented with a concussion in the thigh. It depends on a new evaluation to see if it can be available. If he is released, he has chances to be related among the starters even because the attack command holder, Spaniard Joselu (22 games, four draws) is also injured.
Also in the ward are defenders Ciaran Clark (20 games, two goals) and Jesus Gamez (two games, no goal).
The current form of Manchester United
United will open a series of three away games on Sunday. Only one of them is for the English Championship. Next, he will visit Huddersfield for the FA Cup and Sevilla for the Champions League.
Acting away from their domains has been a problem for the Reds. United are runners-up in the English Premier League with 56 points (17 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses). However, when only the results achieved by the clubs as visitors are taken into account, the club appears only as the fourth best.
For the confrontation of this Sunday, the technician Jose Mourinho has to deal with six problems of contusion. Defender Eric Bertrand Bailly (eight games in the 2017/2018 English Championship, one goal) and Phil Jones (20 games, no goal) are in injury treatment; the Daley Blind socks (five games, no goal) and Marouane Fellaini (12 games, three goals); and attackers Zlatan Ibrahimovic (five games, no goal) and Marcus Rashford (25 games, four goals).
History of the matches Newcastle vs Manchester United
United have not lost to Newcastle for six games. They were three wins and three draws in the period. In the first round of the current season of the Premier League, the red ones thrashed by 4 to 1.
Owner of the best defense of the English Premier League with just 18 goals conceded in 26 matches, United will face an attack that has a lower average than a goal scored by match. Newcastle, in the same number of games, managed to rock the network of rivals only 24 times. It is the fifth worst in offensive production in the Premier League.
Thus, the guess in the visitors is the most suitable for the confrontation. Reds’ success pays 1.61 on Bet365. Draw yields 3.75 and victory of the owners of the house multiplies the investment by 5.50. Quotes were in effect at 15:26 on 8/2/2018.